Oligonychus (Reckiella) formosanus Lo, 1969

Classification

Tetranychidae - Tetranychinae - Tetranychini - Oligonychus (Reckiella)

Accepted name

Oligonychus (Reckiella) formosanus Lo, 1969. Lo (1969): 66.

Original description

Oligonychus formosanus Lo, 1969. Lo (1969): 66.

Type host: Alpinia zerumbet, Saccharum officinarum. Type distribution: Taiwan.

Summary

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  • Distribution
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    • Nomenclature and taxonomy

         Oligonychus formosanus Lo, 1969. Valid nomenclatural act Lo (1969): 66. Type host: Alpinia zerumbet, Saccharum officinarum. Type distribution: Taiwan.
    Oligonychus (Reckiella) formosanus Lo, 1969. New combination Lo & Ho (1989b): 69.
    Oligonychus formosanus Lo, 1969. Reinstatement Ehara (1999): 122.
    Oligonychus (Reckiella) formosanus Lo, 1969. New combination Mushtaq et al. (2021b): 105.

         Oligonychus shinkajii Lo, 1969. Synonymy by Tseng (1982): .

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    Original description and illustration literature
    [Original description] Lo (1969)

    Hosts (3 plants, 2 references)


    Poaceae: Miscanthus sinensis Gotoh et al. (2003a) Saccharum officinarum Lo (1969)
    Zingiberaceae: Alpinia zerumbet Lo (1969)

    Distribution (2 countries, 3 references)


    Oriental: Taiwan Lo (1969) Lo & Ho (1989b)
    Palearctic: Japan Gotoh et al. (2003a)

    Literature (6 references in chronological order)


    Lo (1969) Tetranychoid mites infesting special crops in Taiwan. Bulletin Sun Yat-sen Cultural Foundation, 4: 43-82 [description; distribution; host]
    Tseng (1982) A catalogue, bibliography of the Acari of Taiwan (Arachnida: Acarina). Bur. of Commodity Insp., Min. of Econ. Affairs Taiwan Branch Off., 1-64 [taxononmy]
    Lo & Ho (1989b) The spider mite family Tetranychidae in Taiwan I. The genus Oligonychus. Journal of Taiwan Museum, 42(2): 59-76 [distribution; taxononmy]
    Ehara (1999) Revision of the spider mite family Tetranychidae of Japan (Acari, Prostigmata). Species Diversity, 4: 63-141 [taxononmy]
    Gotoh et al. (2003a) Wolbachia distribution and cytoplasmic incompatibility based on a survey of 42 spider mite species (Acari: Tetranychidae) in Japan. Heredity, 91: 208-216 [distribution; host]
    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 [taxononmy]