Mononychellus tanajoa ( Bondar, 1938 )

Mwase, Enala T. & Baker Table Of Contents, Anne S., 2006, An annotated checklist of mites (Arachnida: Acari) of Zambia, Zootaxa 1106 (1), pp. 1-24 : 14

Mononychellus tanajoa ( Bondar, 1938) (cassava green mite)

Distribution. Manihot esculenta (cassava) ( Euphorbiaceae ); ( Yaninek & Herren 1988).

Remarks. This mite was suspected to have been introduced into Africa on cassava cuttings imported from Colombia in the early 1970s. Its presence in Zambia was confirmed in 1984 ( Yaninek & Herren 1988).