Petrobia (Petrobia) waltheriae Tuttle, Baker & Abbatiello, 1974

Classification

Tetranychidae - Bryobiinae - Petrobiini - Petrobia (Petrobia)

Accepted name

Petrobia (Petrobia) waltheriae Tuttle, Baker & Abbatiello, 1974. Tuttle et al. (1974): 6.

Original description

Petrobia (Petrobia) waltheria Tuttle, Baker & Abbatiello, 1974. Tuttle et al. (1974): 6.

Type host: Cynodon dactylon, Sida sp., Waltheria indica. Type distribution: Mexico.

Summary

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    • Nomenclature and taxonomy

         Petrobia (Petrobia) waltheria Tuttle, Baker & Abbatiello, 1974. Valid nomenclatural act Tuttle et al. (1974): 6. Type host: Cynodon dactylon, Sida sp., Waltheria indica. Type distribution: Mexico.
    Petrobia (Mesotetranychus) waltheriae Tuttle, Baker & Abbatiello, 1974. New combination Tuttle et al. (1976): 29.
    Petrobia (Petrobia) waltheriae Tuttle, Baker & Abbatiello, 1974. New combination Bolland et al. (1998): 151.

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    Original description and illustration literature
    [Original description] Tuttle et al. (1974)

    Hosts (3 plants, 2 references)


    Malvaceae: Sida sp. Tuttle et al. (1976) Waltheria indica Tuttle et al. (1974)
    Poaceae: Cynodon dactylon Tuttle et al. (1974)

    Distribution (1 country, 1 reference)


    Nearctic: Mexico Tuttle et al. (1974)

    Literature (3 references in chronological order)


    Tuttle et al. (1974) Spider mites from northwestern, north central Mexico (Acarina: Tetranychidae). Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology, 171: 1-18 [description; distribution; host]
    Tuttle et al. (1976) Spider mites of Mexico (Acarina : Tetranychidae). International Journal of Acarology, 2: 1-102 [host; taxononmy]
    Bolland et al. (1998) World catalogue of the spider mite family (Acari: Tetranychidae). Leiden, Brill Academic Publishers: 392 pp [taxononmy]