Tetranychus lintearius Dufour, 1832

Classification

Tetranychidae - Tetranychinae - Tetranychini - Tetranychus

Accepted name

Tetranychus lintearius Dufour, 1832. Dufour (1832): 281.

Notes: This species was redescribed by van Eyndhoven (1967)

Original description

Tetranychus lintearius Dufour, 1832. Dufour (1832): 281.

Type host: Ulex europaeus. Type distribution: France.

Summary

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

         Tetranychus lintearius Dufour, 1832. Valid nomenclatural act Dufour (1832): 281. Type host: Ulex europaeus. Type distribution: France.

         Tetranychus lintearicus Dufour, 1832. Misspelling Dufour (1832): 276.

         Tetranychus ulicis Spicer, 1868. Synonym description Spicer (1868): 49. Notes: André, cited T. ulicis Jourdain without anymore reference. T. ulicis must be attributed to Spicer, 1868
    Tetranychus ulicis Spicer, 1868. Synonymy by André (1933a): 13.

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    Original description and illustration literature
    [Original description] Dufour (1832)
    [Synonym description] Spicer (1868)

    Complementary description and illustration literature (1 reference)
    Stone (1986)

    Host plants (8 plants, 17 references)
    Distribution of host plant reports by order
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    List of host plants by family


    Fabaceae: Calicotome spinosa André (1933a) Calicotome villosa Ulex australis Naves et al. (2021) Ulex densus Naves et al. (2021) Ulex europaeus Dufour (1832) André (1933a) Stone (1986) Ferragut & Santonja (1989) Hill & ODonnell (1991a) Hill & ODonnell (1991b) Pratt et al. (2002) Ireson et al. (2003) Norambuena & Escobar (2004) Davies et al. (2007) Norambuena et al. (2007) Seeman & Beard (2011) Marriott et al. (2013) Migeon (2015) Naves et al. (2021) Ulex minor Eyndhoven (1967) Ferragut & Santonja (1989) Naves et al. (2021) Ulex parviflorus Ferragut & Santonja (1989) Naves et al. (2021)
    Rutaceae: Boronia sp. Seeman & Beard (2011)

    Distribution (12 countries, 20 references)


    Australasian: Australia Ireson et al. (2003) Davies et al. (2007) Seeman & Beard (2011) Marriott et al. (2013) Hawaiian Is. Markin et al. (1996) Norambuena & Escobar (2004) Norambuena et al. (2007) New Zealand Hill et al. (1989) Ireson et al. (2003) Davies et al. (2007)
    Nearctic: United States Markin et al. (1996) Pratt et al. (2002)
    Neotropical: Chile Norambuena & Escobar (2004) Norambuena et al. (2007)
    Palearctic: Algeria André (1933a) Belgium Zacher (1949) France Dufour (1832) André (1933a) Migeon (2015) Italy Canestrini & Fanzago (1878) Portugal Hill & Stone (1985) Ireson et al. (2003) Norambuena & Escobar (2004) Norambuena et al. (2007) Naves et al. (2021) Spain Ferragut & Santonja (1989) Ireson et al. (2003) United Kingdom Hirst (1920) Hill & ODonnell (1991a) Hill & ODonnell (1991b) Ireson et al. (2003) Davies et al. (2007)

    Literature (23 references in chronological order)


