Oligonychus (Reckiella) modestus (Banks, 1900)

Classification

Tetranychidae - Tetranychinae - Tetranychini - Oligonychus (Reckiella)

Accepted name

Oligonychus (Reckiella) modestus (Banks, 1900). Banks (1900): 73.

Original description

Tetranychus modestus Banks, 1900. Banks (1900): 73.

Type host: Zea mays. Type distribution: United States.

Summary

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

         Tetranychus modestus Banks, 1900. Valid nomenclatural act Banks (1900): 73. Type host: Zea mays. Type distribution: United States.
    Paratetranychus modestus (Banks, 1900). New combination Banks (1915): 37.
    Oligonychus modestus (Banks, 1900). New combination Pritchard & Baker (1955): 355.
    Oligonychus (Reckiella) modestus (Banks, 1900). New combination Tuttle & Baker (1968): 123.
    Oligonychus modestus (Banks, 1900). New combination Bolland et al. (1998): 119.
    Oligonychus (Reckiella) modestus (Banks, 1900). New combination Mushtaq et al. (2021b): 105.

         Oligonychus notabilis Beglyarov & Mitrofanov, 1973. Synonym description Beglyarov & Mitrofanov (1973a): 23. Type host: Spodiopogon sibiricus. Type distribution: Russian Federation.
    Oligonychus notabilis Beglyarov & Mitrofanov, 1973. Synonymy by Mitrofanov et al. (1987): 138.

         Oligonychus shinkajii Ehara, 1963. Synonym description Ehara (1963b): 228. Type host: Oryza sativa, Zea mays. Type distribution: Japan.
    Oligonychus (Reckiella) shinkajii Ehara, 1963. New combination Lo & Ho (1989b): 69.
    Oligonychus shinkajii Ehara, 1963. Synonymy by Ehara & Gotoh (2007b): 54.

         Oligonychus trachycarpus Lo, 1969. Synonym description Lo (1969): 67. Type host: Rhapis excelsa. Type distribution: Taiwan.
    Oligonychus trachycarpus Lo, 1969. Synonymy by Lo & Ho (1989b): 69.


    Identification tools

    Original description and illustration literature
    [Original description] Banks (1900)
    [Synonym description] Beglyarov & Mitrofanov (1973a) Ehara (1963b) Lo (1969)

    Complementary description and illustration literature (1 reference)
    Flechtmann & Etienne (2006)

    Hosts (18 plants, 14 references)


    Arecaceae: Cocos nucifera Baker (1975a) Flechtmann & Etienne (2006) Rhapis excelsa Lo (1969) Lo & Ho (1989b)
    Poaceae: Arthraxon lanceolatus Arundinella hirta Bambusa sp. Pritchard & Baker (1955) Lo & Ho (1989b) Dendrocalamus latiflorus Lo & Ho (1989b) Digitaria ciliaris Matsuda et al. (2012) Matsuda et al. (2014) Imperata cylindrica Lophatherum gracile Oryza sativa Ehara (1963b) Pennisetum alopecuroides Lo & Ho (1989b) Pennisetum purpureum Flechtmann & Etienne (2006) Poaceae sp. Flechtmann & Etienne (2006) Saccharum officinarum Ehara (1969b) Matsuda et al. (2012) Setaria viridis Spodiopogon sibiricus Beglyarov & Mitrofanov (1973a) Zea mays Banks (1900) Bibby & Tuttle (1959) Ehara (1963b) Flechtmann & Hunter (1971) Flechtmann & Etienne (2006)
    Zingiberaceae: Alpinia zerumbet


    Distribution (9 countries, 16 references)


    Nearctic: United States Banks (1900) Pritchard & Baker (1955) Bibby & Tuttle (1959) Flechtmann & Hunter (1971) Flechtmann & Etienne (2006)
    Neotropical: Guadeloupe Flechtmann & Etienne (2006) Saint Barthelemy and Saint Martin Flechtmann & Etienne (2006)
    Oriental: China Wang et al. (1985) Japan Matsuda et al. (2012) Matsuda et al. (2014) Taiwan Ehara (1969b) Lo (1969) Lo & Ho (1989b) Matsuda et al. (2012) Thailand Baker (1975a)
    Palearctic: China Wang (1981a) Japan Ehara (1963b) Korea (Rep. South) Lee (1989) Russian Federation Beglyarov & Mitrofanov (1973a)


