Flechtmann, C.H.W., Santana, D.L.Q., 1997.
A preliminary note on mites on corn in Brazil with redescriptions of Catarhinus tricholaenae, Oligonychus zeae (Acari: Diptilomiopidae, Tetranychidae). Systematic and Applied Acarology, 2: 189-194.

Abstract
The rediscovery of Catarhinus tricholaenae in Brazil is reported, the male is described for the first time. Oligonychus zeae is reappraised. C. tricholaenae was found on maize and on Brachiaria plantaginea in Minas Gerais, O. zeae was found on B. plantaginea and on Melinis sp., a weed in maize fields in Minas Gerais

  • https://doi.org/10.11158/saa.2.1.28

  • Summary

  • Nomenclature
  • Identification
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  • Nomenclatural data

  • Oligonychus (Reckiella) zeae (McGregor, 1955).

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    Host data (2 results)

  • Oligonychus (Reckiella) zeae (McGregor, 1955) [Poaceae: Brachiaria plantagineaMelinis sp.].

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