    Dufour (1832) Description et figure du Tetranychus lintearicus, Arachnide nouvelle de la tribu des Acarides. Annales des Sciences Naturelles, Paris, 25: 276 [description; distribution; host; taxononmy]
    Spicer (1868) Furze mites. Hardw. Sci. Gossip, 4: 49-51 [description]
    Canestrini & Fanzago (1878) Intorno agli acari italiani. Atti del Reale Istituto Veneto di Scienze, Lettere ed Arti. Tomo 4, serie 5 (4): 69-208 [distribution]
    Hirst (1920) Revision of the English species of red spider (Genera Tetranychus and Oligonychus). Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London, 4: 49-60 [distribution]
    André (1933a) Sur la biologie des Tétranyques tisserands. Revue de Pathologie Végétale et d'Entomologie Agricole, 1: 8-25 [distribution; host; taxononmy]
    Zacher (1949) Arachnoidea, Spinnentiere. Sorauer, P. (Ed), Handbuch der Pflanzenkrankheiten, Berlin, P. Parey. 4: 88-138 [distribution]
    Eyndhoven (1967) Tetranychus lintearius Dufour, 1832, is a valid species (Acar.) - Notulae ad Tetranychidas 11. Entomologische Berichten, Amsertdam, 27: 90-100 [host]
    Hill & Stone (1985) Spider mites as control agents for weeds. Helle, W., Sabelis, M.W., Spider mites their biology, natural enemies and control, Amsterdam, Netherlands, Elsevier Science Publisher B. V., 1B: 443-448 [distribution]
    Stone (1986) An investigation into the morphology and biology of Tetranychus lintearius Dufour (Acari: Tetranychidae). Experimental and Applied Acarology, 2: 173-186 [description; field; host; illustration]
    Ferragut & Santonja (1989) Taxonomia y distribucion de los acaros del genero Tetranychus Dufour 1832 (Acari: Tetranychidae), en Espana. Boletin de Sanidad Vegetal, Plagas, 15: 271-281 [distribution; host]
    Hill et al. (1989) The introduction of gorse spider mite, Tetranychus lintearius, for biological control of gorse. Proceedings of the Forty Second New Zealand weed, pest control conference. New Zealand Weed and Pest Control Society, Palmerston North, New Zealand: 137-139 [distribution]
    Hill & ODonnell (1991a) The host range of Tetranychus lintearius (Acarina: Tetranychidae). Experimental and Applied Acarology, 11: 253-269 [distribution; host]
    Hill & ODonnell (1991b) Reproductive isolation between Tetranychus lintearius and two related mites, T. urticae and T. turkestani (Acarina: Tetranychidae). Experimental and Applied Acarology, 11: 241-251 [distribution; host]
    Markin et al. (1996) Biological control of gorse in Hawaii. Proceedings of the 9th international symposium on biological control of weeds, Stellenbosch, South Africa: 371-375 [distribution]
    Pratt et al. (2002) Phytoseiid mite fauna on gorse, Ulex europaeus L., in Western Oragon, Usa with new records for Phytoseiulus persimilis Athias-Henriot and Amblyseius graminis (Chant) (Acari: Phytoseiidae). Pan Pacific Entomologist, 78: 215-218 [distribution; host]
    Ireson et al. (2003) Host specificity, release, and establishment of the gorse spider mite, Tetranychus lintearius Dufour (Acarina: Tetranychidae), for the biological control of gorse, Ulex europaeus L. (Fabaceae), in Australia. Biological Control, 26 (2): 117-127 [distribution; host]
    Norambuena & Escobar (2004) El acaro Tetranychus lintearius Dufour (Acarina: Tetranychidae) exploracion en el extranjero e internacion a Chile. Agro Sur, 32: 76-79 [distribution; host]
    Davies et al. (2007) The impact of the gorse spider mite, Tetranychus lintearius, on the growth, development of gorse, Ulex europaeus. Biological Control, 41(1): 86-93 [distribution; host]
    Norambuena et al. (2007) Host specificity and establishment of Tetranychus lintearius (Acari: Tetranychidae) for biological control of gorse, Ulex europaeus (Fabaceae) in Chile. Biological Control, 40: 204-212 [distribution; host]
    Seeman & Beard (2011) Identification of exotic pest and Australian native and naturalised species of Tetranychus (Acari: Tetranychidae). Zootaxa, 2961: 1-72 [distribution; host]
    Marriott et al. (2013) Effects of Tetranychus lintearius (Acari: Tetranychidae) on the structure and water potential in the foliage of the invasive Ulex europaeus (Fabaceae) in Australia. International Journal of Acarology, 39 (4): 275-284 [distribution; host]
    Migeon (2015) The Jean Gutierrez spider mite collection. Zookeys, 489: 15-24 [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]