Tydeoid mites (Acari: Tydeidae, Edbakerellidae, Iolinidae) occurring on Citrus in southern Africa
Author
Ueckermann, Edward A.
Author
Grout, Timothy G.
text
Journal of Natural History
2007
2010-12-02
41
37 - 40
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2378
http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00222930701589921
journal article
10.1080/00222930701589921
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Parapronematus geminus
Meyer and Rodrigues
Parapronematus geminus
Meyer and Rodrigues 1966
, p 21
.
Material examined
Mozambique
:
holotype
female from
Gossypium
sp.,
R
. Quetxoaio,
16 April 1964
, M. C. Rodrigues; one female and two nymphs from
Citrus
sp. near Boane and Umbeluzi dam (
26
°
05.39S
,
32
°
15.49E
),
25 July 2003
,
T
. G. Grout; two females from
Citrus
sp., west of Maxixe,
ADRA
Research farm (
23
°
52.29S
,
35
°
15.39E
),
28 July 2003
,
T
. G. Grout; one female and one nymph from
Citrus
sp., Mapinhane north of Cheline (
22
°
16.99S
,
35
°
06.99E
); one female from
Citrus
sp., Nicuadala,
ADRA
Citrus
(17
°
369S,
36
°
48.69E
),
3 August 2003
,
T
. G. Grout; three females and one nymph from
Citrus
sp., Zandamela Primary School, Zandamela (
24
°
47.49S
,
34
°
18.79E
),
26 July 2003
,
T
. G. Grout. KwaZulu-Natal: five females from
Citrus
sp., Nkwaleni Valley, Freeman farm,
30 January 2003
, P.
R
. Stephen.
Accession numbers: AcY: 03/30, 03/263, 03/264, 03/266, 03/273, 03/274.
Diagnosis
Adults.
This species is the only one of the three known species (
P. acaciae
Baker
,
P. citri
Salviejo
, and
P. geminus
) with seta
υe
present on propodosoma.