Oligonychus picei (Canestrini, 1889)

Classification

Tetranychidae - Tetranychinae - Tetranychini - Oligonychus

Accepted name

Oligonychus picei (Canestrini, 1889). Canestrini (1889): 502.

Notes: Oligonychus picei (Canestrini) was described briefly based only on female, male remains unknown in original (Canestrini 1889) and subsequent descriptions (Pritchard and Baker 1955). Although Pritchard and Baker (1955) examined female paratypes, they did not provide a detailed re-description. They mention that it resembles O. subnudus (described from USA on Pinus sp., Pinaceae), differing by having comparatively longer dorsal setae. The identity of O. picei is doubtful until the male and female are comprehensively described from the type host and locality. (Mushtaq et al. 2021)

Original description

Tetranychus picei Canestrini, 1889. Canestrini (1889): 502.

Type host: Picea sp.. Type distribution: Italy.

Summary

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    • Nomenclature and taxonomy

         Tetranychus picei Canestrini, 1889. Valid nomenclatural act Canestrini (1889): 502. Type host: Picea sp.. Type distribution: Italy.
    Oligonychus picei (Canestrini, 1889). New combination Pritchard & Baker (1955): 289.

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    Original description and illustration literature
    [Original description] Canestrini (1889)

    Hosts (1 plant, 1 reference)


    Pinaceae: Picea sp. Canestrini (1889)

    Distribution (1 country, 2 references)


    Palearctic: Italy Canestrini (1889) Bernini et al. (1995)

    Literature (4 references in chronological order)


    Canestrini (1889) Prospetto dell acarofauna Italiana, Famiglia dei Tetranychini. Atti del Reale Istituto Veneto di Scienze, Lettere ed Arti. Serie 6 (7): 491-537 [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]
    Bernini et al. (1995) Arachnida Acari. Minelli, A., Ruffo, S., La Posta, S., Checklist delle specie della fauna italiana, Commission of the European Communities, 24: 24-66 [distribution]
    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 [taxonomy]