Abstract
The rediscovery of Tetranychus abacae Baker & Pritchard, 1962 is reported and additional description and drawings presented. New host and distribution records for 19 species of spider mites (Tctranychidae) in South America are given.
Spider mites; Tctranychidae; Agriculture; Distribution; Host plants
Rediscovery of Tetranychus abacae Baker & Pritchard, additional description and notes on South American spider mites (Acari, Prostigmata, Tetranychidae)
Carlos H.W. Flechtmann
Departamento de Zoologia, Universidade de São Paulo (ESALQ). Caixa Postal 9, 13418-900 Piracicaba, São Paulo, Brasil. Researcher of the CNPq
ABSTRACT
The rediscovery of Tetranychus abacae Baker & Pritchard, 1962 is reported and additional description and drawings presented. New host and distribution records for 19 species of spider mites (Tctranychidae) in South America are given.
Key words: Spider mites, Tctranychidae, Agriculture, Distribution, Host plants.
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Recebido em 30.VIII.1995; aceito em 25.X.1996
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Publication Dates
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Publication in this collection
13 July 2009 -
Date of issue
1996
History
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Received
30 Aug 1995 -
Accepted
25 Oct 1996
