Schizotetranychus tephrosiae Gutierrez, 1968

Classification

Tetranychidae - Tetranychinae - Tetranychini - Schizotetranychus

Accepted name

Schizotetranychus tephrosiae Gutierrez, 1968. Gutierrez (1968a): 24.

Original description

Schizotetranychus tephrosiae Gutierrez, 1968. Gutierrez (1968a): 24.

Type host: Tephrosia striata. Type distribution: Madagascar.

Summary

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

         Schizotetranychus tephrosiae Gutierrez, 1968. Valid nomenclatural act Gutierrez (1968a): 24. Type host: Tephrosia striata. Type distribution: Madagascar.

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    Original description and illustration literature
    [Original description] Gutierrez (1968a)

    Hosts (7 plants, 7 references)


    Asteraceae: Mikania cordata
    Fabaceae: Mundulea sericea Meyer (1974b) Tephrosia pungens Migeon (2015) Tephrosia sp. Migeon (2015) Tephrosia striata Gutierrez (1968a) Migeon (2015)
    Rosaceae: Eriobotrya japonica Nassar & Ghai (1981) Gupta & Gupta (1994) Gupta & Chatterjee (1997)
    Zygophyllaceae: Balanites pedicellaris

    Distribution (3 countries, 6 references)


    Afrotropical: Madagascar Gutierrez (1968a) Migeon (2015) South Africa Meyer (1974b)
    Oriental: India Nassar & Ghai (1981) Gupta & Gupta (1994) Gupta & Chatterjee (1997)

    Literature (6 references in chronological order)


    Gutierrez (1968a) Tetranychidae nouveaux de Madagascar (Quatrième note). Acarologia, 10 (1): 13-28 [description; 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]
    Nassar & Ghai (1981) Taxonomic studies on tetranychoid mites infesting vegetable and fruit crops in Delhi and surrounding areas. Oriental Insects, 15 (4): 333-396 [distribution; host]
    Gupta & Gupta (1994) A taxonomic review of Indian Tetranychidae (Acari: Prostgmata) with description of new species and redescriptions of known species, keys to genera and species. Memoirs of the Zoological Survey of India, 18: 1-196 [distribution; host]
    Gupta & Chatterjee (1997) Acari: plant mites. Zoological Survey of India, State Fauna Series 6: Fauna of Delhi: 485-532 [distribution; host]
    Migeon (2015) The Jean Gutierrez spider mite collection. Zookeys, 489: 15-24 [distribution; host]