Aplonobia (Aplonobia) pentziae Meyer, 1987

Classification

Tetranychidae - Bryobiinae - Hystrichonychini - Aplonobia (Aplonobia)

Accepted name

Aplonobia (Aplonobia) pentziae Meyer, 1987. Meyer (1987): 45.

Original description

Aplonobia pentziae Meyer, 1987. Meyer (1987): 45.

Type host: Oncosiphon grandiflorus, Oncosiphon suffruticosus, Osteospermum calendulaceum. Type distribution: South Africa.

Summary

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    • Nomenclature and taxonomy

         Aplonobia pentziae Meyer, 1987. Valid nomenclatural act Meyer (1987): 45. Type host: Oncosiphon grandiflorus, Oncosiphon suffruticosus, Osteospermum calendulaceum. Type distribution: South Africa.
    Aplonobia (Aplonobia) pentziae Meyer, 1987. New combination Mahdavi et al. (2024a): 67.

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    Original description and illustration literature
    [Original description] Meyer (1987)

    Hosts (3 plants, 1 reference)


    Asteraceae: Oncosiphon grandiflorus Meyer (1987) Oncosiphon suffruticosus Meyer (1987) Osteospermum calendulaceum Meyer (1987)

    Distribution (1 country, 1 reference)


    Afrotropical: South Africa Meyer (1987)

    Literature (2 references in chronological order)


    Meyer (1987) African Tetranychidae (Acari: Prostigmata) - with reference to the world genera. Entomology Memoir, Department of Agriculture, Water Supply, Republic of South Africa, 69: 1-175 [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]