Oligonychus (Oligonychus) newcomeri (McGregor, 1950)

Classification

Tetranychidae - Tetranychinae - Tetranychini - Oligonychus (Oligonychus)

Accepted name

Oligonychus (Oligonychus) newcomeri (McGregor, 1950). McGregor (1950): 345.

Original description

Paratetranychus newcomeri McGregor, 1950. McGregor (1950): 345.

Type host: Pyrus communis. Type distribution: United States.

Summary

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

         Paratetranychus newcomeri McGregor, 1950. Valid nomenclatural act McGregor (1950): 345. Type host: Pyrus communis. Type distribution: United States.
    Oligonychus newcomeri (McGregor, 1950). New combination Pritchard & Baker (1955): 312.
    Oligonychus (Oligonychus) newcomeri (McGregor, 1950). New combination Mushtaq et al. (2021b): 101.

    Identification tools
    Original description and illustration literature
    [Original description] McGregor (1950)

    Hosts (18 plants, 3 references)


    Betulaceae: Carpinus caroliniana Reeves (1963)
    Oleaceae: Fraxinus americana Reeves (1963)
    Rosaceae: Amelanchier amabilis Reeves (1963) Amelanchier arborea Reeves (1963) Amelanchier canadensis Reeves (1963) Amelanchier sp. Reeves (1963) Cormus domestica Crataegus crus-galli Reeves (1963) Crataegus iracunda Reeves (1963) Crataegus pruinosa Reeves (1963) Malus domestica Reeves (1963) Malus sp. Reeves (1963) Oxyacantha succulenta Reeves (1963) Prunus cerasus Reeves (1963) Prunus virginiana Reeves (1963) Pyrus communis McGregor (1950) Rosa sp. Sorbus sp. Reeves (1963)

    Distribution (1 country, 1 reference)


    Nearctic: United States McGregor (1950)

    Literature (4 references in chronological order)


    McGregor (1950) Mites of the family Tetranychidae. American Midland Naturalist, 44: 257-420 [description; distribution; host]
    Pritchard & Baker (1955) A revision of the spider mite family Tetranychidae. Memoirs Series, San Francisco, Pacific Coast Entomological Society, 2: 472 p [taxononmy]
    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 [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]