Oligonychus (Oligonychus) letchworthi Reeves, 1963

Classification

Tetranychidae - Tetranychinae - Tetranychini - Oligonychus (Oligonychus)

Accepted name

Oligonychus (Oligonychus) letchworthi Reeves, 1963. Reeves (1963): 62.

Original description

Oligonychus letchworthi Reeves, 1963. Reeves (1963): 62.

Type host: Ostrya virginiana. Type distribution: United States.

Summary

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    • Nomenclature and taxonomy

         Oligonychus letchworthi Reeves, 1963. Valid nomenclatural act Reeves (1963): 62. Type host: Ostrya virginiana. Type distribution: United States.
    Oligonychus (Oligonychus) letchworthi Reeves, 1963. New combination Mushtaq et al. (2021b): 101.

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    Original description and illustration literature
    [Original description] Reeves (1963)

    Hosts (1 plant, 1 reference)


    Betulaceae: Ostrya virginiana Reeves (1963)

    Distribution (1 country, 1 reference)


    Nearctic: United States Reeves (1963)

    Literature (2 references in chronological order)


    Reeves (1963) Tetranychidae infesting woody plants in New York State, and a life history study of the elm mite Eotetranychus matthyssei n. sp.. Cornell University Agricultural Station Mem.: 99 p [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]