bryobia

English

Bryobia praetiosa, one of the most common species of bryobia.

Alternative forms

• Bryobia (maintaining capitalization from the genus name)

Etymology

Borrowed from translingual Bryobia.

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /bɹaɪˈoʊ.bi.ə/
• Rhymes: -əʊbiə

Noun

bryobia (plural bryobias)

1. (arachnology, taxonomy) A spider mite of the genus Bryobia.
   • 1921, H. E. Ewing, “New Nearctic Spider Mites of the Family Tetranychidae.”, in Proceedings of the United States National Museum‎^[1], volume 59, archived from the original on 2024-06-04, page 662:

     Descriptions of these two new Bryobias are here given:

   • 1953, G. S. Roosje and J. B. M. van Dinther, “The genus Bryobia and the species Bryobia praetiosa Koch”, in Natuurtijdschriften‎^[2], archived from the original on 2024-04-13, page 333:

     All other known Bryobias hibernate in the egg stage.

   • 2002, “Date Palm”, in Organic Farming in the Tropics and Subtropics‎^[3], 1st edition, Naturland e.V., archived from the original on 2023-08-12, II Special section: Organic Date Palm Cultivation, page 9:

     Bryobias infest the leaves and unripe fruits.

See also

• Bryobia on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Bryobia on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Bryobia on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons