Oligonychus (Reckiella) pennisetum Meyer, 1974

Classification

Tetranychidae - Tetranychinae - Tetranychini - Oligonychus (Reckiella)

Accepted name

Oligonychus (Reckiella) pennisetum Meyer, 1974. Meyer (1974b): 283.

Original description

Oligonychus pennisetum Meyer, 1974. Meyer (1974b): 283.

Type host: Pennisetum sp.. Type distribution: Angola.

Summary

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  • Distribution
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    • Nomenclature and taxonomy

         Oligonychus pennisetum Meyer, 1974. Valid nomenclatural act Meyer (1974b): 283. Type host: Pennisetum sp.. Type distribution: Angola.
    Oligonychus (Reckiella) pennisetum Meyer, 1974. New combination Mushtaq et al. (2021b): 105.

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

    Hosts (3 plants, 2 references)


    Poaceae: Andropogon gayanus Meyer & Bolland (1984) Pennisetum purpureum Meyer & Bolland (1984) Pennisetum sp. Meyer (1974b)

    Distribution (2 countries, 2 references)


    Afrotropical: Angola Meyer (1974b) Cameroon Meyer & Bolland (1984)

    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 & Bolland (1984) Tetranychoid mites (Acari: Prostigmata) from Cameroun and a survey of their chromosome complements. Phytophylactica, 16: 209-220 [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]