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Research finds two alien spider mite species on Phyllostachys reticulata in Russia, suggesting a new perspective on urban biodiversity.
Aponychus corpuzae Rimando, 1966 and Stigmaeopsis nanjingensis (Ma and Yuan, 1980) were recorded on the bamboo species Phyllostachys reticulata for the first time in Russia. Both species inhabits only ornamental plants of bamboo in the favorable climatic conditions of humid subtropics in Sochi – urban territory of the Black Sea coast of the Western Caucasus.
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