Porcupinychus hermanniae Meyer, 1974

Classification

Tetranychidae - Bryobiinae - Hystrichonychini - Porcupinychus

Accepted name

Porcupinychus hermanniae Meyer, 1974. Meyer (1974b): 54.

Original description

Porcupinychus hermanniae Meyer, 1974. Meyer (1974b): 54.

Type host: Hermannia spinosa, Hermannia stricta. Type distribution: Namibia, South Africa.

Summary

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  • Distribution
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    • Nomenclature and taxonomy

         Porcupinychus hermanniae Meyer, 1974. Valid nomenclatural act Meyer (1974b): 54. Type host: Hermannia spinosa, Hermannia stricta. Type distribution: Namibia, South Africa.

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

    Hosts (4 plants, 2 references)


    Malvaceae: Hermannia sp. Meyer (1987) Hermannia spinosa Meyer (1974b) Hermannia stricta Meyer (1974b) Hermannia trifurca Meyer (1987)

    Distribution (2 countries, 2 references)


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

    Literature (2 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]