Description of a new species of tetranychid mite and redescription of <i>Oligonychus sapienticolus</i> Gupta, 1976 (Acari: Prostigmata: Tetranychidae) from India
One new species, Tetranychus caricae sp. nov., is described from specimens collected on leaves of Ficus carica L. (Moraceae) in Kamarpukur, Hooghly, West Bengal, India. Also, one tetranychid species Oligonychus sapienticolus Gupta, 1976 collected on leaves of Musa paradisiaca L. is redescribed from the Gangetic Basin of 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
- 2024-12-12
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.26515/rzsi/v124/i2/2024/172807
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Insect-Plant Interactions and Control
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.54