Oligonychus (Reckiella) nelensis Meyer, 1974

Classification

Tetranychidae - Tetranychinae - Tetranychini - Oligonychus (Reckiella)

Accepted name

Oligonychus (Reckiella) nelensis Meyer, 1974. Meyer (1974b): 258.

Original description

Oligonychus nelensis Meyer, 1974. Meyer (1974b): 258.

Type host: Eragrostis curvula. Type distribution: South Africa.

Summary

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    • Nomenclature and taxonomy

         Oligonychus nelensis Meyer, 1974. Valid nomenclatural act Meyer (1974b): 258. Type host: Eragrostis curvula. Type distribution: South Africa.
    Oligonychus (Reckiella) nelensis Meyer, 1974. New combination Mushtaq et al. (2021b): 105.

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

    Hosts (2 plants, 2 references)


    Poaceae: Eragrostis curvula Meyer (1974b) Setaria sphacelata Meyer (1987)

    Distribution (1 country, 2 references)


    Afrotropical: South Africa Meyer (1974b) Meyer (1987)

    Literature (3 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]
    Meyer (1987) African Tetranychidae (Acari: Prostigmata) - with reference to the world genera. Entomology Memoir, Department of Agriculture, Water Supply, Republic of South Africa, 69: 1-175 [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]