Schizotetranychus spiculus Baker & Pritchard, 1960

Classification

Tetranychidae - Tetranychinae - Tetranychini - Schizotetranychus

Accepted name

Schizotetranychus spiculus Baker & Pritchard, 1960. Baker & Pritchard (1960): 493.

Original description

Schizotetranychus spiculus Baker & Pritchard, 1960. Baker & Pritchard (1960): 493.

Type host: Citrus sp.. Type distribution: Kenya.

Summary

  • Nomenclature
  • Identification
  • Host plants
  • Distribution
  • Literature
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    • Nomenclature and taxonomy

         Schizotetranychus spiculus Baker & Pritchard, 1960. Valid nomenclatural act Baker & Pritchard (1960): 493. Type host: Citrus sp.. Type distribution: Kenya.

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

    Host plants (2 plants, 2 references)
    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


    Rutaceae: Citrus sp. Baker & Pritchard (1960) Murraya koenigii Karuppuchamy & Mohanasundaram (1987)

    Distribution (2 countries, 2 references)


    Afrotropical: Kenya Baker & Pritchard (1960)
    Oriental: India Karuppuchamy & Mohanasundaram (1987)

    Literature (2 references in chronological order)


    Baker & Pritchard (1960) The tetranychoid mites of Africa. Hilgardia, 29: 455-574 [description; distribution; host]
    Karuppuchamy & Mohanasundaram (1987) New species and records of Tetranychid mites (Tetranychidae: Acarina) from India. Entomon, 12: 89-94 [distribution; host]