Studies of Queensland Tetranychidae. 3. Records of the genus Tetranychus

Abstract

Nine species of the genus Tetranychus are here recorded from Queensland, but the occurrence of one, T. desertorum Banks (T. opuntiae Banks), has not been confirmed by the present study. The other eight species are T. dianellae Davis, T. hydrangeae Pritchard and Baker, T. lambi Pritchard and Baker, T. ludeni Zacher, T. marianae McGregor, T. neocaledonicus Andre, T. telarius (L.) and T., urticae Koch. Records of collections of these species in Queensland are listed, showing their known distribution, host plants, and economic importance.