Tetranychus rooyenae Meyer, 1974

Classification

Tetranychidae - Tetranychinae - Tetranychini - Tetranychus

Accepted name

Tetranychus rooyenae Meyer, 1974. Meyer (1974b): 229.

Original description

Tetranychus rooyenae Meyer, 1974. Meyer (1974b): 229.

Type host: Argemone mexicana, Cineraria sp., Drymaria cordata, Gossypium sp., Hermannia spinosa, Hibiscus engleri, Nicotiana glauca, Poaceae sp.. Type distribution: Botswana, Malawi, South Africa.

Summary

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    • Nomenclature and taxonomy

         Tetranychus rooyenae Meyer, 1974. Valid nomenclatural act Meyer (1974b): 229. Type host: Argemone mexicana, Cineraria sp., Drymaria cordata, Gossypium sp., Hermannia spinosa, Hibiscus engleri, Nicotiana glauca, Poaceae sp.. Type distribution: Botswana, Malawi, South Africa.

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    Original description and illustration literature
    [Original description] Meyer (1974b)

    Hosts (10 plants, 2 references)


    Aristolochiaceae: Aristolochia macrophylla Meyer (1987)
    Asteraceae: Cineraria sp. Meyer (1974b)
    Caryophyllaceae: Drymaria cordata Meyer (1974b)
    Malvaceae: Gossypium sp. Meyer (1974b) Hermannia spinosa Meyer (1974b) Hibiscus engleri Meyer (1974b)
    Papaveraceae: Argemone mexicana Meyer (1974b)
    Poaceae: Poaceae sp. Meyer (1974b)
    Solanaceae: Nicotiana glauca Meyer (1974b) Solanum rubetorum Meyer (1987)

    Distribution (3 countries, 1 reference)


    Afrotropical: Botswana Meyer (1974b) Malawi Meyer (1974b) South Africa Meyer (1974b)

    Literature (2 references in chronological order)


    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 [description; 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]