Tetranychus papayae Nassar & Ghai, 1981

Classification

Tetranychidae - Tetranychinae - Tetranychini - Tetranychus

Accepted name

Tetranychus papayae Nassar & Ghai, 1981. Nassar & Ghai (1981): 375.

Original description

Tetranychus papayae Nassar & Ghai, 1981. Nassar & Ghai (1981): 375.

Type host: Carica papaya. Type distribution: India.

Summary

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

         Tetranychus papayae Nassar & Ghai, 1981. Valid nomenclatural act Nassar & Ghai (1981): 375. Type host: Carica papaya. Type distribution: India.

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    Original description and illustration literature
    [Original description] Nassar & Ghai (1981)

    Host plants (1 plant, 3 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


    Caricaceae: Carica papaya Nassar & Ghai (1981) Gupta & Gupta (1994) Gupta & Chatterjee (1997)

    Distribution (1 country, 3 references)


    Oriental: India Nassar & Ghai (1981) Gupta & Gupta (1994) Gupta & Chatterjee (1997)

    Literature (3 references in chronological order)


    Nassar & Ghai (1981) Taxonomic studies on tetranychoid mites infesting vegetable and fruit crops in Delhi and surrounding areas. Oriental Insects, 15 (4): 333-396 [description; 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]