Tetranychus tumidosus Baker & Pritchard, 1960

Classification

Tetranychidae - Tetranychinae - Tetranychini - Tetranychus

Accepted name

Tetranychus tumidosus Baker & Pritchard, 1960. Baker & Pritchard (1960): 531.

Original description

Tetranychus tumidosus Baker & Pritchard, 1960. Baker & Pritchard (1960): 531.

Type host: Restio sp.. Type distribution: South Africa.

Summary

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  • Identification
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  • Distribution
  • Literature
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    • Nomenclature and taxonomy

         Tetranychus tumidosus Baker & Pritchard, 1960. Valid nomenclatural act Baker & Pritchard (1960): 531. Type host: Restio sp.. Type distribution: South Africa.

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    Original description and illustration literature
    [Original description] Baker & Pritchard (1960)

    Hosts (2 plants, 2 references)


    Restionaceae: Restio sp. Baker & Pritchard (1960) Restio subverticillatus Meyer (1987)

    Distribution (1 country, 2 references)


    Afrotropical: South Africa Baker & Pritchard (1960) Meyer (1987)

    Literature (2 references in chronological order)


    Baker & Pritchard (1960) The tetranychoid mites of Africa. Hilgardia, 29: 455-574 [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 [distribution; host]