Three species of exotic mites (Acari: Tetranychoidea) recently intercepted at Japanese plant quarantine

Abstract

Three species of tetranychoid mites living on imported plants were recently intercepted at the plant quarantine of Narita Airport. They were identified as follows: Oligonychus obliquus sp. nov., off squash from Mexico; Tetranychus malaysiensis Ehara, off okra from Thailand; Tenuipalpus caudatus (Dugès), off Viburnum from Italy. A description of O. obliquus sp. nov. and redescriptions of the other species are given. T. malaysiensis is recorded from Thailand for the first time.