Tetranychus (Tetranychus) urticae Koch, 1835

DraboK, Edouard, WaongoK, Antoine, TraoréK, Fousséni, SanonK, Antoine & AugerK, Philippe, 2023, First discovery of Tetranychus truncatus in Africa and new records of spider mites (Prostigmata, Tetranychidae) in Burkina Faso, Acarologia 63 (3), pp. 969-977 : 975

Tetranychus (Tetranychus) urticae Koch, 1835

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Specimens examined — 5 males, 7 females on A. hybridus, Kamboinsé (12°27′08.1″N 001°33′36.8″W, alt. 298 m a.s.l.), Ouagadougou (Kadiogo), Burkina Faso, 11-XI-2019 leg. E. Drabo; 7 males, 9 females on Phaseolus vulgaris L. ( Fabaceae ), Kodéni (11°08′05.1″N 004°19′09.2″W, alt. 447 m a.s.l.), Bobo Dioulasso (Houet), Burkina Faso, 16-I-2020 leg. E. Drabo; 9 males, 27 females on Lactuca sativa L. ( Asteraceae ), Kodéni (11°08′02.8″N 004°19′10.4″W, alt. 446 m a.s.l.), Bobo Dioulasso (Houet), Burkina Faso, 16-I-2020 leg. E. Drabo; 3 males, 12 females on Brassica oleracea L. ( Brassicaceae ), Kodéni (11°08′01.2″N 004°19′12.7″W, alt. 444 m a.s.l.), Bobo Dioulasso (Houet), Burkina Faso, 16-I-2020 leg. E. Drabo; 9 males, 34 females on Manihot esculenta Crantz ( Euphorbiaceae ), Kodéni (11°13′44.0″N 004°13′52.3″W, alt. 380 m a.s.l.), Bobo Dioulasso (Houet), Burkina Faso,

16-I-2020 leg. E. Drabo; 4 males, 4 females on S. macrocarpon, Kodéni (11°17′31.8” N 004°11′34.9″W, alt. 362 m a.s.l.), Bobo Dioulasso (Houet), Burkina Faso, 16-I-2020 leg. E.

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Distinctive characters — Female tarsus I with four tactile setae proximal to the proximal pair of duplex setae on tarsus, dorsal striae between setae e 1 and f 1 forming a diamond pattern, anterogenital striation generally entire, sometimes sparse and with small breaks medially,

male empodium I claw-like, empodia I-II each with an obvious dorsal spur, shape of the male aedeagus ( Fig. 2D ).

Note — New spider mite record for Burkina Faso.

Figures

Figure 2 A–C Tetranychus(Tetranychus) truncatusEhara, 1956. A – variations in male aedeagus of 5 specimens,B–C – female anterogenital striation in two specimens: B – using phase-contrast microscope,C – using DIC microscope. D – Tetranychus urticae Koch, 1835, male aedeagus. Scale bars = 5 µm (A), 10 µm (D), 20 µm (B,C).