Tetranychidae - Tetranychinae - Tetranychini - Eotetranychus
Eotetranychus lewisi (McGregor, 1943). McGregor (1943a): 127.
Tetranychus lewisi McGregor, 1943. McGregor (1943a): 127.
Type host: Citrus aurantium, Citrus limon. Type distribution: Madeira, Portugal, United States. Tetranychus lewisi McGregor, 1943. Valid nomenclatural act McGregor (1943a): 127. Type host: Citrus aurantium, Citrus limon. Type distribution: Madeira, Portugal, United States.
Eotetranychus lewisi (McGregor, 1943). New combination Pritchard & Baker (1955): 205.
Apiaceae: Arracacia xanthorrhiza Vasquez et al. (2017b) Vásquez & Dávila (2018)
Asteraceae: Ambrosia confertiflora Tuttle et al. (1974) Bebbia juncea Tuttle et al. (1974) Brickellia californica Tuttle et al. (1974) Encelia frutescens Tuttle & Baker (1964) Haplopappus sp. Tuttle et al. (1976) Heterotheca sp. Tuttle et al. (1974) Xanthisma spinulosum Tuttle & Baker (1964)
Bixaceae: Bixa orellana Estebanes-Gonzalez & Baker (1968)
Caricaceae: Carica papaya Berry (1959) Baker & Pritchard (1962) Salas (1978) Andrews & Poe (1980) Ochoa et al. (1991) Flechtmann et al. (1999) Abato-Zárate et al. (2014) Naves et al. (2025)
Cleomaceae: Cleome sp. Urueta (1975)
Convolvulaceae: Ipomoea sp. Tuttle et al. (1974)
Cucurbitaceae: Cucurbita sp. Doucette (1962) Estebanes-Gonzalez & Baker (1968)
Cyperaceae: Schoenoplectus californicus Tuttle & Baker (1964)
Euphorbiaceae: Cnidoscolus sp. Tuttle et al. (1976) Croton ciliatoglandulifer Tuttle et al. (1974) Croton glabellus Salas (1978) Ochoa et al. (1991) Croton sonorae Tuttle et al. (1974) Croton sp. Tuttle et al. (1974) Ditaxis lanceolata Tuttle & Baker (1964) Euphorbia cyathophora Euphorbia heterophylla Urueta (1975) Murphy et al. (2014) [Note: Greenhouse] Euphorbia marginata Doucette (1962) Jeppson et al. (1975) Euphorbia pulcherrima Anonymous (1960) Baker & Pritchard (1962) Doucette (1962) Garrett & Haramoto (1967) Meyer (1974b) Anonymous (1975) Tuttle et al. (1976) Salas (1978) Andrews & Poe (1980) Goff (1986) Meyer (1987) Ochoa et al. (1991) Carmona (1992) Ehara et al. (1998) Ehara (1999) Corpuz-Raros (2001) Ho & Shih (2004) Lai & Lin (2005) Gilrein (2006) [Note: Greenhouse] Ho (2007) Łabanowski (2009) [Note: Greenhouse - eradicated] EPPO (2014) [Note: Greenhouse - eradicated] British (2020) [Note: Greenhouse] Naves et al. (2021) NPPO - Netherlands (2021) [Note: Greenhouse - eradicated] Miño et al. (2022) Santos et al. (2023) Naves et al. (2025) Euphorbia sp. Tuttle et al. (1976) Jatropha cardiophylla Tuttle & Baker (1964) Ricinus communis McGregor (1950) Pritchard & Baker (1955) Guanilo et al. (2012) Santos et al. (2023) Naves et al. (2025)
Fabaceae: Acacia constricta Tuttle et al. (1976) Acacia pennatula Tuttle et al. (1976) Bauhinia picta Urueta (1975) Bauhinia sp. Meyer (1987) Crotalaria sp. Estebanes-Gonzalez & Baker (1968) Erythrina edulis Migeon (2015) Medicago polymorpha McGregor (1950) Mimosa aculeaticarpa Tuttle et al. (1974) Mimosa laxiflora Tuttle et al. (1974) Phaseolus sp. Vásquez & Dávila (2018)
Fagaceae: Quercus sp. Tuttle et al. (1976)
Hydrangeaceae: Hydrangea arborescens Tuttle et al. (1976)
Lamiaceae: Monarda sp. Tuttle et al. (1976)
Malpighiaceae: Malpighia sp. Tuttle et al. (1976)
Malvaceae: Abutilon malacum Tuttle et al. (1974) Ceiba acuminata Tuttle et al. (1974) Gossypium hirsutum Guanilo et al. (2012) Sphaeralcea orcuttii Tuttle & Baker (1964)
Moraceae: Ficus carica Tuttle et al. (1976) Beyzavi et al. (2013) Ficus sp. Estebanes-Gonzalez & Baker (1968)
Oleaceae: Olea europaea Pritchard & Baker (1955)
