Tetranychus desertorum Banks, 1900

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 : 26

Tetranychus desertorum Banks, 1900

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Non-type specimens examined, U.S. A: 1 female, 1 male, Pinedale, Arizona, 25.vii.1966, D.H. Tuttle, ex Ragweed Ambrosia confertiflora (Asteraceae) . 2 females, Yuma, Arizona, 8.vi.1967, D.H. Tuttle, ex White Horse Nettle Solanum claeaynifolium (Solanaceae) . 1 male, Dome Valley, Yuma County, Arizona, 18.v.1962, G.L. Aryizo, ex Creosote Bush Larrea tridentata (Zygophyllaceae) . All in QDPI.

Figures

FIGURE 12. Tetranychus desertorum Banks, female. (a) Pretarsus I; (b) Weak diamond-shaped pattern of dorsal striae between setae e and f; (c) Pregenital striae. Male: (d) Aedeagus; (e) Pretarsus I; (f) Pretarsus II.