Gupta, Y.N., 1980.
Some spider mites (Acarina: Tetranychidae) from Andaman and Nicobar Islands with descriptions of three new species. Records of the Zoological Survey of India, 77: 111-117.

Abstract
Collection records are given for 7 tetranychid species in 5 genera from the Andaman, Nicobar Is., 3 species (Aponychus sarjui sp.n. on bamboo and Schizotetranychus mansoni sp.n. and Oligonychus manishi sp.n. on rice) are described from the adults as new, 1 species (Eotetranychus fremonti Tuttle & Baker) is new to the whole of India and was recorded on fig from Car Nicobar, and 3 species (including Panonychus citri (McG.) on jackfruit (Artocarpus sp.) and O. biharensis (Hirst) on Cocos sp. ) were known in India and elsewhere but are recorded for the 1st time from the Andaman and Nicobar Is

  • https://doi.org/10.26515/rzsi/v77/i1-4/1979/161847

    • Summary

  • Nomenclature
  • Identification
  • Host plants
  • Distribution
  • Other biological features

    • Nomenclatural data

  • Aponychus sarjui Gupta, 1980;
  • Oligonychus (Reckiella) manishi Gupta, 1979;
  • Schizotetranychus mansoni Gupta, 1980.

    • Identification tools

    Host plant data (7 results)

  • Aponychus sarjui Gupta, 1980 [Poaceae: Bambusa sp.];
  • Eotetranychus fremonti Tuttle & Baker, 1964 [Moraceae: Ficus sp.];
  • Oligonychus (Reckiella) biharensis (Hirst, 1924) [Arecaceae: Cocos nucifera]; Oligonychus (Reckiella) iseilemae (Hirst, 1924) [Poaceae: Poaceae sp.]; Oligonychus (Reckiella) manishi Gupta, 1979 [Poaceae: Oryza sativa];
  • Panonychus citri (McGregor, 1916) [Moraceae: Artocarpus heterophyllus];
  • Schizotetranychus mansoni Gupta, 1980 [Poaceae: Oryza sativa].

    • Distribution data (3 results)

  • Aponychus sarjui Gupta, 1980 [Oriental: India];
  • Eotetranychus fremonti Tuttle & Baker, 1964 [Oriental: India];
  • Schizotetranychus mansoni Gupta, 1980 [Oriental: India].

    • Other biological features