Oligonychus changi Tseng, 1980

Classification

Tetranychidae - Tetranychinae - Tetranychini - Oligonychus

Accepted name

Oligonychus changi Tseng, 1980. Tseng (1980): 152.

Notes: Oligonychus changi Tseng was poorly described from females only, and details of the male were absent in both the original (Tseng 1980) and subsequent descriptions (Tseng 1990; Lo and Ho 1989). The author did not specifically compare it with any other closely related species. However, O. changi females were distinguished from the females of both O. subtropicus (another questionable species reported in same paper; described from Taiwan on Juniperus chinensis, Cupressaceae) and O. perditus (described from Japan on Juniperus communis) in a diagnostic key, using the pattern of dorsal hysterosomal striae (Tseng 1980, 1990). The species identity of O. changi will be clear after collecting and describing the male from the type host and locality. (Mushtaq et al. 2021)

Original description

Oligonychus (Oligonychus) changi Tseng, 1980. Tseng (1980): 152.

Type host: Pinus sp.. Type distribution: Taiwan.

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    • Nomenclature and taxonomy

         Oligonychus (Oligonychus) changi Tseng, 1980. Valid nomenclatural act Tseng (1980): 152. Type host: Pinus sp.. Type distribution: Taiwan.
    Oligonychus (Homonychus) changi Tseng, 1980. New combination Lo & Ho (1989b): 66.

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    Original description and illustration literature
    [Original description] Tseng (1980)

    Hosts (1 plant, 2 references)


    Pinaceae: Pinus sp. Tseng (1980) Lo & Ho (1989b)

    Distribution (1 country, 2 references)


    Oriental: Taiwan Tseng (1980) Lo & Ho (1989b)

    Literature (3 references in chronological order)


    Tseng (1980) Mites associated with the conifers of Taiwan, (1) Tetranychoidea, with a checklist of the world. Journal of Entomology (Natioonal Chung-Hsing University), 15: 145-168 [description; distribution; host]
    Lo & Ho (1989b) The spider mite family Tetranychidae in Taiwan I. The genus Oligonychus. Journal of Taiwan Museum, 42(2): 59-76 [distribution; host; taxononmy]
    Mushtaq et al. (2021b) The genus Oligonychus Berlese (Acari, Prostigmata, Tetranychidae): taxonomic assessment and a key to subgenera, species groups, and subgroups. Zookeys, 1079: 89-127 [taxonomy]