New records and re-description of Tetranychus merganser Boudreaux, 1954 and <i>Tetranychus megauncinatus</i> Feres and Flechtmann, 1986 (Acari: Tetranychidae) from West Bengal, India
Two species of tetranychid mite belonging to the genus Tetranychus Dufour, 1832 is reported for the first time from India. Tetranychus merganser Boudreaux, 1954 is redescribed from the leaves of the areca nut, Areca catechu (LINN.) (Arecaceae) from Ramnagar, Purba Medinipur, West Bengal, India. Another species Tetranychus megauncinatus Feres and Flechtmann, 1986 is redescribed based on collected specimens of Cucumis sativus L. (Cucurbitaceae) leaves from Kalyani, Nadia, West Bengal, India.
Authors
- Krishna Karmakar (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5582-3560)
- Edward A. Ueckermann (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4213-4309)
- Suman Samanta (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8381-4154)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Records of the Zoological Survey of India
- Published
- 2024-11-06
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.26515/rzsi/v124/i1/2024/172789
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Insect-Plant Interactions and Control
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.08