Tetranychus sinhai Baker, 1962

Classification

Tetranychidae - Tetranychinae - Tetranychini - Tetranychus

Accepted name

Tetranychus sinhai Baker, 1962. Baker (1962): 956.

Original description

Tetranychus sinhai Baker, 1962. Baker (1962): 956.

Type host: Hordeum vulgare, Poa pratensis. Type distribution: Canada, United States.

Summary

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  • Identification
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  • Distribution
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  • Nomenclature and taxonomy

         Tetranychus sinhai Baker, 1962. Valid nomenclatural act Baker (1962): 956. Type host: Hordeum vulgare, Poa pratensis. Type distribution: Canada, United States.
    Tetranychus (Polynychus) sinhai Baker, 1962. New combination Flechtmann & Hunter (1971): 26.


    Identification tools

    Original description and illustration literature
    [Original description] Baker (1962)

    Host plants (11 plants, 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


    Asteraceae: Helianthus annuus
    Poaceae: Agropyron cristatum Elymus hispidus Elymus virginicus Flechtmann & Hunter (1971) Hordeum vulgare Baker (1962) Poa pratensis Baker (1962) Sorghum halepense Flechtmann & Hunter (1971) Triticum aestivum Zea mays
    Rosaceae: Prunus virginiana Rosa sp.


    Distribution (3 countries, 3 references)


    Nearctic: Canada Baker (1962) United States Baker (1962) Flechtmann & Hunter (1971)
    Palearctic: Poland Boczek (1964)


    Literature (3 references in chronological order)


    Baker (1962) Tetranychus sinhai, a new species of mite from grasses (Acari: Tetranychidae). Canadian Entomologist, 94: 956-959 [description; distribution; host]
    Boczek (1964) Studies on mites (Acarina) living on plants in Poland. IV. Bulletin de l'Académie des Sciences Polonaise, 12: 365-369 [distribution]
    Flechtmann & Hunter (1971) The spider mites (Prostigmata : Tetranychidae) of Georgia. Journal of the Georgia Entomological Society, 6: 16-30 [distribution; host; taxononmy]