Neopetrobia (Langella) lerichei Meyer, 1989

Classification

Tetranychidae - Bryobiinae - Hystrichonychini - Neopetrobia (Langella)

Accepted name

Neopetrobia (Langella) lerichei Meyer, 1989. Meyer & Ueckermann (1989): 13.

Original description

Neopetrobia lerichei Meyer, 1989. Meyer & Ueckermann (1989): 13.

Type host: Plinthus cryptocarpus, Plinthus sericeus, Rhigozum trichotomum. Type distribution: South Africa.

Summary

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    • Nomenclature and taxonomy

         Neopetrobia lerichei Meyer, 1989. Valid nomenclatural act Meyer & Ueckermann (1989): 13. Type host: Plinthus cryptocarpus, Plinthus sericeus, Rhigozum trichotomum. Type distribution: South Africa.
    Neopetrobia (Langella) lerichei Meyer, 1989. New combination Bolland et al. (1998): 98.

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    Original description and illustration literature
    [Original description] Meyer & Ueckermann (1989)

    Hosts (3 plants, 1 reference)


    Aizoaceae: Plinthus cryptocarpus Meyer & Ueckermann (1989) Plinthus sericeus Meyer & Ueckermann (1989)
    Bignoniaceae: Rhigozum trichotomum Meyer & Ueckermann (1989)

    Distribution (1 country, 1 reference)


    Afrotropical: South Africa Meyer & Ueckermann (1989)

    Literature (2 references in chronological order)


    Meyer & Ueckermann (1989) South African Acari. V. Some mites of the Kalahari Gemsbok National Park. Koedoe, 32: 1-24 [description; distribution; host]
    Bolland et al. (1998) World catalogue of the spider mite family (Acari: Tetranychidae). Leiden, Brill Academic Publishers: 392 pp [taxononmy]