Oligonychus (Oligonychus) pityinus Pritchard & Baker, 1955

Classification

Tetranychidae - Tetranychinae - Tetranychini - Oligonychus (Oligonychus)

Accepted name

Oligonychus (Oligonychus) pityinus Pritchard & Baker, 1955. Pritchard & Baker (1955): 290.

Original description

Oligonychus pityinus Pritchard & Baker, 1955. Pritchard & Baker (1955): 290.

Type host: Pinus monophylla. Type distribution: United States.

Summary

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  • Distribution
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    • Nomenclature and taxonomy

         Oligonychus pityinus Pritchard & Baker, 1955. Valid nomenclatural act Pritchard & Baker (1955): 290. Type host: Pinus monophylla. Type distribution: United States.
    Oligonychus (Oligonychus) pityinus Pritchard & Baker, 1955. New combination Mushtaq et al. (2021b): 100.

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

    Hosts (1 plant, 2 references)


    Pinaceae: Pinus monophylla Pritchard & Baker (1955) Charlet & McMurtry (1977)

    Distribution (1 country, 2 references)


    Nearctic: United States Pritchard & Baker (1955) Charlet & McMurtry (1977)

    Literature (3 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]
    Charlet & McMurtry (1977) Systematics and bionomics of predaceous and phytophagous mites associated with pine foliage in California. I. Survey of mites present on native pines, including a description of a new species of Phytoseiidae. Hilgardia, 45: 173-210 [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]