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

  • Nomenclature
  • Identification
  • Host plants
  • Distribution
  • Literature
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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)

    Host plants (3 plants, 2 references)
    Distribution of host plant reports by order
    The colors of the plant orders follow the classification system of The Plant Phylogeny Project, ranging from Lycopodiales to Dipsacales (hover to display the orders).

    List of host plants by family


    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]