Tetranychus moutensis Manson, 1970

Classification

Tetranychidae - Tetranychinae - Tetranychini - Tetranychus

Accepted name

Tetranychus moutensis Manson, 1970. Manson (1970): 324.

Original description

Tetranychus moutensis Manson, 1970. Manson (1970): 324.

Type host: Phormium tenax. Type distribution: New Zealand.

Summary

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

         Tetranychus moutensis Manson, 1970. Valid nomenclatural act Manson (1970): 324. Type host: Phormium tenax. Type distribution: New Zealand.

    Identification tools
    Original description and illustration literature
    [Original description] Manson (1970)

    Host plants (2 plants, 2 references)
    Distribution of host plant reports by order
    The colors of the plant orders follow the classification system of The Plant Phylogeny Project, ranging from Lycopodiales to Dipsacales (hover to display the orders).

    List of host plants by family


    Asphodelaceae: Phormium colensoi Martin (2014) Phormium tenax Manson (1970) Martin (2014)

    Distribution (1 country, 2 references)


    Australasian: New Zealand Manson (1970) Martin (2014)

    Literature (2 references in chronological order)


    Manson (1970) The spider mite family Tetranychidae in New-Zealand. V. Tetranychus (Tetranychus) moutensis a new species of spider mite from flax (Phorium tenax Forst.) in New Zealand. New Zealand Journal of Science and Technology (A), 13: 323-327 [description; distribution; host]
    Martin (2014) Notes on flax spider mite, Tetranychus moutensis (Acari: Tetranychidae), a herbivore of New Zealand flax, Phormium species (Hemerocallidaceae). Systematic and Applied Acarology, 19 (3): 381-383 [distribution; host]