Aponychus imperatus Hafaz & El-Badry, 1980

Classification

Tetranychidae - Tetranychinae - Eurytetranychini - Aponychus

Accepted name

Aponychus imperatus Hafaz & El-Badry, 1980. Hafez & Badry (1980): 1.

Original description

Aponychus imperatus Hafaz & El-Badry, 1980. Hafez & Badry (1980): 1.

Type host: Imperata cylindrica. Type distribution: Egypt.

Summary

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    • Nomenclature and taxonomy

         Aponychus imperatus Hafaz & El-Badry, 1980. Valid nomenclatural act Hafez & Badry (1980): 1. Type host: Imperata cylindrica. Type distribution: Egypt.
    Chinotetranychus imperatus (Hafez & El-Badry, 1980). New combination Meyer (1987): 85.
    Aponychus imperatus Hafez & El-Badry, 1980. New combination Rimando & Corpuz-Raros (1996): 12.

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    Original description and illustration literature
    [Original description] Hafez & Badry (1980)

    Hosts (1 plant, 2 references)


    Poaceae: Imperata cylindrica Hafez & Badry (1980) Zaher et al. (1982)

    Distribution (1 country, 2 references)


    Palearctic: Egypt Hafez & Badry (1980) Zaher et al. (1982)

    Literature (4 references in chronological order)


    Hafez & Badry (1980) Life history studies on Aponychus imperatus n. sp. (Acari : Tetranychidae),with description of all developmental stages. Faculty of Agriculture Ain-Shams University Research Bulletin, 1225: 1-12 [description; distribution; host]
    Zaher et al. (1982) Spider mites of Egypt (Acari: Tetranychidae). International Journal of Acarology, 8 (2): 91-114 [distribution; host]
    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 [taxononmy]
    Rimando & Corpuz-Raros (1996) A revision of the tribe Eurytetranychini in the Tetranychinae (Tetranychidae: Acari). Philippine Entomologist, 10: 9-14 [taxononmy]