Tetranychus (Tetranychus) evansi Baker & Pritchard, 1960

DraboK, Edouard, WaongoK, Antoine, TraoréK, Fousséni, SanonK, Antoine & AugerK, Philippe, 2023, First discovery of Tetranychus truncatus in Africa and new records of spider mites (Prostigmata, Tetranychidae) in Burkina Faso, Acarologia 63 (3), pp. 969-977 : 971-973

Tetranychus (Tetranychus) evansi Baker & Pritchard, 1960

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Specimens examined — 3 males, 16 females on Solanum lycopersicum L. ( Solanaceae ), Kounda (12°08′55.2″N 001°28′30.4″W alt. 280 m a.s.l.), Saponé (Bazèga), Burkina Faso, 08-XI-2019 leg. E. Drabo; 3 males, 16 females on Solanum melongena L. ( Solanaceae ), Kombissiri (12°05′37.2″N 001°20′59.3″W, alt. 315 m a.s.l.), Kombissiri (Bazèga), Burkina Faso, 08-XI-2019 leg. E. Drabo. E. Drabo; 3 males, 16 females on Solanum macrocarpon L. ( Solanaceae ), Pindga (12°08′52.4″N 001°28′38.4″W, alt. 298 m a.s.l.), Kombissiri (Bazèga), Burkina Faso, 08-XI-2019 leg. E. Drabo; 4 males, 12 females on S. lycopersicum, Kamboinsé (12°27′05.9″N 001°33′35.4″W, alt. 297 m a.s.l.), Ouagadougou (Kadiogo), Burkina Faso, 11-XI-2019 leg. E. Drabo; 2 males, 3 females on S. melongena, Kamboinsé (12°27′08.4″N 001°33′37.3″W, alt. 297 m a.s.l.), Ouagadougou (Kadiogo), Burkina Faso, 11-XI-2019 leg. E. Drabo; 4 males, 8 females on S. macrocarpon, Kamboinsé (12°27′03.7″N 001°33′35.7″W,

alt. 297 m a.s.l.), Ouagadougou (Kadiogo), Burkina Faso, 11-XI-2019 leg. E. Drabo; 3 males, 12 females on Amaranthus hybridus L. ( Amaranthaceae ), Kamboinsé (12°27′15.3″N 001°33′24.9″W, alt. 297 m a.s.l.), Ouagadougou (Kadiogo), Burkina Faso, 11-XI-2019 leg. E. Drabo; 3 males, 12 females on S. lycopersicum, Kalabo (12°28′07.9″N 002°48′49.1″W,

alt. 262 m a.s.l.), Gossina (Nayala), Burkina Faso, 19-XI-2019 leg. E. Drabo; 3 males, 12 females on S. melongena, Kalabo (12°27′07.3″N 002°47′49.4″W, alt. 257 m a.s.l.), Gossina (Nayala), Burkina Faso, 19-XI-2019 leg. E. Drabo; 3 males, 12 females on S. macrocarpon, Kalabo (12°28′01.0″N 002°48′53.4″W, alt. 263 m a.s.l.), Gossina (Nayala), Burkina Faso, 19-XI-2019 leg. E. Drabo; 3 males, 12 females on Solanum nigrum L. ( Solanaceae ), Kalabo (12°28′09.6″N 002°48′45.2″W, alt. 260 m a.s.l.), Gossina (Nayala), Burkina Faso, 19-XI-2019

leg. E. Drabo; 3 males, 12 females on S. lycopersicum, Pabré (12°30′30.1″N 001°35′51.8″W, alt. 296 m a.s.l.), Pabré (Kadiogo), Burkina Faso, 27-XI-2019 leg. E. Drabo; 3 males, 12 females on S. melongena, Pabré (12°30′38.6″N 001°36′03.8″W, alt. 296 m a.s.l.), Pabré (Kadiogo), Burkina Faso, 27-XI-2019 leg. E. Drabo; 3 males, 12 females on S. macrocarpon, Pabré (12°30′28.8″N 001°35′49.6″W, alt. 297 m a.s.l.), Pabré (Kadiogo), Burkina Faso, 27-XI-2019 leg. E. Drabo; 3 males, 12 females on S. lycopersicum, Kabo (12°49′24.2″N 002°15′07.0″W, alt. 339 m a.s.l.), Yako (Passoré), Burkina Faso, 15-XI-2019 leg. E. Drabo;

3 males, 12 females on S. macrocarpon, Yako (12°56′29.4″N 002°15′11.0″W, alt. 331 m a.s.l.), Yako (Passoré), Burkina Faso, 15-XI-2019 leg. E. Drabo; 3 males, 16 females on S. lycopersicum, Bousssouma (12°57′12.7″N 001°07′49.9″W, alt. 301 m a.s.l.), Boussouma (Sanmatenga), Burkina Faso, 02-XII-2019 leg. E. Drabo; 3 males, 16 females on S. melongena, Bousssouma (12°57′12.8″N 001°07′51.3″W, alt. 301 m a.s.l.), Boussouma (Sanmatenga),

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(Houet), Burkina Faso, 15-I-2020 leg. E. Drabo.

Distinctive characters — Female tarsus I with proximal tactile setae in line with proximal duplex (desertorum group), dorsal striae between setae e 1 and f 1 forming a diamond pattern, anterogenital striation entire sometimes weak medially, male empodium I and II uncinate, empodia I-IV with obvious dorsal spur, male aedeagus shape unique in this group.

Note — New host record on A. hybridus .