    Literature (22 references in chronological order)


    Banks (1900) The red spiders of the United States (Tetranychus, Stigmaeus). U.S.D.A. Division Entomology Technical Serie, 8: 65-77 [description; distribution; host]
    Banks (1915) The Acarina or mites. A review of the group for the use of economic entomologists. U.S. Dep. Agric. Report No 108. 153 pp [taxononmy]
    Pritchard & Baker (1955) A revision of the spider mite family Tetranychidae. Memoirs Series, San Francisco, Pacific Coast Entomological Society, 2: 472 p [distribution; host; taxononmy]
    Bibby & Tuttle (1959) Notes on phytophagous and predatory mites of Arizona. Journal of Economic Entomology, 52 (2): 186-190 [distribution; host]
    Ehara (1963b) A new mite of Oligonychus from rice, with notes on some Japanese spider mites. Japanese Journal of Applied Entomology and Zoology, 7: 228-231 [description; distribution; host]
    Tuttle & Baker (1968) Spider mites of southwestern United States, a revision of the family Tetranychidae. Tucson, Usa, The University of Arizona Press: 143 p [taxononmy]
    Ehara (1969b) Spider mites of sugar cane in eastern Asia (Acarina : Tetranychidae). The Journal of the Faculty of Education, Tottori University, Natural Science, 20: 19-25 [distribution; host]
    Lo (1969) Tetranychoid mites infesting special crops in Taiwan. Bulletin Sun Yat-sen Cultural Foundation, 4: 43-82 [description; distribution; host]
    Flechtmann & Hunter (1971) The spider mites (Prostigmata : Tetranychidae) of Georgia. Journal of the Georgia Entomological Society, 6: 16-30 [distribution; host]
    Beglyarov & Mitrofanov (1973a) New species of the genus Oligonychus and Tetranychus from Vladivostok area. Biological Revue, Zoology, 7: 23-29 [description; distribution; host]
    Baker (1975a) Plant-feeding mites of Thailand (Tetranychidae, Tenuipalpidae, and Tuckerellidae). Plant Protection Service Technical Bulletin. Bangkok, Thailand. No 35: 43 p [distribution; host]
    Wang (1981a) Acariformes : Tetranychoidea. Economic Insect Fauna of China, Science Press, Fascicule 23 Acariformes: 150 p [distribution]
    Wang et al. (1985) A preliminary survey of tetranychid mites in Fujian with description of a new species (Acariformes: Tetranychoidea). Wuyi Science Journal, 5: 89-93 [distribution]
    Mitrofanov et al. (1987) Keys to the tetranychid mites (Tetranychidae, Bryobiidae) fauna of the USSR, adjacent countries. Institute of Zoology and Parasitology E.N. Pavlosky, Tajik SSR, Doma, Dushanbe: 224 pp [taxononmy]
    Lee (1989) A systematic study on the Tetranychoid mites (Order : Acarina) in Korea. Chonju, Chonbuk University. PhD Thesis, 124 pp [distribution]
    Lo & Ho (1989b) The spider mite family Tetranychidae in Taiwan I. The genus Oligonychus. Journal of Taiwan Museum, 42(2): 59-76 [distribution; host; taxononmy]
    Bolland et al. (1998) World catalogue of the spider mite family (Acari: Tetranychidae). Leiden, Brill Academic Publishers: 392 pp [taxononmy]
    Flechtmann & Etienne (2006) Further notes on plant associated mites (Acari) from Guadeloupe, Les Saintes, lesser Antilles. International Journal of Acarology, 32: 377-382 [description; distribution; host; illustration]
    Ehara & Gotoh (2007b) Five species of spider mites (Acari: Prostigmata: Tetranychidae) from Japan with descriptions of two new species. Zootaxa, 1646: 51-58 [taxononmy]
    Matsuda et al. (2012) Molecular-based identification and phylogeny of Oligonychus species (Acari: Tetranychidae). Journal of Economic Entomology, 105: 1043-1050 [distribution; host]
    Matsuda et al. (2014) Phylogenetic analysis of the spider mite sub-family Tetranychinae (Acari: Tetranychidae) based on the mitochondrial COI gene, the 18S and the 5 end of the 28S rRNA genes indicates that several genera are polyphyletic. Plos One, 9: e108672 [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]