Papaveraceae: Bocconia arborea Estebanes-Gonzalez & Baker (1968)
Pinaceae: Pinus cembroides Estebanes-Gonzalez & Baker (1968) Pinus nelsonii Estebanes-Gonzalez & Baker (1968) Pinus ponderosa Estebanes-Gonzalez & Baker (1968)
Polygonaceae: Antigonon leptopus Tuttle et al. (1976)
Rhamnaceae: Ceanothus sp. Pritchard & Baker (1955)
Rosaceae: Fragaria x ananassa Corpuz-Raros (2001) Dara (2011) Howell & Daugovish (2013) Malus domestica Citalan (1998) Prunus domestica Flechtmann (1996a) Prunus persica Tuttle & Baker (1964) Estebanes-Gonzalez & Baker (1968) Flechtmann (1996a) Pérez-Santiago et al. (2002) Pérez-Santiago et al. (2007) Vásquez & Dávila (2018) Prunus sp. Estebanes-Gonzalez & Baker (1968) Pyrus communis Flechtmann (1996a) Rosa sp. Estebanes-Gonzalez & Baker (1968) Rubus idaeus Dara (2011) Rubus sp. Howell & Daugovish (2013)
Rutaceae: Citrus aurantium McGregor (1943a) McGregor (1950) Doucette (1962) Citrus limon McGregor (1943a) McGregor (1950) Citrus sp. Damiano (1961) [Note: Misidentification?] Doucette (1962) Damiano (1964)
Salicaceae: Populus deltoides Estebanes-Gonzalez & Baker (1968) Populus tremuloides Tuttle et al. (1976)
Sapindaceae: Cardiospermum corindum Tuttle et al. (1974) Cardiospermum halicacabum Tuttle et al. (1974) Koelreuteria paniculata Tuttle et al. (1976)
Solanaceae: Brugmansia arborea Guanilo et al. (2012) Lycium sp. Solanum elaeagnifolium Tuttle & Baker (1964) Solanum sp. Tuttle et al. (1976)
Tropaeolaceae: Tropaeolum tuberosum Vasquez et al. (2017b) Vásquez & Dávila (2018)
Vitaceae: Vitis sp. Carmona (1992) Vitis vinifera Sazo et al. (2003) Naves et al. (2021) Naves et al. (2025)
Afrotropical: South Africa Meyer (1974b) Meyer (1987)
Australasian: Hawaiian Is. Garrett & Haramoto (1967) Goff (1986)
Nearctic: Canada Murphy et al. (2014) [Note: Grennhouse] British (2020) [Note: Greenhouse] Mexico Doucette (1962) Estebanes-Gonzalez & Baker (1968) Tuttle et al. (1974) Quintero & Acevedo (1990) Citalan (1998) Pérez-Santiago et al. (2002) Pérez-Santiago et al. (2007) Abato-Zárate et al. (2014) United States McGregor (1943a) McGregor (1950) Pritchard & Baker (1955) Anonymous (1960) Baker & Pritchard (1962) [Note: Grennhouse] Doucette (1962) [Note: Greenhouse] Tuttle & Baker (1964) Baker & Tuttle (1994) Baker & Tuttle (1994) [Note: Greenhouse] Gilrein (2006) [Note: Glasshouse] Dara (2011) Howell & Daugovish (2013)
Neotropical: Bolivia Flechtmann (1996a) Chile Gonzalez (1989) Sazo et al. (2003) Colombia Urueta (1975) Costa Rica Baker & Pritchard (1962) Doucette (1962) Salas (1978) Ecuador Vasquez et al. (2017b) Vásquez & Dávila (2018) Miño et al. (2022) El Salvador Berry (1959) Andrews & Poe (1980) Guadeloupe Flechtmann et al. (1999) Guatemala Ochoa et al. (1991) Honduras Baker & Pritchard (1962) Mexico Estebanes-Gonzalez & Baker (1968) Nicaragua Baker & Pritchard (1962) Panama Ochoa et al. (1991) Peru Bolland et al. (1998) Guanilo et al. (2012) Migeon (2015)
Oriental: Philippines Corpuz-Raros (2001) Taiwan Ho & Shih (2004) Lai & Lin (2005) Ho (2007)
Palearctic: Iran Beyzavi et al. (2013) Japan Ehara et al. (1998) [Note: Greenhouse] Ehara (1999) [Note: Greenhouse] Libya Damiano (1961) [Note: Misidentification?] Damiano (1964) Madeira Carmona (1992) Naves et al. (2021) Santos et al. (2023) Naves et al. (2025) Netherlands NPPO - Netherlands (2021) [Note: Greenhouse - eradicated] Poland Łabanowski (2009) [Note: Greenhouse - eradicated] Portugal Naves et al. (2021) Santos et al. (2023) Naves et al. (2025) United Kingdom EPPO (2014) [Note: Greenhouse - eradicated]
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