Oligonychus (Reckiella) malawiensis Meyer, 1974

Classification

Tetranychidae - Tetranychinae - Tetranychini - Oligonychus (Reckiella)

Accepted name

Oligonychus (Reckiella) malawiensis Meyer, 1974. Meyer (1974b): 279.

Original description

Oligonychus malawiensis Meyer, 1974. Meyer (1974b): 279.

Type host: Terminalia sericea. Type distribution: Malawi.

Summary

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    • Nomenclature and taxonomy

         Oligonychus malawiensis Meyer, 1974. Valid nomenclatural act Meyer (1974b): 279. Type host: Terminalia sericea. Type distribution: Malawi.
    Oligonychus (Reckiella) malawiensis Meyer, 1974. New combination Mushtaq et al. (2021b): 103.

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    Original description and illustration literature
    [Original description] Meyer (1974b)

    Hosts (1 plant, 1 reference)


    Combretaceae: Terminalia sericea Meyer (1974b)

    Distribution (1 country, 1 reference)


    Afrotropical: Malawi Meyer (1974b)

    Literature (2 references in chronological order)


    Meyer (1974b) A revision of the Tetranychidae of Africa (Acari) with a key to the genera of the world. Entomology Memoir, Department of Agricultural Technical Services, Republic of South Africa, 1-291 [description; 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]