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

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  • Identification
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  • Distribution
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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)

    Hosts (2 plants, 2 references)


    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]