Tetranychus bambusae Wang & Ma, 1981

Classification

Tetranychidae - Tetranychinae - Tetranychini - Tetranychus

Accepted name

Tetranychus bambusae Wang & Ma, 1981. Wang & Ma (1981b): 339.

Original description

Tetranychus bambusae Wang & Ma, 1981. Wang & Ma (1981b): 339.

Type host: Bambusa sp.. Type distribution: China.

Summary

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

         Tetranychus bambusae Wang & Ma, 1981. Valid nomenclatural act Wang & Ma (1981b): 339. Type host: Bambusa sp.. Type distribution: China.

    Identification tools
    Original description and illustration literature
    [Original description] Wang & Ma (1981b)


    Molecular data literature (1 reference)
    Majeed et al. (2023)

    Hosts (4 plants, 6 references)


    Poaceae: Bambusa bambos Zeity et al. (2016a) Bambusa sp. Wang & Ma (1981b) Ma & Wu (1984) Majeed et al. (2023) Bambusa vulgaris Bhaskar et al. (2025b) Phyllostachys edulis Matsuda et al. (2014)

    Distribution (4 countries, 7 references)


    Oriental: Bangladesh Ullah et al. (2014) China Wang & Ma (1981b) Ma & Wu (1984) India Zeity et al. (2016a) Majeed et al. (2023) Bhaskar et al. (2025b) Japan Matsuda et al. (2014)

    Literature (7 references in chronological order)


    Wang & Ma (1981b) Two new species of Tetranychidae from China (Acarina : Tetranychidae). Zoological Research, 2: 337-341 [description; distribution; host]
    Ma & Wu (1984) Preliminary survey on spider mite species in Guangzhou Botanical Garden. Journal of Shangai Agricultural College, 2 (1): 39-41 [distribution; host]
    Matsuda et al. (2014) Phylogenetic analysis of the spider mite sub-family Tetranychinae (Acari: Tetranychidae) based on the mitochondrial COI gene, the 18S and the 5 end of the 28S rRNA genes indicates that several genera are polyphyletic. Plos One, 9: e108672 [distribution; host]
    Ullah et al. (2014) Life history parameters of three phytophagous spider mites, Tetranychus piercei, T. truncatus, T. bambusae (Acari: Tetranychidae). Journal of Asia-Pacific Entomology, 17: 767-773 [distribution]
    Zeity et al. (2016a) New species, new records and re-description of spider mites (Acari: Tetranychidae) from India. Zootaxa, 4085 (3): 416-430 [distribution; host]
    Majeed et al. (2023) Genetic diversity of major polyphagous spider mite species across host plants and spatial distribution. Indian Journal of Entomology, 85 (4): 882-891 [distribution; host; molecular]
    Bhaskar et al. (2025b) A catalogue of spider mite (Prostigmata: Tetranychidae) fauna associated with agricultural ecosystems of Kerala, South India with a taxonomic key. Acarologia, 65 (2): 534-546 [distribution; host]