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Material examined
Taxonomy
Distribution
Taxonomy Changes
Diagnosis
Hosts
Similar Taxa
References
Notes
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Fig. 1. Eutetranychus acaciae adult female paratype - detail of standard Eutetranychus ambulacra with empodium absent and lateral true claws reduced with pair of tenent hairs.

Fig. 2. Eutetranychus africanus adult female (non-type; South Africa) - detail of peritreme (arrow indicates the tip).

Fig. 3. Eutetranychus africanus adult female (non-type; South Africa) - dorsal habitus.

Fig. 4. Eutetranychus africanus adult female (non-type; South Africa) - detail of number of setae on coxae I and II (note that seta 2c is present).

Fig. 5. Eutetranychus africanus adult female (non-type; South Africa) - detail of pattern of striae on dorsal opisthosoma between setae c1 and f1.

Fig. 6. Eutetranychus africanus adult female (non-type; South Africa) - detail of pattern of striae on dorsal opisthosoma between setae e1 and h1.

Fig. 7. Eutetranychus africanus adult female (non-type; South Africa) - detail of pattern of striae on dorsal opisthosoma between setae e1 and h1.

Fig. 8. Eutetranychus africanus adult female (non-type; South Africa) - detail of pattern of pregenital striae.

Fig. 9. Eutetranychus africanus adult female (non-type; South Africa) - detail of associated setae on tarsus I (arrows indicate the bases).

Fig. 10. Eutetranychus africanus adult female (non-type; South Africa) - detail of associated setae on tarsus II (arrows indicate the bases and the tips).

Fig. 11. Eutetranychus africanus adult female (non-type; South Africa) - detail of the pattern of striae on the prodorsum.

Eutetranychus africanus (Tucker, 1926)

Material examined

non-types

Taxonomy

Subfamily Tetranychinae

Tribe Eurytetranychini

Distribution

++Australia, *South Africa

Taxonomy Changes

Anychus africanus Tucker 1926

Diagnosis

Female

Male - not examined

Hosts

*Citrus limon, *C. sinensis (Rutaceae), *Plumeria sp. (Apocynaceae)

Similar Taxa

Eutetranychus orientalis (Klein, 1936)

Eutetranychus africanus has two setae on coxae II ; Eu. orientalis has one seta on coxae II (according to literature).

References

*Tucker, R.W.E. (1926)  Some South African mites. Mainly Tetranychidae and Eriophyidae.  South African Department of Agriculture, Division of Entomology 5: 1-15

Notes

++ Not yet officially recorded in Australia.