Tetranychus udaipurensis Gupta & Gupta, 1994

Classification

Tetranychidae - Tetranychinae - Tetranychini - Tetranychus

Accepted name

Tetranychus udaipurensis Gupta & Gupta, 1994. Gupta & Gupta (1994): 137.

Original description

Tetranychus udaipurensis Gupta & Gupta, 1994. Gupta & Gupta (1994): 137.

Type host: Solanum melongena. Type distribution: India.

Summary

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

         Tetranychus udaipurensis Gupta & Gupta, 1994. Valid nomenclatural act Gupta & Gupta (1994): 137. Type host: Solanum melongena. Type distribution: India.

    Identification tools
    Original description and illustration literature
    [Original description] Gupta & Gupta (1994)


    Molecular data literature (1 reference)
    Majeed et al. (2023)

    Hosts (7 plants, 3 references)


    Araceae: Alocasia macrorrhizos Bhaskar et al. (2025b)
    Euphorbiaceae: Ricinus communis Channegowda et al. (2022)
    Fabaceae: Arachis pintoi Bhaskar et al. (2025b) Lablab purpureus Channegowda et al. (2022)
    Moringaceae: Moringa oleifera Channegowda et al. (2022) Bhaskar et al. (2025b)
    Solanaceae: Solanum melongena Gupta & Gupta (1994)
    Verbenaceae: Verbena officinalis Bhaskar et al. (2025b)

    Distribution (1 country, 4 references)


    Oriental: India Gupta & Gupta (1994) Channegowda et al. (2022) Majeed et al. (2023) Bhaskar et al. (2025b)

    Literature (4 references in chronological order)


    Gupta & Gupta (1994) A taxonomic review of Indian Tetranychidae (Acari: Prostgmata) with description of new species and redescriptions of known species, keys to genera and species. Memoirs of the Zoological Survey of India, 18: 1-196 [description; distribution; host]
    Channegowda et al. (2022) Two new records of spider mites (Acari: Tetranychidae) with new host plant from Coimbatore district, Tamil Nadu, India. Persian Journal of Acarology, 11 (1): 153-157 [distribution; host]
    Majeed et al. (2023) Genetic diversity of major polyphagous spider mite species across host plants and spatial distribution. Indian Journal of Entomology, 85 (4): 882-891 [distribution; molecular]
    Bhaskar et al. (2025b) A catalogue of spider mite (Prostigmata: Tetranychidae) fauna associated with agricultural ecosystems of Kerala, South India with a taxonomic key. Acarologia, 65 (2): 534-546 [distribution; host]