Oligonychus picei (Canestrini, 1889)

Mushtaq, Hafiz Muhammad Saqib, Alatawi, Fahad Jaber, Kamran, Muhammad & Flechtmann, Carlos Holger Wenzel, 2021, The genus Oligonychus Berlese (Acari, Prostigmata, Tetranychidae): taxonomic assessment and a key to subgenera, species groups, and subgroups, ZooKeys 1079, pp. 89-127 : 89

1. Oligonychus picei (Canestrini, 1889)

Tetranychus picei Canestrini, 1889: 502.

Host and distribution.

Picea sp. ( Pinaceae ); Italy.

Remarks.

Oligonychus picei (Canestrini) was described briefly based only on female, male remains unknown in original ( Canestrini 1889) and subsequent descriptions ( Pritchard and Baker 1955). Although Pritchard and Baker (1955) examined female paratypes, they did not provide a detailed re-description. They mention that it resembles O. subnudus (described from USA on Pinus sp., Pinaceae ), differing by having comparatively longer dorsal setae. The identity of O. picei is doubtful until the male and female are comprehensively described from the type host and locality.