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
  • Hosts
  • 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.

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

    Hosts (1 plant, 3 references)


    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]