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

  • Nomenclature
  • Identification
  • Host plants
  • Distribution
  • Literature
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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.

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

    Host plants (1 plant, 1 reference)
    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


    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]