Stigmaeopsis longus (Saito, 1990)

Classification

Tetranychidae - Tetranychinae - Tetranychini - Stigmaeopsis

Accepted name

Stigmaeopsis longus (Saito, 1990). Saito (1979b): 82.

Original description

Schizotetranychus longus Saito, 1990. Saito (1990): 392.

Type host: Sasa senanensis, Sasa sp.. Type distribution: Japan.

Summary

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

         Schizotetranychus celarius - B-strain (Banks, 1917). Synonym description Saito (1979a): 82.

         Schizotetranychus celarius - long seta form (Banks, 1917). Synonym description Saito & Takahashi (1980): 62.

         Schizotetranychus longus Saito, 1990. Valid nomenclatural act Saito (1990): 392. Type host: Sasa senanensis, Sasa sp.. Type distribution: Japan.
    Stigmaeopsis longus (Saito, 1990). New combination Saito et al. (2004): 637.

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    Original description and illustration literature
    [Original description] Saito (1990)
    [Synonym description] Saito (1979a) Saito & Takahashi (1980)

    Molecular data literature (1 reference)
    Sato et al. (2019)

    Hosts (6 plants, 13 references)


    Poaceae: Bambusa sp. Pratt & Croft (1999) Miscanthus sinensis Sato et al. (2019) Sasa kurilensis Saito et al. (2004) Sakagami et al. (2009) Saito et al. (2016b) Sasa senanensis Saito (1986) Saito (1990) Gotoh et al. (2003a) Saito et al. (2004) Gotoh & Shida (2007) Sakagami et al. (2009) Matsuda et al. (2014) Saito et al. (2016b) Sakamoto et al. (2017) Sasa sp. Saito (1990) Saito et al. (2004) Sasa veitchii Gotoh et al. (2003a) Ito & Chae (2019) Shindo et al. (2025)

    Distribution (2 countries, 12 references)


    Nearctic: United States Pratt & Croft (1999)
    Palearctic: Japan Saito (1986) Saito (1990) Saito et al. (2004) Gotoh & Shida (2007) Sakagami et al. (2009) Matsuda et al. (2014) Saito et al. (2016b) Sakamoto et al. (2017) Ito & Chae (2019) Sato et al. (2019) Shindo et al. (2025)

    Literature (15 references in chronological order)


    Saito (1979a) Study on spinning behaviour of spider mites III. Responses of mites to webbing residues, their preferences for particular physical conditions of leaf surfaces (Acarina: Tetranychidae). Japanese Journal of Applied Entomology and Zoology, 23: 82-91 [description]
    Saito & Takahashi (1980) Study on variation of Schizotetranychus celarius (Banks). Japanese Journal of Applied Entomology and Zoology, 24: 62-70 [description]
    Saito (1986) Biparental defence in a spider mite (Acari: Tetranychidae). Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology, 18: 377-386 [distribution; host]
    Saito (1990) Two new spider mite species of the Schizotetranychus celarius complex (Acari: Tetranychidae) : Study on variation of Schizotetranychus celarius (BANKS) III. Applied Entomology and Zoology, 25 (3): 389-396 [description; distribution; host]
    Pratt & Croft (1999) Expanded distribution of the bamboo spider mite, Schizotetranychus longus (Acari: Tetranychidae), and predation by Neoseiulus fallacis (Acari: Phytoseiidae). Acarologia, 40 (2): 191-197 [distribution; host]
    Gotoh et al. (2003a) Wolbachia distribution and cytoplasmic incompatibility based on a survey of 42 spider mite species (Acari: Tetranychidae) in Japan. Heredity, 91: 208-216 [host]
    Saito et al. (2004) Reinstatement of the genus Stigmaeopsis Banks, with descriptions of two new species (Acari, Tetranychidae). Annals of the Entomological Society of America, 97: 635-646 [distribution; host; taxononmy]
    Gotoh & Shida (2007) Life cycles and interactions in spider mites (Acari: Tetranychidae) on dwarf bamboo, Sasa senanensis (F. & S.) (Poaceae), in Japan. International Journal of Acarology, 33 (3): 259-273 [distribution; host]
    Sakagami et al. (2009) Molecular phylogeny of Stigmaeopsis, with special reference to speciation through host plant shift. Annals of the Entomological Society of America, 102: 360-366 [distribution; host]
    Matsuda et al. (2014) Phylogenetic analysis of the spider mite sub-family Tetranychinae (Acari: Tetranychidae) based on the mitochondrial COI gene, the 18S and the 5 end of the 28S rRNA genes indicates that several genera are polyphyletic. Plos One, 9: e108672 [distribution; host]
    Saito et al. (2016b) Variation in nesting behavior of eight species of spider mites, Stigmaeopsis having sociality. Science of Nature, 103: 10 [distribution; host]
    Sakamoto et al. (2017) Molecular identification of seven species of the genus Stigmaeopsis (Acari: Tetranychidae), preliminary attempts to establish their phylogenetic relationship. Systematic and Applied Acarology, 22 (1): 91-101 [distribution; host]
    Ito & Chae (2019) Cold hardiness in immature stages and adults in the adult-diapausing spider mite Stigmaeopsis longus. Physiological Entomology, 44: 11-19 [distribution; host]
    Sato et al. (2019) Phylogeography of lethal male fighting in a social spider mite. Ecology and Evolution, 9 (4): 1590-1602 [distribution; host; molecular]
    Shindo et al. (2025) The adaptive function of waste management in a social spider mite. Biology Letters, 21 (11): 20250397 [biology; distribution; host; laboratory]