Oligonychus (Reckiella) occidentalis Gutierrez, 1969

Classification

Tetranychidae - Tetranychinae - Tetranychini - Oligonychus (Reckiella)

Accepted name

Oligonychus (Reckiella) occidentalis Gutierrez, 1969. Gutierrez (1969): 54.

Original description

Oligonychus occidentalis Gutierrez, 1969. Gutierrez (1969): 54.

Type host: Diospyros greveana, Malleastrum sp.. Type distribution: Madagascar.

Summary

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

         Oligonychus occidentalis Gutierrez, 1969. Valid nomenclatural act Gutierrez (1969): 54. Type host: Diospyros greveana, Malleastrum sp.. Type distribution: Madagascar.
    Oligonychus (Reckiella) occidentalis Gutierrez, 1969. New combination Mushtaq et al. (2021b): 102.

    Identification tools
    Original description and illustration literature
    [Original description] Gutierrez (1969)

    Hosts (4 plants, 2 references)


    Ebenaceae: Diospyros greveana Gutierrez (1969) Migeon (2015) Diospyros sp. Migeon (2015)
    Fabaceae: Albizia gummifera Migeon (2015)
    Meliaceae: Malleastrum sp. Gutierrez (1969) Migeon (2015)

    Distribution (1 country, 2 references)


    Afrotropical: Madagascar Gutierrez (1969) Migeon (2015)

    Literature (3 references in chronological order)


    Gutierrez (1969) Tetranychidae nouveaux de Madagascar (Cinquième note). Acarologia, 11 (1): 43-64 [description; distribution; host]
    Migeon (2015) The Jean Gutierrez spider mite collection. Zookeys, 489: 15-24 [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]