Schicha, E., Guttierrez, J., 1985.
Phytoseiidae of Papua New Guinea, with three new species, and new records of Tetranychidae (Acari). International Journal of Acarology, 11: 173-181.

Abstract
Three new phytoseiids are described from Papua New Guinea, including Typhlodromus dominiquae sp. n. from females collected on mangoes, Tagetes erecta, Tecoma stans. The male of Amblyseius ovaloides is described for the first time from individuals collected on maize, sweet potatoes, Artocarpus incisa [A. altilis], T. stans and Euphorbia pulcherrima. Records of 8 other phytoseiids are given, including Amblyseius deleoni [A. herbicolus], A. largoensis, A. longispinosus, A. peltatus, A. tamatavensis, Phytoseius hawaiiensis, P. hongkongensis and P. rubiginosae, all from various plants of economic importance, including rice, maize, taro, cassava, Psophocarpus tetragonolobus, mangoes, citrus, coconuts and cotton. Amongst tetranychids collected in association with these phytoseiids were the following, recorded from the first time from Papua New Guinea: Eutetranychus africanus, Panonychus elongatus, Oligonychus biharensis, O. plegas, Tetranychus fijiensis, T. kanzawai, T. lambi, T. neocaledonicus, T. piercei and T. urticae.

  • https://doi.org/10.1080/01647958508683412

    • Summary

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

    • Nomenclatural data

    Identification tools

    Host plant data (25 results)

  • Eutetranychus africanus (Tucker, 1926) [Bignoniaceae: Tecoma stans; Convolvulaceae: Ipomoea batatas; Euphorbiaceae: Euphorbia pulcherrima; Moraceae: Artocarpus altilis; Poaceae: Zea mays];
  • Oligonychus (Reckiella) biharensis (Hirst, 1924) [Euphorbiaceae: Manihot esculenta]; Oligonychus (Reckiella) plegas Baker & Pritchard, 1960 [Poaceae: Oryza sativa; Zea mays];
  • Panonychus elongatus Manson, 1963 [Caricaceae: Carica papaya; Fabaceae: Phaseolus sp.; Moraceae: Morus sp.; Rosaceae: Rosa sp.];
  • Tetranychus fijiensis Hirst, 1924 [Arecaceae: Cocos nucifera]; Tetranychus kanzawai Kishida, 1927 [Araceae: Colocasia esculenta; Caricaceae: Carica papaya; Euphorbiaceae: Manihot esculenta]; Tetranychus lambi Pritchard & Baker, 1955 [Caricaceae: Carica papaya; Malvaceae: Abelmoschus manihot]; Tetranychus marianae McGregor, 1950 [Convolvulaceae: Ipomoea batatas; Passifloraceae: Passiflora sp.]; Tetranychus neocaledonicus André, 1933 [Asteraceae: Tagetes erecta; Bignoniaceae: Tecoma stans; Euphorbiaceae: Croton sp.; Fabaceae: Crotalaria abbreviata]; Tetranychus piercei McGregor, 1950 [Fabaceae: Psophocarpus tetragonolobus].

    • Distribution data (11 results)

  • Eutetranychus africanus (Tucker, 1926) [Australasian: Papua New Guinea];
  • Oligonychus (Reckiella) biharensis (Hirst, 1924) [Australasian: Papua New Guinea]; Oligonychus (Reckiella) plegas Baker & Pritchard, 1960 [Australasian: Papua New Guinea];
  • Panonychus elongatus Manson, 1963 [Australasian: Papua New Guinea];
  • Tetranychus fijiensis Hirst, 1924 [Australasian: Papua New Guinea]; Tetranychus kanzawai Kishida, 1927 [Australasian: Papua New Guinea]; Tetranychus lambi Pritchard & Baker, 1955 [Australasian: Papua New Guinea]; Tetranychus marianae McGregor, 1950 [Australasian: Papua New Guinea]; Tetranychus neocaledonicus André, 1933 [Australasian: Papua New Guinea]; Tetranychus piercei McGregor, 1950 [Australasian: Papua New Guinea]; Tetranychus urticae Koch, 1835 [Australasian: Papua New Guinea].

    • Other biological features