Schizotetranychus asparagi (Oudemans, 1928)

Classification

Tetranychidae - Tetranychinae - Tetranychini - Schizotetranychus

Accepted name

Schizotetranychus asparagi (Oudemans, 1928). Oudemans (1928): 288.

Original description

Tetranychus (Epitetranychus) asparagi Oudemans, 1928. Oudemans (1928): 288.

Type host: Asparagus aethiopicus. Type distribution: Netherlands.

Summary

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  • Nomenclature and taxonomy

         Tetranychus (Epitetranychus) asparagi Oudemans, 1928. Valid nomenclatural act Oudemans (1928): 288. Type host: Asparagus aethiopicus. Type distribution: Netherlands.
    Schizotetranychus asparagi (Oudemans, 1928). New combination Oudemans (1931e): 292.

         Divarinychus floridensis McGregor, 1930. Synonym description McGregor (1930): 161. Type host: Asparagus setaceus. Type distribution: United States.
    Schizotetranychus floridensis (McGregor, 1930). New combination McGregor (1950): 312.
    Schizotetranychus floridensis (McGregor, 1930). Synonymy by Pritchard & Baker (1955): 237.


    Identification tools

    Original description and illustration literature
    [Original description] Oudemans (1928)
    [Synonym description] McGregor (1930)

    Host plants (12 plants, 17 references)

    Distribution of host plant reports by order
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    List of host plants by family


    Asparagaceae: Asparagus aethiopicus Oudemans (1928) Asparagus africanus Meyer (1974b) Asparagus capensis Meyer (1987) Asparagus laricinus Meyer (1974b) Asparagus officinalis Garrett & Haramoto (1967) Carmona (1970) Saba (1973b) Carmona & Dias (1980) Goff (1986) Naves et al. (2021) Asparagus setaceus McGregor (1930) Pritchard & Baker (1955) Garrett & Haramoto (1967) Carmona (1970) Saba (1973b) Meyer (1974b) Goff (1986) Naves et al. (2021) Asparagus sp. Pritchard & Baker (1955) Meyer (1974b) Goff (1986) Vierbergen (1990) Zeity et al. (2016b) Asparagus suaveolens Meyer (1974b) Asparagus virgatus Ben-David et al. (2007) Ben-David et al. (2013)
    Bromeliaceae: Ananas sp. Jeppson et al. (1975)
    Fabaceae: Acacia karroo Meyer (1974b) Acacia sp. Migeon (2015)


    Distribution (13 countries, 20 references)


    Afrotropical: Malawi Meyer (1974b) South Africa Meyer (1974b) Meyer (1987) Zimbabwe Meyer (1974b)
    Australasian: Australia Davis (1968f) Hawaiian Is. Pritchard & Baker (1955) Garrett & Haramoto (1967) Goff (1986)
    Nearctic: United States McGregor (1930) Pritchard & Baker (1955)
    Neotropical: Puerto Rico Pritchard & Baker (1955)
    Oriental: India Zeity et al. (2016b)
    Palearctic: Germany Jeppson et al. (1975) Israel and Palestinian Territories Bolland et al. (1998) Ben-David et al. (2007) Ben-David et al. (2013) Migeon (2015) Morocco Saba (1973b) Netherlands Oudemans (1928) Geijskes (1939) Vierbergen (1990) Portugal Carmona (1970) Carmona & Dias (1980) Naves et al. (2021)


    Literature (22 references in chronological order)


    Oudemans (1928) Acarologische Aanteekeningen LXXXIX. Entomologische Berichten, Amsertdam, 7 (159): 285-293 [description; distribution; host]
    McGregor (1930) A new spinning mite attacking Asparagus plumosus in Florida. Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington, 32: 161-163 [description; distribution; host]
    Oudemans (1931e) Acarologische Aanteekeningen CX. Entomologische Berichten, Amsertdam, 8 (181): 289-293 [taxononmy]
    Geijskes (1939) Beiträge zur Kenntnis der europäischen Spinnmilben (Acari, Tetranychidae) mit besonderer Berücksichtigung der niederländischen Arten. Mededeelingen van de Landbouwboogeschool, Wageningen, 42: 1-68 [distribution]
    McGregor (1950) Mites of the family Tetranychidae. American Midland Naturalist, 44: 257-420 [taxononmy]
    Pritchard & Baker (1955) A revision of the spider mite family Tetranychidae. Memoirs Series, San Francisco, Pacific Coast Entomological Society, 2: 472 p [distribution; host; taxononmy]
    Garrett & Haramoto (1967) A catalog of Hawaiian Acarina. Proceedings of the Hawaiian Entomological Society, 19: 381-414 [distribution; host]
    Davis (1968f) Survey of Tetranychidae. Queensland Department of Agriculture Report. Item 12. 4 p [distribution]
    Carmona (1970) Contribução para o conhecimento dos àcaros das plantas cultivadas em Portugal - V. Agronomia Lusitana, 31: 137-183 [distribution; host]
    Saba (1973b) Les acariens nuisibles aux plantes cultivees au Maroc. Al Awania, 49: 69-97 [distribution; host]
    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 [distribution; host]
    Jeppson et al. (1975) Mites injurious to economic plants. Berkeley, University of California Press: xxiv + 614 p [distribution; host]
    Carmona & Dias (1980) O complexo Acarina nas culturas portuguesas. I. Congresso Português Fitiatria e Fitofarmacologia, Lisboa, Portugal: 97-115 [distribution; host]
    Goff (1986) Spider mites (Acari: Tetranychidae) in the Hawaiian Islands. International Journal of Acarology, 12: 43-49 [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]
    Vierbergen (1990) The spider mites of the Netherlands and their economic significance (Acarina: Tetranychidae). Proceedings of the Section Experimental and Applied Entomology of the Netherlands Entomological Society, 1: 158-164 [distribution; host]
    Bolland et al. (1998) World catalogue of the spider mite family (Acari: Tetranychidae). Leiden, Brill Academic Publishers: 392 pp [distribution]
    Ben-David et al. (2007) ITS2 sequences as barcodes for identifying and analyzing spider mites (Acari: Tetranychidae). Experimental and Applied Acarology, 41: 169-181 [distribution; host]
    Ben-David et al. (2013) An annotated list of the spider mites (Acari: Prostigmata: Tetranychidae) of Israel. Israel Journal of Entomology, 43: 125-148 [distribution; host]
    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]
    Naves et al. (2021) Updated and annotated review of Tetranychidae occurring in mainland Portugal, the Azores, and Madeira Archipelagos. Acarologia, 61 (2): 380-393 [distribution; host]