Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand abstracts
A review of Schizotetranychus-like mites (Acari:
Tetranychidae) from New Zealand
Zhi-Qiang Zhang* & Nicholas A. Martin**
*Landcare Research, Private Bag 92 170, Auckland, New Zealand.
**Crop & Food Research, Private Bag 92 169, Auckland, New Zealand.
The concept of
Yezonychus Ehara is revised.
Yezonychus cornus
(Pritchard & Baker) comb. nov. is restricted to mites from
Elaeocarpus
dentatus in New Zealand.
Yezonychus falsicornus sp. nov. infesting
Rubus spp
.,
Dysoxylum spectabile, and
Weinmannia
racemosa, and
Yezonychus brevipilus sp. nov. infesting
Leionema
nudum, are described from New Zealand. A key to known species of
Yezonychus is given. Data on the biology of the species are included.
Tribolonychus collyerae gen. et sp. nov. is described from
Nothofagus sp. in New Zealand.
Keywords New Zealand; Acari; Tetranychidae;
Schizotetranychus; Yezonychus; Tribolonychus; new genus;
new species
R00007. Received 5 April 2000; accepted 9 August 2000
(c) Journal of The Royal Society of New Zealand,
Volume 31, Number 2, June 2001, pp 307-325
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