Tetranychus angolensis Meyer, 1974

Classification

Tetranychidae - Tetranychinae - Tetranychini - Tetranychus

Accepted name

Tetranychus angolensis Meyer, 1974. Meyer (1974b): 219.

Original description

Tetranychus angolensis Meyer, 1974. Meyer (1974b): 219.

Type host: Elaeis guineensis. Type distribution: Angola.

Summary

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  • Identification
  • Hosts
  • Distribution
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    • Nomenclature and taxonomy

         Tetranychus angolensis Meyer, 1974. Valid nomenclatural act Meyer (1974b): 219. Type host: Elaeis guineensis. Type distribution: Angola.

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

    Hosts (3 plants, 4 references)


    Arecaceae: Elaeis guineensis Meyer (1974b)
    Cucurbitaceae: Cucurbita maxima Nassar & Ghai (1981) Gupta & Gupta (1994) Cucurbita sp. Gupta & Chatterjee (1997)

    Distribution (2 countries, 4 references)


    Afrotropical: Angola Meyer (1974b)
    Oriental: India Nassar & Ghai (1981) Gupta & Gupta (1994) Gupta & Chatterjee (1997)

    Literature (4 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]
    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]