Eutetranychus carinae Meyer, 1974

Classification

Tetranychidae - Tetranychinae - Eurytetranychini - Eutetranychus

Accepted name

Eutetranychus carinae Meyer, 1974. Meyer (1974b): 139.

Original description

Eutetranychus carinae Meyer, 1974. Meyer (1974b): 139.

Type host: Ficus capreifolia, Ficus sp., Ficus thonningii, Morus alba. Type distribution: South Africa.

Summary

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

         Eutetranychus carinae Meyer, 1974. Valid nomenclatural act Meyer (1974b): 139. Type host: Ficus capreifolia, Ficus sp., Ficus thonningii, Morus alba. Type distribution: South Africa.

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    Original description and illustration literature
    [Original description] Meyer (1974b)

    Hosts (7 plants, 4 references)


    Moraceae: Ficus capreifolia Meyer (1974b) Ficus sp. Meyer (1974b) Ficus sur Meyer (1987) Ficus sycomorus Meyer (1987) Ficus thonningii Meyer (1974b) Toroitich et al. (2009) Morus alba Meyer (1974b)
    Rutaceae: Citrus aurantium Migeon (2015)

    Distribution (3 countries, 4 references)


    Afrotropical: Kenya Toroitich et al. (2009) South Africa Meyer (1974b) Meyer (1987)
    Palearctic: Canary Is. Migeon (2015)

    Literature (4 references in chronological order)


    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 [description; 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 [distribution; host]
    Toroitich et al. (2009) The tetranychid mites (Acari: Tetranychidae) of Kenya and a redescription of the species Peltanobia erasmusi Meyer (Acari: Tetranychidae) based on males. Zootaxa, 2176: 33-47 [distribution; host]
    Migeon (2015) The Jean Gutierrez spider mite collection. Zookeys, 489: 15-24 [distribution; host]