Genus Tetranychus Dufour, 1832
Introduction
In addition to the named species listed here, unidentified species of Tetranychus have been reported from Australia many times, including by Davis (1968), Colloff et al. (1991), Walter & O'Dowd (1992), Walter (1999a, 1999b) and Longstaff et al. (1999).
General References
Beard, J.J., Ochoa, R., Bauchan, G.R., Welbourn, W.C., Pooley, C. & Dowling, A.P.G. 2012. External mouthpart morphology in the Tenuipalpidae (Tetranychoidea): Raoiella a case study. Experimental and Applied Acarology 57: 227–255 (feeding biology)
Colloff, M.J., Stewart, G.A. & Thompson, P.J. 1991. House dust acarofauna and Der p I equivalent in Australia : the relative importance of Dermatophagoides pteronyssinus and Euroglyphus maynei. Clinical and Experimental Allergy 21: 225-230
Walter, D.E. 1999a. Cryptic inhabitants of a noxious weed: Mites (Arachnida: Acari) on Lantana camara L. invading forests in Queensland. Australian Journal of Entomology 38: 197-200
Walter, D.E. 1999b. Living on leaves: adaptations of Australian rainforest mites. pp. 73–78 in Needham, G.R., Mitchell, R., Horn, D.J. & Welbourn, W.C. Acarology IX. Volume 2. Symposia. Columbus, Ohio : Ohio Biological Survey.
Walter, D.E. & O'Dowd, D.J. 1992. Leaves with domatia have more mites. Ecology 73: 1514-1518
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19-Aug-2013 | TETRANYCHIDAE Donnadieu, 1876 | 16-Aug-2013 | MODIFIED | |
| 07-May-2013 | 07-May-2013 | MODIFIED | ||
| 29-Jul-2010 | 29-Jul-2010 | MOVED | ||
| 28-Jul-2010 | 28-Jul-2010 | MOVED | ||
| 07-May-2013 | 09-Jul-2010 | ADDED | ||
| 08-Jul-2010 | MODIFIED |