Tetranychus schoenei McGregor, 1941

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Tetranychus schoenei McGregor

Septanychus schoenei McGregor

Tetranychus schoenei Pritchard & Baker

Tetranychus (Polynychus) schoenei Flechtmann & Hunter

Material Examined (n=23; 6 ♀♀, 17 ♂♂) — 1♀ Osage, 1♀ Ouachita (31°22 ′ 49.19 ″

N, 83°19 ′ 8.57 ″ W, 89 m, 18 August 2016, Conventional Farm); 1♀ (30°54 ′ 18.31 ″ N,

82°38 ′ 51.06 ″ W, 46 m, 18 August 2016, Ouachita, Conventional Farm); 1♀ Kiowa, 1♂

Arapaho, 1♂ Choctaw (29°24 ′ 30.77 ″ N, 82°10 ′ 16.13 ″ W, 19 m, 22 August 2016, Organic

Farm), 1♀ (28°34 ′ 5.62 ″ N, 81°41 ′ 22.17 ″ W, 24 m, 25 August 2016, Osage, Organic Farm);

2♂♂ Natchez, 2♂♂ Osage (29°32 ′ 35.80 ″ N, 82°5 ′ 7.34 ″ W, 28 m, 20 September 2016, Organic Farm); 1♂ (29°32 ′ 35.80 ″ N, 82°5 ′ 7.34 ″ W, 28 m, 28 June 2016, Ouachita, Organic Farm);

1♀ (28°34 ′ 5.62 ″ N, 81°41 ′ 22.17 ″ W, 24 m, 21 September 2016, Von, Organic Farm); 3♂♂

(30°54 ′ 18.31 ″ N, 82°38 ′ 51.06 ″ W, 46 m, 22 September 2016, Ouachita, Conventional Farm);

1♂ (29°32 ′ 35.80 ″ N, 82°5 ′ 7.34 ″ W, 28 m, 15 July 2016, Osage, Organic Farm); 1♂ Osage, 4

♂♂ Ouachita (30°54 ′ 18.31 ″ N, 82°38 ′ 51.06 ″ W, 46 m, 21 July 2016, Conventional Farm); 1♂ Osage (31°22 ′ 49.19 ″ N, 83°19 ′ 8.57 ″ W, 89 m, 21 July 2016, Conventional Farm).

Comments — Tetranychus schoenei is widely distributed over the eastern and southwestern United States. Previous distribution records included Georgia ( Flechtmann and Hunter 1971). It is also found in Iran ( Beyzavi et al. 2013). According to Migeon and Dorkeld (2020), to date, it was reported from 2 countries and on 52 host plants including Rubus allegheniensis , R. idaeus , R. occidentalis ( Reeves 1963) , Rubus sp. ( Reeves 1963 ; Seeman and Beard 2011).