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
  • Hosts
  • 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)

    Hosts (2 plants, 3 references)


    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]