Toroitich, F.J., Ueckermann, E.A., Theron, P.D., Knapp, M., 2009.
The tetranychid mites (Acari: Tetranychidae) of Kenya and a redescription of the species Peltanobia erasmusi Meyer (Acari: Tetranychidae) based on males. Zootaxa, 2176: 33-47.

Abstract
This paper reports 18 tetranychid mite species (Acari: Tetranychidae) from various plant hosts in Kenya. Four species of these belong to the subfamily Bryobiinae, the other 14 belong to the subfamily Tetranychinae. Eight of the mite species identified belong to the genera Bryobia, Petrobia, Peltanobia, Paraplonobia, Duplanychus, Eutetranychus and Mixonychus and are being reported for the first time in Kenya while the other ten had already been reported before. The paper provides a list of these species and their brief descriptions as well as a redescription of Peltanobia erasmusi Meyer (Acari: Tetranychidae) to include male characters that were not included in the original description.

  • https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.2176.1.3

    • Summary

  • Nomenclature
  • Identification
  • Hosts
  • Distribution
  • Other biological features

    • Nomenclatural data

    Identification tools

    Host data (49 results)

  • Aplonobia (Aplonobia) harteni (Meyer, 1996) [Oxalidaceae: Oxalis compressa]; Aplonobia (Aplonobia) prosopis Tuttle & Baker, 1964 [Fabaceae: Prosopis juliflora];
  • Bryobia praetiosa Koch, 1836 [Malvaceae: Sida schimperiana; Poaceae: Chloris gayana];
  • Duplanychus sanctiluciae Meyer, 1974 [Anacardiaceae: Anacardium occidentale; Malvaceae: Grewia plagiophylla];
  • Eutetranychus africanus (Tucker, 1926) [Euphorbiaceae: Codiaeum variegatum; Rutaceae: Citrus aurantium; Harrisonia abyssinica]; Eutetranychus carinae Meyer, 1974 [Moraceae: Ficus thonningii]; Eutetranychus orientalis (Klein, 1936) [Meliaceae: Melia azedarach; Rutaceae: Citrus aurantium; Citrus limon];
  • Mixonychus (Mixonychus) acaciae Ryke & Meyer, 1960 [Fabaceae: Acacia sp.; Vachellia nilotica];
  • Mononychellus progresivus Doreste, 1981 [Euphorbiaceae: Manihot esculenta];
  • Oligonychus (Oligonychus) coffeae (Nietner, 1861) [Anacardiaceae: Mangifera indica];
  • Oligonychus (Reckiella) gossypii (Zacher, 1921) [Sapindaceae: Haplocoelum inoploeum];
  • Peltanobia erasmusi Meyer, 1974 [Poaceae: Cynodon dactylon];
  • Tetranychus evansi Baker & Pritchard, 1960 [Solanaceae: Solanum incanum; Solanum lycopersicum; Solanum nigrum; Solanum tuberosum]; Tetranychus lombardinii Baker & Pritchard, 1960 [Moraceae: Morus sp.]; Tetranychus ludeni Zacher, 1913 [Asteraceae: Bidens pilosa; Solanaceae: Physalis hederifolia]; Tetranychus neocaledonicus André, 1933 [Euphorbiaceae: Manihot esculenta]; Tetranychus urticae Koch, 1835 [Amaranthaceae: Amaranthus hybridus; Asteraceae: Bidens pilosa; Galinsoga parviflora; Helianthus annuus; Lactuca sativa; Brassicaceae: Brassica sp.; Caricaceae: Carica papaya; Caryophyllaceae: Dianthus caryophyllus; Commelinaceae: Tradescantia fluminensis; Cucurbitaceae: Citrullus lanatus; Cucurbita pepo; Euphorbiaceae: Euphorbia sp.; Fabaceae: Desmodium sp.; Phaseolus vulgaris; Pisum sativum; Passifloraceae: Passiflora edulis; Poaceae: Zea mays; Rosaceae: Rosa sp.; Rutaceae: Citrus sp.; Solanaceae: Datura stramonium; Solanum lycopersicum; Verbenaceae: Lantana camara].

    • Distribution data (17 results)

  • Aplonobia (Aplonobia) prosopis Tuttle & Baker, 1964 [Afrotropical: Kenya];
  • Bryobia praetiosa Koch, 1836 [Afrotropical: Kenya];
  • Duplanychus sanctiluciae Meyer, 1974 [Afrotropical: Kenya];
  • Eutetranychus africanus (Tucker, 1926) [Afrotropical: Kenya]; Eutetranychus carinae Meyer, 1974 [Afrotropical: Kenya]; Eutetranychus orientalis (Klein, 1936) [Afrotropical: Kenya];
  • Mixonychus (Mixonychus) acaciae Ryke & Meyer, 1960 [Afrotropical: Kenya];
  • Mononychellus progresivus Doreste, 1981 [Afrotropical: Kenya];
  • Oligonychus (Oligonychus) coffeae (Nietner, 1861) [Afrotropical: Kenya];
  • Oligonychus (Reckiella) gossypii (Zacher, 1921) [Afrotropical: Kenya];
  • Peltanobia erasmusi Meyer, 1974 [Afrotropical: Kenya];
  • Petrobia (Tetranychina) harti (Ewing, 1909) [Afrotropical: Kenya];
  • Tetranychus evansi Baker & Pritchard, 1960 [Afrotropical: Kenya]; Tetranychus lombardinii Baker & Pritchard, 1960 [Afrotropical: Kenya]; Tetranychus ludeni Zacher, 1913 [Afrotropical: Kenya]; Tetranychus neocaledonicus André, 1933 [Afrotropical: Kenya]; Tetranychus urticae Koch, 1835 [Afrotropical: Kenya].

    • Other biological features