Schizotetranychus reticulatus Baker & Pritchard, 1960

Classification

Tetranychidae - Tetranychinae - Tetranychini - Schizotetranychus

Accepted name

Schizotetranychus reticulatus Baker & Pritchard, 1960. Baker & Pritchard (1960): 487.

Original description

Schizotetranychus reticulatus Baker & Pritchard, 1960. Baker & Pritchard (1960): 487.

Type host: Grewia sp.. Type distribution: Congo DRC.

Summary

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

         Schizotetranychus reticulatus Baker & Pritchard, 1960. Valid nomenclatural act Baker & Pritchard (1960): 487. Type host: Grewia sp.. Type distribution: Congo DRC.
    Rigiotetranychus reticulatus (Baker & Pritchard, 1960). New combination Tseng (1990): 90.
    Schizotetranychus reticulatus Baker & Pritchard, 1960. New combination Bolland et al. (1998): 170.

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    Original description and illustration literature
    [Original description] Baker & Pritchard (1960)

    Hosts (6 plants, 4 references)


    Malvaceae: Grewia andramparo Migeon (2015) Grewia botryantha Migeon (2015) Grewia bracteata Zeity et al. (2016b) Grewia lavanalensis Migeon (2015) Grewia sp. Baker & Pritchard (1960) Migeon (2015) Mirza et al. (2025a) Grewia triflora Migeon (2015)

    Distribution (5 countries, 5 references)


    Afrotropical: Comoros Bolland et al. (1998) Migeon (2015) Congo DRC Baker & Pritchard (1960) Madagascar Migeon (2015)
    Oriental: India Zeity et al. (2016b)
    Palearctic: Saudi Arabia Mirza et al. (2025a)

    Literature (6 references in chronological order)


    Baker & Pritchard (1960) The tetranychoid mites of Africa. Hilgardia, 29: 455-574 [description; distribution; host]
    Tseng (1990) A monograph of the mite family Tetranychidae (Acarina : Tronbidiformes) from Taiwan. Taiwan Museum Special Publication Series, 9: 1-226 [taxononmy]
    Bolland et al. (1998) World catalogue of the spider mite family (Acari: Tetranychidae). Leiden, Brill Academic Publishers: 392 pp [distribution; taxononmy]
    Migeon (2015) The Jean Gutierrez spider mite collection. Zookeys, 489: 15-24 [distribution; host]
    Zeity et al. (2016b) New records of spider mites, description of male of Stylophoronychus baghensis Prasad (Acari: Tetranychidae) from India. Oriental Insects, 50 (3): 119-128 [distribution; host]
    Mirza et al. (2025a) New species and new record of the genus Schizotetranychus (Acari: Tetranychidae) from Saudi Arabia. International Journal of Acarology, 51 (2): 128-134 [distribution; host]