Aponychus grandidieri (Gutierrez, 1966)

Classification

Tetranychidae - Tetranychinae - Eurytetranychini - Aponychus

Accepted name

Aponychus grandidieri (Gutierrez, 1966). Gutierrez (1966): 597.

Original description

Eutetranychus grandidieri Gutierrez, 1966. Gutierrez (1966): 597.

Type host: Phragmites australis. Type distribution: Madagascar.

Summary

  • Nomenclature
  • Identification
  • Host plants
  • Distribution
  • Literature
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    • Nomenclature and taxonomy

         Eutetranychus grandidieri Gutierrez, 1966. Valid nomenclatural act Gutierrez (1966): 597. Type host: Phragmites australis. Type distribution: Madagascar.
    Aponychus grandidieri (Gutierrez, 1966). New combination Meyer (1974b): 156.
    Chinotetranychus grandidieri (Gutierrez, 1966). New combination Meyer (1987): 87.
    Aponychus grandidieri (Gutierrez, 1966). New combination Rimando & Corpuz-Raros (1996): 12.

    Identification tools
    Original description and illustration literature
    [Original description] Gutierrez (1966)

    Host plants (2 plants, 3 references)
    Distribution of host plant reports by order
    The colors of the plant orders follow the classification system of The Plant Phylogeny Project, ranging from Lycopodiales to Dipsacales (hover to display the orders).

    List of host plants by family


    Poaceae: Phragmites australis Gutierrez (1966) Ben-David et al. (2013) Migeon (2015) Phragmites mauritanica Migeon (2015)

    Distribution (2 countries, 3 references)


    Afrotropical: Madagascar Gutierrez (1966) Migeon (2015)
    Palearctic: Israel and Palestinian Territories Ben-David et al. (2013)

    Literature (6 references in chronological order)


    Gutierrez (1966) Cinq nouvelles espèces de Tetranychidae de Madagascar. Acarologia, 8 (4): 594-610 [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 [taxononmy]
    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]
    Ben-David et al. (2013) An annotated list of the spider mites (Acari: Prostigmata: Tetranychidae) of Israel. Israel Journal of Entomology, 43: 125-148 [distribution; host]
    Migeon (2015) The Jean Gutierrez spider mite collection. Zookeys, 489: 15-24 [distribution; host]