Aplonobia (Aplonobia) punctata Meyer, 1974

Classification

Tetranychidae - Bryobiinae - Hystrichonychini - Aplonobia (Aplonobia)

Accepted name

Aplonobia (Aplonobia) punctata Meyer, 1974. Meyer (1974b): 103.

Original description

Aplonobia punctata Meyer, 1974. Meyer (1974b): 103.

Type host: Buddleja saligna. Type distribution: South Africa.

Summary

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

         Aplonobia punctata Meyer, 1974. Valid nomenclatural act Meyer (1974b): 103. Type host: Buddleja saligna. Type distribution: South Africa.
    Aplonobia (Aplonobia) punctata Meyer, 1974. New combination Mahdavi et al. (2024a): 67.

    Identification tools
    Original description and illustration literature
    [Original description] Meyer (1974b)

    Host plants (1 plant, 1 reference)
    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


    Scrophulariaceae: Buddleja saligna Meyer (1974b)

    Distribution (1 country, 1 reference)


    Afrotropical: South Africa Meyer (1974b)

    Literature (2 references in chronological order)


    Meyer (1974b) A revision of the Tetranychidae of Africa (Acari) with a key to the genera of the world. Entomology Memoir, Department of Agricultural Technical Services, Republic of South Africa, 1-291 [description; distribution; host]
    Mahdavi et al. (2024a) A re-evaluation of the genera Aplonobia Womersley and Paraplonobia Wainstein (Acari: Tetranychidae) with a description of a new species. Acarologia, 64 (1): 63-75 [taxononmy]