Panonychus (genus)

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Panonychus ulmi dorsal view (click on image to enlarge it)
Author(s): Qing Hai Fan, MAF
Source: PaDIL

Panonychus Yokoyama, 1929

The genus contains around 15 species of spider mites. It includes important agricultural pests like Panonychus ulmi and Panonychus citri. Crops commonly attacked are fruit trees and grape vines. The members of this genus can be recognized by the arrangement of setae, the claw-like empodia and by the dorsal setae arising from prominent tubercles.

Type species: Panonychus mori.


Currently, the following species have been entered into the system: