Tetranychus phaselus Ehara, 1960

Classification

Tetranychidae - Tetranychinae - Tetranychini - Tetranychus

Accepted name

Tetranychus phaselus Ehara, 1960. Ehara (1960): 238.

Original description

Tetranychus phaselus Ehara, 1960. Ehara (1960): 238.

Type host: Phaseolus vulgaris. Type distribution: Japan.

Summary

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

         Tetranychus phaselus Ehara, 1960. Valid nomenclatural act Ehara (1960): 238. Type host: Phaseolus vulgaris. Type distribution: Japan.
    Tetranychus (Tetranychus) phaselus Ehara, 1960. New combination Tseng (1990): 197.

         Tetranychus sulcatus Beglyarov & Mitrofanov, 1973. Synonym description Beglyarov & Mitrofanov (1973a): 25. Type host: Potentilla sp.. Type distribution: Russian Federation.
    Tetranychus sulcatus Beglyarov & Mitrofanov, 1973. Synonymy by Mitrofanov et al. (1987): 134.


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    Original description and illustration literature
    [Original description] Ehara (1960)
    [Synonym description] Beglyarov & Mitrofanov (1973a)

    Hosts (17 plants, 16 references)


    Cannabaceae: Humulus lupulus Ma & Wu (1984) Humulus scandens
    Convolvulaceae: Ipomoea biflora Ohno et al. (2011b)
    Euphorbiaceae: Acalypha australis Ohno et al. (2011b) Manihot sp.
    Fabaceae: Glycine max Ehara (1969c) Arimoto et al. (2013) Matsuda et al. (2013) Chen et al. (2014) Matsuda et al. (2014) Gotoh et al. (2015) Phaseolus vulgaris Ehara (1960) Ge et al. (2013)
    Lamiaceae: Leonurus sibiricus Leucas chinensis Matsuda et al. (2013) Salvia substolonifera
    Malvaceae: Gossypium sp. Zhang et al. (2016b) Urena lobata
    Moraceae: Fatoua villosa Gotoh et al. (2003a) Gotoh et al. (2007e) Arimoto et al. (2013) Morus alba Chen et al. (2025)
    Polygonaceae: Rumex crispus
    Rosaceae: Duchesnea chrysantha Potentilla sp. Beglyarov & Mitrofanov (1973a)


    Distribution (5 countries, 20 references)


    Oriental: China Ma & Wu (1984) Wang et al. (1985) Wang & Cui (1992b) Ge et al. (2013) Chen et al. (2014) Zhang et al. (2016b) Chen et al. (2025) Japan Ohno et al. (2011b) Matsuda et al. (2013) Taiwan Ehara (1969c)
    Palearctic: China Wang (1981a) Japan Ehara (1960) Gotoh et al. (2003a) Gotoh et al. (2007e) Arimoto et al. (2013) Matsuda et al. (2013) Matsuda et al. (2014) Gotoh et al. (2015) Korea (Rep. South) Lee et al. (1987) Russian Federation Beglyarov & Mitrofanov (1973a) Mitrofanov et al. (1987)


    Literature (21 references in chronological order)


    Ehara (1960) On some japanese tetranychid mites of economic importance. Japanese Journal of Applied Entomology and Zoology, 4: 234-241 [description; distribution; host]
    Ehara (1969c) The tetranychoid mites of Taiwan (Acarina : Prostigmata). The Journal of the Faculty of Education, Tottori University, Natural Science, 20: 79-103 [distribution; host]
    Beglyarov & Mitrofanov (1973a) New species of the genus Oligonychus and Tetranychus from Vladivostok area. Biological Revue, Zoology, 7: 23-29 [description; distribution; host]
    Wang (1981a) Acariformes : Tetranychoidea. Economic Insect Fauna of China, Science Press, Fascicule 23 Acariformes: 150 p [distribution]
    Ma & Wu (1984) Preliminary survey on spider mite species in Guangzhou Botanical Garden. Journal of Shangai Agricultural College, 2 (1): 39-41 [distribution; host]
    Wang et al. (1985) A preliminary survey of tetranychid mites in Fujian with description of a new species (Acariformes: Tetranychoidea). Wuyi Science Journal, 5: 89-93 [distribution]
    Lee et al. (1987) Taxonomic studies on spider mites (Tetranychidae : Acarina) of Korea. II. Spider mites, parasitic on wild plants. Korean Journal of Systematic Zoology, 3: 95-116 [distribution]
    Mitrofanov et al. (1987) Keys to the tetranychid mites (Tetranychidae, Bryobiidae) fauna of the USSR, adjacent countries. Institute of Zoology and Parasitology E.N. Pavlosky, Tajik SSR, Doma, Dushanbe: 224 pp [distribution; taxononmy]
    Tseng (1990) A monograph of the mite family Tetranychidae (Acarina : Tronbidiformes) from Taiwan. Taiwan Museum Special Publication Series, 9: 1-226 [taxononmy]
    Wang & Cui (1992b) Acari , Tetranychoidea. Insects of the Hengduan Mountains region, 1: 1431-1440 [distribution]
    Gotoh et al. (2003a) Wolbachia distribution and cytoplasmic incompatibility based on a survey of 42 spider mite species (Acari: Tetranychidae) in Japan. Heredity, 91: 208-216 [distribution; host]
    Gotoh et al. (2007e) Tetranychus mite species identification using esterase and phosphoglucomutase zymograms. Applied Entomology and Zoology, 42 (4): 579-585 [distribution; host]
    Ohno et al. (2011b) Temporal occurrence of the two-spotted spider mite, Tetranychus urticae (Acari: Tetranychidae), on Ishigaki Island, Okinawa. Journal of the Acarological Society of Japan, 20 (1): 37-40 [distribution; host]
    Arimoto et al. (2013) PCR-RFLP Analysis for Identification of Tetranychus Spider Mite Species (Acari: Tetranychidae). Journal of Economic Entomology, 106: 661-668 [distribution; host]
    Ge et al. (2013) Rapid development of 36 polymorphic microsatellite markers for Tetranychus truncatus by transferring from Tetranychus urticae. Experimental and Applied Acarology, 61: 195-212 [distribution; host]
    Matsuda et al. (2013) DNA-Based identification of spider mites: molecular evidence for cryptic species of the genus Tetranychus (Acari: Tetranychidae). Journal of Economic Entomology, 106: 463-472 [distribution; host]
    Chen et al. (2014) The complete mitochondrial genomes of six species of Tetranychus provide insights into the phylogeny and evolution of spider mites. Plos One, 9: e110625 [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]
    Gotoh et al. (2015) Development and reproduction of five Tetranychus species (Acari: Tetranychidae): Do they all have the potential to become major pests?. Experimental and Applied Acarology, 66: 453-479 [distribution; host]
    Zhang et al. (2016b) Development of microsatellite markers for six Tetranychus species by transfer from Tetranychus urticae genome. Experimental and Applied Acarology, 70: 17-34 [distribution; host]
    Chen et al. (2025) Development, reproduction and life table parameters of Tetranychus phaselus Ehara (Acari: Tetranychidae) on two bean host plants. Acarologia, 65 (1): 197-203 [distribution; host; laboratory]