Oligonychus (Reckiella) ocellatus Meyer, 1987

Classification

Tetranychidae - Tetranychinae - Tetranychini - Oligonychus (Reckiella)

Accepted name

Oligonychus (Reckiella) ocellatus Meyer, 1987. Meyer (1987): 157.

Original description

Oligonychus ocellatus Meyer, 1987. Meyer (1987): 157.

Type host: Convolvulus ocellatus. Type distribution: South Africa.

Summary

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    • Nomenclature and taxonomy

         Oligonychus ocellatus Meyer, 1987. Valid nomenclatural act Meyer (1987): 157. Type host: Convolvulus ocellatus. Type distribution: South Africa.
    Oligonychus (Reckiella) ocellatus Meyer, 1987. New combination Mushtaq et al. (2021b): 105.

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    Original description and illustration literature
    [Original description] Meyer (1987)

    Hosts (1 plant, 1 reference)


    Convolvulaceae: Convolvulus ocellatus Meyer (1987)

    Distribution (1 country, 1 reference)


    Afrotropical: South Africa Meyer (1987)

    Literature (2 references in chronological order)


    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 [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]