Eotetranychus edi Meyer, 1964

Classification

Tetranychidae - Tetranychinae - Tetranychini - Eotetranychus

Accepted name

Eotetranychus edi Meyer, 1964. Meyer (1964): 678.

Original description

Eotetranychus edi Meyer, 1964. Meyer (1964): 678.

Type host: Musa x paradisiaca, Rhus sp.. Type distribution: South Africa.

Summary

  • Nomenclature
  • Identification
  • Hosts
  • Distribution
  • Literature
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    • Nomenclature and taxonomy

         Eotetranychus edi Meyer, 1964. Valid nomenclatural act Meyer (1964): 678. Type host: Musa x paradisiaca, Rhus sp.. Type distribution: South Africa.

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    Original description and illustration literature
    [Original description] Meyer (1964)

    Hosts (9 plants, 2 references)


    Anacardiaceae: Rhus sp. Meyer (1964) Searsia lancea Meyer (1974b) Searsia leptodictya Meyer (1974b) Searsia pyroides Meyer (1974b)
    Fabaceae: Pterocarpus angolensis Meyer (1974b)
    Musaceae: Musa x paradisiaca Meyer (1964)
    Rhamnaceae: Ziziphus mucronata Meyer (1974b)
    Rosaceae: Prunus armeniaca Meyer (1974b)
    Salicaceae: Populus alba Meyer (1974b)

    Distribution (1 country, 2 references)


    Afrotropical: South Africa Meyer (1964) Meyer (1974b)

    Literature (2 references in chronological order)


    Meyer (1964) Three new species of tetranychid mites from South Africa. Acarologia, 6 (4): 672-680 [description; distribution; host]
    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 [distribution; host]