Moutia, L.A., 1958.
Contribution to the study of some phytophagous Acarina, their predators in Mauritius. Bulletin of Entomological Research, 49 (1): 59-75.

Abstract
During investigations on the phytophagous mite fauna of Mauritius, of which up to the present five species only had been recorded, 21 species were collected, of which ten species belong to the Tetranychidae. In addition, nine species, of which the majority are believed to be predacious, were observed. An annotated list of the species, together with their food-plants, their geographical distribution and the countries from which they might have been introduced into Mauritius, is given.

  • https://doi.org/10.1017/s0007485300053438

    • Summary

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

    • Nomenclatural data

    Identification tools

    Host plant data (22 results)

  • Eutetranychus africanus (Tucker, 1926) [Rosaceae: Eriobotrya japonica; Rutaceae: Citrus aurantiifolia; Citrus sp.; Murraya koenigii];
  • Oligonychus (Oligonychus) punicae (Hirst, 1926) [Anacardiaceae: Mangifera indica; Myrtaceae: Eugenia sp.; Rosaceae: Eriobotrya japonica; Prunus persica; Vitaceae: Vitis vinifera];
  • Oligonychus (Reckiella) biharensis (Hirst, 1924) [Rosaceae: Eriobotrya japonica];
  • Tetranychus evansi Baker & Pritchard, 1960 [Acanthaceae: Asystasia gangetica; Convolvulaceae: Ipomoea batatas; Fabaceae: Arachis hypogaea; Solanaceae: Capsicum annuum; Solanum anguivi; Solanum lycopersicum; Solanum mauritianum; Solanum melongena; Solanum nigrum; Solanum tuberosum]; Tetranychus neocaledonicus André, 1933 [Arecaceae: Cocos nucifera; Rosaceae: Prunus persica].

    • Distribution data (6 results)

  • Eutetranychus africanus (Tucker, 1926) [Afrotropical: Mauritius];
  • Oligonychus (Oligonychus) punicae (Hirst, 1926) [Afrotropical: Mauritius];
  • Oligonychus (Reckiella) biharensis (Hirst, 1924) [Afrotropical: Mauritius];
  • Petrobia (Tetranychina) harti (Ewing, 1909) [Afrotropical: Mauritius];
  • Tetranychus evansi Baker & Pritchard, 1960 [Afrotropical: Mauritius]; Tetranychus neocaledonicus André, 1933 [Afrotropical: Mauritius].

    • Other biological features