Two new species of the subgenus Petrobia (Petrobia) Müller from Saudi Arabia

Two new species of the subgenus Petrobia (Petrobia) Müller from Saudi Arabia

The present study describes and illustrates two new species of the subgenus Petrobia (Petrobia), P. (P.) arabica sp. nov. and P. (P.) tabarjalensis sp. nov., collected in the Northern Region (Jouf) of Saudi Arabia They were found inhabiting wild host plants, Haloxylon salicornicum (Amaranthaceae) an...

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Published in:Journal of natural history Vol. 57; no. 21-24; pp. 1178 - 1191
Main Authors: Mirza, Jawwad Hassan, Kamran, Muhammad, Alatawi, Fahad Jaber
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: Abingdon Taylor & Francis 15-06-2023
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Subjects:
Amaranthaceae
biodiversity
Haloxylon
Host plants
New species
spider mites
Tetranychidae
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Summary:The present study describes and illustrates two new species of the subgenus Petrobia (Petrobia), P. (P.) arabica sp. nov. and P. (P.) tabarjalensis sp. nov., collected in the Northern Region (Jouf) of Saudi Arabia They were found inhabiting wild host plants, Haloxylon salicornicum (Amaranthaceae) and Chrozophora sp. (Euphorbiaceae), respectively. http://www.zoobank.org/urn:lsid:zoobank.org:pub:BB89B241-950D-446F-9207-E25A39345E1B
ISSN:0022-2933
1464-5262
DOI:10.1080/00222933.2023.2238947