Orthogalumna terebrantis Wallwork, 1965

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Orthogalumna terebrantis Wallwork, 1965 (water hyacinth mite)

Distribution. Eichhornia crassipes (Mart.) Solm­Laubach (common water hyacinth) ( Pontederiaceae ); Zambezi River ( Julien 2001), Kafue River ( Hill 1997).

Remarks. This mite, first discovered in Uruguay ( Wallwork 1965), was released in Zambia in 1971 to control E. crassipes ( Julien 2001) . It became widely established ( Hill 1997).