Classification:
Genus: Brevipalpus
Species: Brevipalpus papayensis
Holotype:
Brevipalpus papayensis Baker, 1949: 375; Kailua, Oahu, Hawaii, USA, ex. papaya Carica papaya L. (Caricaceae).
Type Depository:
United States National Museum of Natural History at Beltsville, Maryland, USA.
Synonyms:
Not junior synonym of:
Brevipalpus phoenicis (Geijskes) —
Beard et al. (2015);
Distribution:
AUSTRALIA —
QUEENSLAND:
Beard et al. (2015);
BRAZIL —
BAHIA:
Nascimento et al. (2023);
SÃO PAULO:
Di Palma et al. (2020);
COSTA RICA:
Aguilar-Piedra & Solano-Guevara (2020);
Beard et al. (2015);
CUBA:
Baker (1949);
HAWAII:
Baker (1949);
Beard et al. (2015);
INDONESIA:
Beard et al. (2015);
ITALY:
De Giosa et al. (2024);
USA —
WASHINGTON:
Baker (1949);
Hosts / Substrates:
ARECACEAE: Elaeis guineensis Jacq. — Aguilar-Piedra & Solano-Guevara (2020);
CARICACEAE: Carica papaya L. — Baker (1949), Beard et al. (2015);
HELICONIACEAE: Heliconia rostrata Ruiz & Pav. — Nascimento et al. (2023);
LAURACEAE: Cinnamomum camphora (L.) J.Presl — Baker (1949);
MALPIGHIACEAE: Malpighia emarginata DC. — Nascimento et al. (2023);
MYRTACEAE: Lenwebbia sp. — Beard et al. (2015);
POLYGONACEAE: Polygonum lapathifolium L. — Beard et al. (2015);
RUBIACEAE: Coffea arabica L. — Nascimento et al. (2023), Beard et al. (2015); Coffea sp. — Di Palma et al. (2020); Morinda citrifolia L. — Nascimento et al. (2023);
RUTACEAE: Citrus sinensis (L.) Osbeck — Beard et al. (2015); Citrus sp. — De Giosa et al. (2024), Nascimento et al. (2023); Citrus × latifolia (Yu.Tanaka) Yu.Tanaka — Beard et al. (2015); lemon fruit — Baker (1949), Beard et al. (2015); orange — Beard et al. (2015);
THEACEAE: Camellia sinensis (L.) O. Kuntze — Beard et al. (2015);
UNIDENTIFIED: an unidentified ornamental plant — Beard et al. (2015);
Redescription:
Beard et al. (2015);
Di Palma et al. (2020);
Nascimento et al. (2023);
Pritchard & Baker (1952);
Welbourn et al. (2003);
Notes:
- Pritichard & Baker (1952) synonymized this species with B. phoenicis; Beard et al. (2015) redescribed B. papayensis and considered it a valid species.;
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