Oligonychus thelytokus Gutierrez, 1977

Classification

Tetranychidae - Tetranychinae - Tetranychini - Oligonychus

Accepted name

Oligonychus thelytokus Gutierrez, 1977. Gutierrez (1977b): 65.

Original description

Oligonychus thelytokus Gutierrez, 1977. Gutierrez (1977b): 65.

Type host: Azalea sp., Bauhinia sp., Calophyllum inophyllum, Cleidion sp., Combretum indicum, Cotoneaster sp., Cryptocarya sp., Delonix regia, Dysoxylum sp., Flemingia strobilifera, Gossypium hirsutum, Litchi chinensis, Mangifera indica, Manihot esculenta, Persea americana, Piper nigrum, Plumeria alba, Punica granatum, Rosa sp., Syzygium cumini, Terminalia catappa, Veitchia sp.. Type distribution: Comoros, Madagascar, New Caledonia, Réunion, Seychelles.

Summary

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  • Distribution
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    • Nomenclature and taxonomy

         Oligonychus thelytokus Gutierrez, 1977. Valid nomenclatural act Gutierrez (1977b): 65. Type host: Azalea sp., Bauhinia sp., Calophyllum inophyllum, Cleidion sp., Combretum indicum, Cotoneaster sp., Cryptocarya sp., Delonix regia, Dysoxylum sp., Flemingia strobilifera, Gossypium hirsutum, Litchi chinensis, Mangifera indica, Manihot esculenta, Persea americana, Piper nigrum, Plumeria alba, Punica granatum, Rosa sp., Syzygium cumini, Terminalia catappa, Veitchia sp.. Type distribution: Comoros, Madagascar, New Caledonia, Réunion, Seychelles.

    Identification tools
    Original description and illustration literature
    [Original description] Gutierrez (1977b)


    Molecular data literature (1 reference)
    Majeed et al. (2023)

    Host plants (35 plants, 4 references)
    Distribution of host plant reports by order
    The colors of the plant orders follow the classification system of The Plant Phylogeny Project, ranging from Lycopodiales to Dipsacales (hover to display the orders).

    List of host plants by family


    Achariaceae: Caloncoba welwitschii Migeon (2015)
    Anacardiaceae: Mangifera indica Gutierrez (1977b) Migeon (2015)
    Apocynaceae: Alstonia scholaris Migeon (2015) Pachycarpus lineolatus Migeon (2015) Plumeria alba Gutierrez (1977b) Migeon (2015)
    Arecaceae: Acanthophoenix sp. Gutierrez & Etienne (1986) Migeon (2015) Veitchia sp. Gutierrez (1977b) Migeon (2015)
    Calophyllaceae: Calophyllum inophyllum Gutierrez (1977b) Migeon (2015)
    Combretaceae: Combretum indicum Gutierrez (1977b) Migeon (2015) Terminalia catappa Gutierrez (1977b) Migeon (2015)
    Ericaceae: Azalea sp. Gutierrez (1977b) Migeon (2015)
    Euphorbiaceae: Cleidion sp. Gutierrez (1977b) Migeon (2015) Manihot esculenta Gutierrez (1977b)
    Fabaceae: Bauhinia sp. Gutierrez (1977b) Migeon (2015) Delonix regia Gutierrez (1977b) Migeon (2015) Flemingia sp. Migeon (2015) Flemingia strobilifera Gutierrez (1977b) Migeon (2015)
    Lauraceae: Cryptocarya sp. Gutierrez (1977b) Persea americana Gutierrez (1977b) Migeon (2015)
    Lythraceae: Lagerstroemia indica Migeon (2015) Punica granatum Gutierrez (1977b) Migeon (2015)
    Malvaceae: Gossypium hirsutum Gutierrez (1977b) Migeon (2015)
    Meliaceae: Dysoxylum sp. Gutierrez (1977b) Migeon (2015)
    Myrtaceae: Syzygium cumini Gutierrez (1977b) Syzygium jambos Migeon (2015) Majeed et al. (2023)
    Phyllanthaceae: Bridelia ferruginea Migeon (2015)
    Piperaceae: Piper nigrum Gutierrez (1977b) Migeon (2015)
    Rosaceae: Cotoneaster sp. Gutierrez (1977b) Migeon (2015) Eriobotrya japonica Migeon (2015) Fragaria x ananassa Migeon (2015) Rosa sp. Gutierrez (1977b) Migeon (2015)
    Rubiaceae: Coffea congensis Migeon (2015) Coffea sp. Migeon (2015)
    Rutaceae: Citrus sp. Migeon (2015)
    Sapindaceae: Litchi chinensis Gutierrez (1977b) Migeon (2015)

    Distribution (13 countries, 7 references)


    Afrotropical: Comoros Gutierrez (1977b) Congo Migeon (2015) Ivory Coast Bolland et al. (1998) Migeon (2015) Madagascar Gutierrez (1977b) Migeon (2015) Mayotte Migeon (2015) Réunion Gutierrez (1977b) Gutierrez & Etienne (1986) Migeon (2015) Seychelles Gutierrez (1977b) Migeon (2015)
    Australasian: French Polynesia Gutierrez (1979) Migeon (2015) New Caledonia Gutierrez (1977b) Migeon (2015) Papua New Guinea Migeon (2015)
    Oriental: India Majeed et al. (2023) Indonesia Bolland et al. (1998) Migeon (2015)
    Palearctic: Japan Matsuda et al. (2014)

    Literature (7 references in chronological order)


    Gutierrez (1977b) Un tétranyque polyphage de la zone intertropicale : Oligonychus thelytokus n. sp.. Cahiers de l'ORSTOM, série Biologie, 12: 65-72 [description; distribution; host]
    Gutierrez (1979) Enquête sur les acariens phytophages ayant une incidence économique en Polynésie Française.. Nouméa, Nouvelle-Calédonie, ORSTOM, Laboratoire de Zoologie appliquée et de lutte biologique: 13 p [distribution]
    Gutierrez & Etienne (1986) Les Tetranychidae de l'île de la Réunion et quelques-uns de leurs prédateurs. Agronomie Tropicale, 41 (1): 84-91 [distribution; host]
    Bolland et al. (1998) World catalogue of the spider mite family (Acari: Tetranychidae). Leiden, Brill Academic Publishers: 392 pp [distribution]
    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]
    Migeon (2015) The Jean Gutierrez spider mite collection. Zookeys, 489: 15-24 [distribution; host]
    Majeed et al. (2023) Genetic diversity of major polyphagous spider mite species across host plants and spatial distribution. Indian Journal of Entomology, 85 (4): 882-891 [distribution; host; molecular]