Tetranychus amicus Meyer & Rodrigues, 1966

Classification

Tetranychidae - Tetranychinae - Tetranychini - Tetranychus

Accepted name

Tetranychus amicus Meyer & Rodrigues, 1966. Meyer & Rodrigues (1966): 10.

Original description

Tetranychus amicus Meyer & Rodrigues, 1966. Meyer & Rodrigues (1966): 10.

Type host: Baccharoides adoensis, Gossypium sp., Musa x paradisiaca. Type distribution: Mozambique, South Africa.

Summary

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

         Tetranychus amicus Meyer & Rodrigues, 1966. Valid nomenclatural act Meyer & Rodrigues (1966): 10. Type host: Baccharoides adoensis, Gossypium sp., Musa x paradisiaca. Type distribution: Mozambique, South Africa.

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    Original description and illustration literature
    [Original description] Meyer & Rodrigues (1966)

    Hosts (40 plants, 8 references)


    Acanthaceae: Acanthaceae sp. Meyer (1974b) Asystasia gangetica Migeon (2015) Isoglossa sp. Meyer (1987)
    Aizoaceae: Bergeranthus sp. Chasmatophyllum sp. Faucaria sp.
    Amaranthaceae: Achyropsis leptostachya Meyer (1970a) Migeon (2015)
    Apocynaceae: Gomphocarpus fruticosus Gutierrez & Etienne (1986) Migeon (2015)
    Araceae: Zantedeschia aethiopica Meyer (1974b)
    Asteraceae: Ageratum conyzoides Migeon (2015) Baccharoides adoensis Meyer & Rodrigues (1966) Garuleum pinnatifidum
    Convolvulaceae: Convolvulaceae sp. Migeon (2015) Convolvulus sp. Migeon (2015) Distimake tuberosus Rodrigues (1968) Ipomoea purpurea Meyer (1987) Ipomoea sp. Gutierrez & Etienne (1986)
    Cucurbitaceae: Sechium edule Gutierrez & Etienne (1986) Migeon (2015)
    Euphorbiaceae: Manihot esculenta Rodrigues (1968)
    Fabaceae: Arachis hypogaea Rodrigues (1968) Migeon (2015) Fabaceae sp. Migeon (2015) Glycine max Gutierrez & Etienne (1986) Migeon (2015) Macroptilium atropurpureum Gutierrez & Etienne (1986) Migeon (2015) Vigna sp. Migeon (2015) Vigna unguiculata Gutierrez & Etienne (1986)
    Lamiaceae: Ballota africana Meyer (1970a) Clerodendrum speciosissimum Rodrigues (1968) Vitex sp. Meyer (1974b)
    Malvaceae: Corchorus olitorius Rodrigues (1968) Gossypium hirsutum Rodrigues (1968) Gossypium sp. Meyer & Rodrigues (1966)
    Musaceae: Musa x paradisiaca Meyer & Rodrigues (1966)
    Scrophulariaceae: Nemesia albiflora Meyer (1987)
    Solanaceae: Brugmansia x candida Meyer (1974b) Solanaceae sp. Migeon (2015) Solanum melongena Gutierrez & Etienne (1986) Migeon (2015) Solanum nigrum Gutierrez & Etienne (1986) Solanum sp. Meyer (1987)
    Verbenaceae: Lippia javanica Meyer (1987) Verbena bonariensis Migeon (2015)

    Distribution (5 countries, 5 references)


    Afrotropical: Mauritius Gutierrez (1974a) Migeon (2015) Mozambique Meyer & Rodrigues (1966) Rodrigues (1968) Réunion Gutierrez (1974a) Gutierrez & Etienne (1986) Migeon (2015) South Africa Meyer & Rodrigues (1966) Migeon (2015)
    Australasian: Australia Migeon (2015)

    Literature (8 references in chronological order)


    Meyer & Rodrigues (1966) Acari associated with cotton in South Africa (With reference to other plants). Garcia de Orta, 13: 1-33 [description; distribution; host]
    Rodrigues (1968) Acarina de Mocambique catalogo das especies relacionadas com a agricultura. Agronomia Mocambicana, 2: 215-256 [distribution; host]
    Meyer (1970a) South African Acari II. Check-list of mites in our parks (Part I). Koedoe, 29-35 [host]
    Gutierrez (1974a) Les espèces du genre Tetranychus Dufour (Acariens : Tetranychidae) ayant une incidence économique à Madagascar et dans les Iles voisines. Compétition entre les complexes Tetranychus neocaledonicus André et Tetranychus urticae Koch. Acarologia, 16 (2): 258-270 [distribution]
    Meyer (1974b) A revision of the Tetranychidae of Africa (Acari) with a key to the genera of the world. Entomology Memoir, Department of Agricultural Technical Services, Republic of South Africa, 1-291 [host]
    Gutierrez & Etienne (1986) Les Tetranychidae de l'île de la Réunion et quelques-uns de leurs prédateurs. Agronomie Tropicale, 41 (1): 84-91 [distribution; host]
    Meyer (1987) African Tetranychidae (Acari: Prostigmata) - with reference to the world genera. Entomology Memoir, Department of Agriculture, Water Supply, Republic of South Africa, 69: 1-175 [host]
    Migeon (2015) The Jean Gutierrez spider mite collection. Zookeys, 489: 15-24 [distribution; host]