Palmanychus steganus (Pritchard & Baker, 1955)

Classification

Tetranychidae - Tetranychinae - Tetranychini - Palmanychus

Accepted name

Palmanychus steganus (Pritchard & Baker, 1955). Pritchard & Baker (1955): 167.

Original description

Eotetranychus steganus Pritchard & Baker, 1955. Pritchard & Baker (1955): 167.

Type host: Areca sp., Sabal palmetto. Type distribution: United States.

Summary

  • Nomenclature
  • Identification
  • Hosts
  • Distribution
  • Literature
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    • Nomenclature and taxonomy

         Eotetranychus steganus Pritchard & Baker, 1955. Valid nomenclatural act Pritchard & Baker (1955): 167. Type host: Areca sp., Sabal palmetto. Type distribution: United States.
    Palmanychus steganus (Pritchard & Baker, 1955). New combination Baker & Tuttle (1972): 14.

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    Original description and illustration literature
    [Original description] Pritchard & Baker (1955)

    Hosts (4 plants, 3 references)


    Arecaceae: Areca sp. Pritchard & Baker (1955) Sabal mexicana Beer & Lang (1958) Sabal palmetto Pritchard & Baker (1955)
    Cycadaceae: Cycas sp. Tuttle et al. (1976)

    Distribution (2 countries, 2 references)


    Nearctic: Mexico Beer & Lang (1958) United States Pritchard & Baker (1955)

    Literature (4 references in chronological order)


    Pritchard & Baker (1955) A revision of the spider mite family Tetranychidae. Memoirs Series, San Francisco, Pacific Coast Entomological Society, 2: 472 p [description; distribution; host]
    Beer & Lang (1958) The Tetranychidae of Mexico. University of Kansa Scientifical Bulletin, 38: 1231-1259 [distribution; host]
    Baker & Tuttle (1972) New species and further notes on the Tetranychoidea mostly from the south-western United States (Acarina : Tetranychidae and Tenuipalpidae). Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology, 116: 1-37 [taxononmy]
    Tuttle et al. (1976) Spider mites of Mexico (Acarina : Tetranychidae). International Journal of Acarology, 2: 1-102 [host]