Oligonychus (Oligonychus) perditus Pritchard & Baker, 1955

Classification

Tetranychidae - Tetranychinae - Tetranychini - Oligonychus (Oligonychus)

Accepted name

Oligonychus (Oligonychus) perditus Pritchard & Baker, 1955. Pritchard & Baker (1955): 316.

Original description

Oligonychus perditus Pritchard & Baker, 1955. Pritchard & Baker (1955): 316.

Type host: Juniperus communis, Juniperus sp.. Type distribution: Japan.

Summary

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

         Oligonychus perditus Pritchard & Baker, 1955. Valid nomenclatural act Pritchard & Baker (1955): 316. Type host: Juniperus communis, Juniperus sp.. Type distribution: Japan.
    Oligonychus (Oligonychus) perditus Pritchard & Baker, 1955. New combination Tseng (1990): 122.
    Oligonychus perditus Pritchard & Baker, 1955. New combination Bolland et al. (1998): 121.
    Oligonychus (Oligonychus) perditus Pritchard & Baker, 1955. New combination Mushtaq et al. (2021b): 101.


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    Original description and illustration literature
    [Original description] Pritchard & Baker (1955)


    Complementary description and illustration literature (1 reference)
    Li et al. (2019a)

    Hosts (13 plants, 10 references)


    Cupressaceae: Chamaecyparis obtusa Chamaecyparis sp. Ehara & Lee (1971) Cryptomeria japonica Cupressus funebris Fokienia hodginsii Juniperus chinensis Ehara (1962) Lo & Ho (1989b) Vierbergen (1990) Juniperus communis Pritchard & Baker (1955) Juniperus rigida Juniperus sabina Juniperus sp. Pritchard & Baker (1955) Matsuda et al. (2012) Matsuda et al. (2014) Migeon (2015) Li et al. (2019a) Juniperus virginiana
    Taxaceae: Taxus cuspidata
    Theaceae: Camellia sinensis Lo & Ho (1989b)


    Distribution (5 countries, 13 references)


    Oriental: China Ehara & Lee (1971) Wang et al. (1985) Wang & Cui (1992b) Taiwan Ehara (1969c) Lo & Ho (1989b)
    Palearctic: China Wang (1981a) Japan Pritchard & Baker (1955) Matsuda et al. (2012) Matsuda et al. (2014) Migeon (2015) Li et al. (2019a) Korea (Rep. South) Lee et al. (1986a) Netherlands Vierbergen (1990)


    Literature (18 references in chronological order)


    Pritchard & Baker (1955) A revision of the spider mite family Tetranychidae. Memoirs Series, San Francisco, Pacific Coast Entomological Society, 2: 472 p [description; distribution; host]
    Ehara (1962) Tetranychoid mites of conifers in Hokkaido. Journal of the Faculty of Sciences, Hokkaido University, Series VI, Zoology, 15: 157-175 [host]
    Ehara (1969c) The tetranychoid mites of Taiwan (Acarina : Prostigmata). The Journal of the Faculty of Education, Tottori University, Natural Science, 20: 79-103 [distribution]
    Ehara & Lee (1971) Mites associated with plants in Hong Kong. The Journal of the Faculty of Education, Tottori University, Natural Science, 22: 61-78 [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]
    Lee et al. (1986a) Taxonomic studies on spider mites (Tetranychidae: Acarina) of Korea. III. Spider mites parasitic on conifers. Korean Journal of Systematic Zoology, 5: 13-23 [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]
    Tseng (1990) A monograph of the mite family Tetranychidae (Acarina : Tronbidiformes) from Taiwan. Taiwan Museum Special Publication Series, 9: 1-226 [taxononmy]
    Vierbergen (1990) The spider mites of the Netherlands and their economic significance (Acarina: Tetranychidae). Proceedings of the Section Experimental and Applied Entomology of the Netherlands Entomological Society, 1: 158-164 [distribution; host]
    Wang & Cui (1992b) Acari , Tetranychoidea. Insects of the Hengduan Mountains region, 1: 1431-1440 [distribution]
    Bolland et al. (1998) World catalogue of the spider mite family (Acari: Tetranychidae). Leiden, Brill Academic Publishers: 392 pp [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]
    Migeon (2015) The Jean Gutierrez spider mite collection. Zookeys, 489: 15-24 [distribution; host]
    Li et al. (2019a) Redescription of three species of Oligonychus (Acari, Tetranychidae) from China. Systematic and Applied Acarology, 24 (6): 1071-1106 [description; distribution; host; illustration]
    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]
    European Food Safety Authority et al (2025) Pest survey card on Oligonychus perditus. EFSA Supporting Publications, 22 (5): 9450E [pest]