Tetranychus musae Auger,Migeon & Flechtmann, 2008

Classification

Tetranychidae - Tetranychinae - Tetranychini - Tetranychus

Accepted name

Tetranychus musae Auger,Migeon & Flechtmann, 2008. Auger et al. (2008): 1886.

Original description

Tetranychus musae Auger,Migeon & Flechtmann, 2008. Auger et al. (2008): 1886.

Type host: Musa sp.. Type distribution: French Guiana.

Summary

  • Nomenclature
  • Identification
  • Host plants
  • Distribution
  • Literature
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    • Nomenclature and taxonomy

         Tetranychus musae Auger,Migeon & Flechtmann, 2008. Valid nomenclatural act Auger et al. (2008): 1886. Type host: Musa sp.. Type distribution: French Guiana.

    Identification tools
    Original description and illustration literature
    [Original description] Auger et al. (2008)

    Host plants (1 plant, 3 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


    Musaceae: Musa sp. Auger et al. (2008) Noronha et al. (2024) Noronha et al. (2025)

    Distribution (2 countries, 3 references)


    Neotropical: Brazil Noronha et al. (2024) Noronha et al. (2025) French Guiana Auger et al. (2008)

    Literature (3 references in chronological order)


    Auger et al. (2008) Description of a new Tetranychus (Acarina, Prostigmata: Tetranychidae) pest of Musa from French Guiana. Journal of Natural History, 42: 1885 - 1892 [description; distribution; host]
    Noronha et al. (2024) Tetranychus musae (Acari: Tetranychidae) em bananeira (Musa sp.: Musaceae) no estado do Para, Brasil. Anais do VIII Simpopsio Brasileiro de Acarologia - SIBAC, São Luís -MA, 23 a 26 de Junho de 2024: 159: [distribution; host]
    Noronha et al. (2025) First record of Tetranychus musae Auger, Migeon & Flechtmann, 2008 (Prostigmata: Tetranychidae) on Musa sp. (Musaceae) from Pará State, Brazil. Entomological Communications, 7: ec07023 [distribution; host]