Gutierrez, J., Bonato, O., 1994.
Les acariens Tetranychidae attaquant le manioc au Congo et quelques-uns de leurs prédateurs. Journal of African Zoology, 108(2): 191-200.

Abstract
The alien species Mononychellus progresivus, Tetranychus kanzawai and the indigenous species Eutetranychus cratis, Oligonychus coffeae, O. gossypii, T. neocaledonicus and T. sayedi were recorded from cassava in the Congo. Predatory phytoseiids, Coccinellidae, Staphylinidae, Cecidomyiidae and Thripidae were also recorded.

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  • Identification
  • Hosts
  • Distribution
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    • Nomenclatural data

    Identification tools

    Host data (8 results)

  • Eutetranychus cratis Baker & Pritchard, 1960 [Euphorbiaceae: Manihot esculenta];
  • Mononychellus progresivus Doreste, 1981 [Euphorbiaceae: Manihot esculenta];
  • Oligonychus (Oligonychus) coffeae (Nietner, 1861) [Euphorbiaceae: Manihot esculenta];
  • Oligonychus (Reckiella) gossypii (Zacher, 1921) [Euphorbiaceae: Manihot esculenta; Malvaceae: Abelmoschus esculentus];
  • Tetranychus kanzawai Kishida, 1927 [Euphorbiaceae: Manihot esculenta]; Tetranychus neocaledonicus André, 1933 [Euphorbiaceae: Manihot esculenta]; Tetranychus sayedi Baker & Pritchard, 1960 [Euphorbiaceae: Manihot esculenta].

    • Distribution data (7 results)

  • Eutetranychus cratis Baker & Pritchard, 1960 [Afrotropical: Congo];
  • Mononychellus progresivus Doreste, 1981 [Afrotropical: Congo];
  • Oligonychus (Oligonychus) coffeae (Nietner, 1861) [Afrotropical: Congo];
  • Oligonychus (Reckiella) gossypii (Zacher, 1921) [Afrotropical: Congo];
  • Tetranychus kanzawai Kishida, 1927 [Afrotropical: Congo]; Tetranychus neocaledonicus André, 1933 [Afrotropical: Congo]; Tetranychus sayedi Baker & Pritchard, 1960 [Afrotropical: Congo].

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