Aponychus solimani Zaher, Gomaa & El-Enany, 1982

Classification

Tetranychidae - Tetranychinae - Eurytetranychini - Aponychus

Accepted name

Aponychus solimani Zaher, Gomaa & El-Enany, 1982. Zaher et al. (1982): 101.

Original description

Aponychus solimani Zaher, Gomaa & El-Enany, 1982. Zaher et al. (1982): 101.

Type host: Arundo donax, Phragmites australis. Type distribution: Egypt.

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  • Nomenclature and taxonomy

         Aponychus solimani Zaher, Gomaa & El-Enany, 1982. Valid nomenclatural act Zaher et al. (1982): 101. Type host: Arundo donax, Phragmites australis. Type distribution: Egypt.
    Chinotetranychus solimani (Zaher, Gomaa & El-Enany, 1982). New combination Meyer (1987): 85.
    Aponychus solimani Zaher, Gomaa & El-Enany, 1982. New combination Rimando & Corpuz-Raros (1996): 12.


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    Original description and illustration literature
    [Original description] Zaher et al. (1982)

    Hosts (2 plants, 1 reference)


    Poaceae: Arundo donax Zaher et al. (1982) Phragmites australis Zaher et al. (1982)


    Distribution (1 country, 1 reference)


    Palearctic: Egypt Zaher et al. (1982)


    Literature (3 references in chronological order)


    Zaher et al. (1982) Spider mites of Egypt (Acari: Tetranychidae). International Journal of Acarology, 8 (2): 91-114 [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 [taxononmy]
    Rimando & Corpuz-Raros (1996) A revision of the tribe Eurytetranychini in the Tetranychinae (Tetranychidae: Acari). Philippine Entomologist, 10: 9-14 [taxononmy]