Gupta, Y.N., 1984.
On a collection of tetranychoid mites from Tamil Nadu with description of a new species of Aponychus (Acari: Tetranychidae). Bulletin of the Zoological Survey of India, 6: 237-245.

Abstract
Eighteen species of tetra.nychoid mites belonging to ten genera and two families are reported here from Tamil Nadu which includes one new species of Aponychuls Rimando is described here.

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    • Nomenclatural data

  • Paraponychus kodaikanalensis (Gupta, 1984).

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    Host data (12 results)

  • Aponychus corpuzae Rimando, 1966 [Rosaceae: Fragaria sp.];
  • Bryobia praetiosa Koch, 1836 [Pinaceae: Pinus sp.];
  • Eotetranychus kankitus Ehara, 1955 [Rosaceae: Rosa sp.]; Eotetranychus sexmaculatus (Riley, 1890) [Rosaceae: Fragaria x ananassa];
  • Oligonychus (Reckiella) biharensis (Hirst, 1924) [Solanaceae: Solanum tuberosum]; Oligonychus (Reckiella) iseilemae (Hirst, 1924) [Arecaceae: Cocos nucifera];
  • Panonychus citri (McGregor, 1916) [Cucurbitaceae: Cucumis sativus];
  • Paraponychus kodaikanalensis (Gupta, 1984) [Poaceae: Bambusa sp.];
  • Schizotetranychus andropogoni Hirst, 1926 [Asteraceae: Zinnia sp.];
  • Tetranychus macfarlanei Baker & Pritchard, 1960 [Musaceae: Musa sp.]; Tetranychus neocaledonicus André, 1933 [Fabaceae: Bauhinia purpurea; Rosaceae: Rosa sp.].

    • Distribution data (1 result)

  • Paraponychus kodaikanalensis (Gupta, 1984) [Oriental: India].

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