Neopetrobia (Langella) acuminata Meyer, 1974

Classification

Tetranychidae - Bryobiinae - Hystrichonychini - Neopetrobia (Langella)

Accepted name

Neopetrobia (Langella) acuminata Meyer, 1974. Meyer (1974b): 81.

Original description

Langella acuminata Meyer, 1974. Meyer (1974b): 81.

Type host: Aspalathus acuminata. Type distribution: South Africa.

Summary

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    • Nomenclature and taxonomy

         Langella acuminata Meyer, 1974. Valid nomenclatural act Meyer (1974b): 81. Type host: Aspalathus acuminata. Type distribution: South Africa.
    Neopetrobia acuminata (Meyer, 1974). New combination Meyer (1987): 54.
    Neopetrobia (Langella) acuminata Meyer, 1974. New combination Bolland et al. (1998): 96.

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

    Hosts (1 plant, 1 reference)


    Fabaceae: Aspalathus acuminata Meyer (1974b)

    Distribution (1 country, 1 reference)


    Afrotropical: South Africa Meyer (1974b)

    Literature (3 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 [taxononmy]
    Bolland et al. (1998) World catalogue of the spider mite family (Acari: Tetranychidae). Leiden, Brill Academic Publishers: 392 pp [taxononmy]