Oligonychus (Reckiella) mexicanus (McGregor & Ortega, 1953)

Classification

Tetranychidae - Tetranychinae - Tetranychini - Oligonychus (Reckiella)

Accepted name

Oligonychus (Reckiella) mexicanus (McGregor & Ortega, 1953). McGregor & Ortega (1953): 3.

Original description

Paratetranychus mexicanus McGregor & Ortega, 1953. McGregor & Ortega (1953): 3.

Type distribution: Mexico.

Summary

  • Nomenclature
  • Identification
  • Host plants
  • Distribution
  • Literature
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    • Nomenclature and taxonomy

         Paratetranychus mexicanus McGregor & Ortega, 1953. Valid nomenclatural act McGregor & Ortega (1953): 3. Type distribution: Mexico.
    Oligonychus mexicanus (McGregor & Ortega, 1953). New combination Baker & Pritchard (1962): 323.
    Oligonychus (Reckiella) mexicanus (McGregor & Ortega, 1953). New combination Tuttle et al. (1974): 16.
    Oligonychus mexicanus (McGregor & Ortega, 1953). New combination Bolland et al. (1998): 119.
    Oligonychus (Reckiella) mexicanus (McGregor & Ortega, 1953). New combination Mushtaq et al. (2021b): 105.

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    Original description and illustration literature
    [Original description] McGregor & Ortega (1953)

    Host plants (2 plants, 2 references)
    Distribution of host plant reports by order
    The colors of the plant orders follow the classification system of The Plant Phylogeny Project, ranging from Lycopodiales to Dipsacales (hover to display the orders).

    List of host plants by family


    Poaceae: Sorghum halepense Tuttle et al. (1976) Zea mays Tuttle et al. (1974)

    Distribution (2 countries, 2 references)


    Nearctic: Mexico McGregor & Ortega (1953)
    Neotropical: El Salvador Ochoa et al. (1991)

    Literature (7 references in chronological order)


    McGregor & Ortega (1953) Una nueva arana roja de Mexico, Paratetranychus mexicanus sp. n. (Acarina, Tetranychidae). Folleto Tecnico, Secretaria de Agricultura y Ganaderia, 10: 1-7 [description; distribution]
    Baker & Pritchard (1962) Arañas rojas de América Central (Acarina : Tetranychidae). Revista de la Sociedad Mexicana de Historia Natural, 23: 309-340 [taxononmy]
    Tuttle et al. (1974) Spider mites from northwestern, north central Mexico (Acarina: Tetranychidae). Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology, 171: 1-18 [host; taxononmy]
    Tuttle et al. (1976) Spider mites of Mexico (Acarina : Tetranychidae). International Journal of Acarology, 2: 1-102 [host]
    Ochoa et al. (1991) Acaros fitofagos de America Central: guia ilustrada. Serie Técnica. Manual técnico, Turrialba, Costa Rica, CATIE: 251 p [distribution]
    Bolland et al. (1998) World catalogue of the spider mite family (Acari: Tetranychidae). Leiden, Brill Academic Publishers: 392 pp [taxononmy]
    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]