Tetranychus marianae McGregor, 1950

SEEMAN, OWEN D. & BEARD, JENNIFER J., 2011, Identification of exotic pest and Australian native and naturalised species of Tetranychus (Acari: Tetranychidae), Zootaxa 2961 (1), pp. 1-72 : 46

Tetranychus marianae McGregor, 1950

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Type specimens examined, Micronesia: Lectotype male, Mt Lasso, Tinian Island, 12.vi.1946, H. Townes, ex Passiflora foetida (Passifloraceae) , USNM 1722. Paralectotypes, 5 females, 5 males, same data as lectotype. All specimens are from the type series of McGregor (1950), but he did not designate a holotype specimen. We have therefore designated lectotypes here as per the unpublished thesis of Quirós-Gonzáles (1981).

Non-type specimens examined, Central America: 1 male, La Calera, Manaqua, Nicaragua, 8.iv.1959, ex squash, E.W. Baker, slide has several other species on it. 3 females, 1 male, Lima, Honduras, 30.x.1958, J.G. Matthysse, ex Thunbergia alata (Acanthaceae) . 1 male, Hanacal, San Pedro, Honduras, 7.ii.1959, ex Abutilon permalle (Malvaceae) , J.G. Matthysse. All in USNM.

Australia: Northern Territory: 1 female, 3 males, Nakara , 26.x.2007, L. Zhang, ex leaves Acalypha (Euphorbiaceae) , M310. In QM . Queensland: 6 females, 8 males, Tully , 6.xi.1968, L.R. Payton, ex Banana fruit Musa sp. (Musaceae) (N3172) . 3 females, 1 male, Biboohra , v.1972, G.D. Adams, ex Dolichos lablab (Fabaceae) (M831[12931]). All in QDPI . 8 females, 1 male, Bamaga, N. 15.x.1982, J. Turner, ex wild Passionfruit Passiflora sp. ( CY55 ). In QDPI , Cairns. 1 female, 2 males, New Mapoon, Family Res. Centre , 10°52.035’S 142°23.074’E, 23.v.2007, A.D. Rice, ex Abelmoschus manihot (Malvaceae) , SAC019. In QM . Torres Strait: 1 male, Stephen Is., 21.iii.1984, J. Turner, no host recorded ( TS391 ) . 2 females, 1 male, Saibai Is., 9º22.554'S 142º37.4954'E, 3.iii.2009, A. Rice, ex leaves A. manihot . In QDPI , Cairns.

Papua New Guinea: 3 females, 2 males, Popondetta, 12.ix.1966, F.A.E., ex Dolichos lablab (N2510). In QDPI. 4 females, 3 males, Popondetta, 12.ix.1966, ex Dolichos lablab ( ASCT 00018564, 18566, 18569, 18570, 18590). 2 females, same data except ex Glycine javanica (Fabaceae) ( ASCT 00018575, 18578). 4 females, same data except 6.x.1966, ex French bean ( Fabaceae ) ( ASCT 00018579, 18581). All in ASCT.

Comparative specimens (aff. T. marianae ): 1 female, 1 male, Goyave , Guadeloupe, Caribbean Sea, 28.iv.1998, J. Etienne, ex Passiflora edulis (Passifloraceae) , det. C.H.W. Flechtmann. ( ESALQ Zool. No. 2488). 1 female, 1 male, Caacupé, Paraguay, Y. Kimura and S. Ehara, 20.xii.1999, ex Lycopersicon esculentum (Solanaceae) , det. C.H.W. Flechtmann, ESALQ Zool. No. 2559 (two slides). All in ZCESA .

Figures

FIGURE 23. Tetranychus marianae McGregor, female. (a) Pretarsus III; (b) Tarsi I, dorsal and ventral view, dashed line indicates level of proximal duplex setae; (c) Diamond-shaped pattern of dorsal striae between setae e and f; (d) Ventral striae between setae 3a. Male. (e) Pretarsus I; (f) Pretarsus II; (g) Aedeagus.