Eotetranychus perplexus (McGregor, 1950)

Classification

Tetranychidae - Tetranychinae - Tetranychini - Eotetranychus

Accepted name

Eotetranychus perplexus (McGregor, 1950). McGregor (1950): 298.

Original description

Tetranychus perplexus McGregor, 1950. McGregor (1950): 298.

Type host: Cercocarpus sp., Prunus sp., Salix sp.. Type distribution: United States.

Summary

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

         Tetranychus perplexus McGregor, 1950. Valid nomenclatural act McGregor (1950): 298. Type host: Cercocarpus sp., Prunus sp., Salix sp.. Type distribution: United States.
    Eotetranychus perplexus (McGregor, 1950). New combination Pritchard & Baker (1955): 175.

    Identification tools
    Original description and illustration literature
    [Original description] McGregor (1950)

    Hosts (7 plants, 4 references)


    Musaceae: Musa x paradisiaca
    Passifloraceae: Passiflora sp. Mesa & Zuluaga (1983)
    Rosaceae: Cercocarpus sp. McGregor (1950) Pritchard & Baker (1955) Prunus emarginata Pritchard & Baker (1955) Prunus sp. McGregor (1950) Purshia sp. Pritchard & Baker (1955)
    Salicaceae: Salix sp. McGregor (1950) Pritchard & Baker (1955)

    Distribution (3 countries, 3 references)


    Nearctic: Canada Pritchard & Baker (1955) United States McGregor (1950) Pritchard & Baker (1955)
    Neotropical: Colombia Mesa & Zuluaga (1983)

    Literature (3 references in chronological order)


    McGregor (1950) Mites of the family Tetranychidae. American Midland Naturalist, 44: 257-420 [description; distribution; host]
    Pritchard & Baker (1955) A revision of the spider mite family Tetranychidae. Memoirs Series, San Francisco, Pacific Coast Entomological Society, 2: 472 p [distribution; host; taxononmy]
    Mesa & Zuluaga (1983) Revision analitica de la literatura sobre acarologia agricola de Colombia. Palmira, Columbia, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Faculdad de Ciencias Agropecuarias, 33 pp [distribution; host]