Oligonychus (Reckiella) festucolus Beard & Walter, 2003

Classification

Tetranychidae - Tetranychinae - Tetranychini - Oligonychus (Reckiella)

Accepted name

Oligonychus (Reckiella) festucolus Beard & Walter, 2003. Beard et al. (2003): 62.

Original description

Oligonychus festucolus Beard & Walter, 2003. Beard et al. (2003): 62.

Type host: Arundinella nepalensis. Type distribution: Australia.

Summary

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    • Nomenclature and taxonomy

         Oligonychus festucolus Beard & Walter, 2003. Valid nomenclatural act Beard et al. (2003): 62. Type host: Arundinella nepalensis. Type distribution: Australia.
    Oligonychus (Reckiella) festucolus Beard & Walter, 2003. New combination Mushtaq et al. (2021b): 103.

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    Original description and illustration literature
    [Original description] Beard et al. (2003)

    Hosts (1 plant, 1 reference)


    Poaceae: Arundinella nepalensis Beard et al. (2003)

    Distribution (1 country, 1 reference)


    Australasian: Australia Beard et al. (2003)

    Literature (2 references in chronological order)


    Beard et al. (2003) Spider mites of sugarcane in Australia: a review of grass-feeding Oligonychus Berlese (Acari: Prostigmata: Tetranychidae). Australian Journal of Entomology, 42: 51-78 [description; distribution; host]
    Mushtaq et al. (2021b) The genus Oligonychus Berlese (Acari, Prostigmata, Tetranychidae): taxonomic assessment and a key to subgenera, species groups, and subgroups. Zookeys, 1079: 89-127 [taxononmy]