The Jean Gutierrez spider mite collection.

The family Tetranychidae (spider mites) currently comprises 1,275 species and represents one of the most important agricultural pest families among the Acari with approximately one hundred pest species, ten of which considered major pests. The dataset presented in this document includes all the identified spider mites composing the Jean Gutierrez Collection hosted at the CBGP (Montferrier-sur-Lez, France), gathered from 1963 to 1999 during his career at the Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD). It consists of 5,262 specimens corresponding to 1,564 occurrences (combination species/host plant/date/location) of 175 species. Most specimens were collected in Madagascar and other islands of the Western Indian Ocean, New Caledonia and other islands of the South Pacific and Papuasia. The dataset constitutes today the most important one available on Tetranychidae worldwide.

Data published through GBIF

http://www.gbif.org/dataset/ac60a288-fcc9-43fe-a7d4-e732b748a981

Project details

Project title: Spider mites collection of Jean Gutierrez.

Personnel: Alain Migeon (data manager, data publisher, supervisor), Franck Dorkeld (computer specialist), Jonathan Bonfanti (data entry).

Funding: GBIF France and Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique (INRA).

Design description: This dataset was developed to increase the knowledge of an important agricultural pest family, the spider mites (, , ). This family contains 1,275 species (Migeon and Dorkeld 2006–2013), among which one hundred can be considered as pests, ten of which major pests. The spider mite collection has been established by Jean Gutierrez, acarologist of the Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD) from 1963 to 1999 and is presently hosted at CBGP (CBGP – INRA, Campus International de Baillarguet, 755 Avenue du Campus Agropolis, CS 30016, 34988 MONTFERRIER-sur-LEZ Cedex, France), an INRA and IRD laboratory in Montpellier. The collection contains 5,262 slides representing 1,564 occurrences (species/host plant/date/location). This collection represents a unique source of data for this family in Madagascar and New Caledonia and a major source for Pacific Islands and Mascarens Islands. The dataset should contribute to a much better understanding of this mite family in addition to the taxonomic database hosted by INRA (Migeon and Dorkeld 2006–2013).

Taxonomic coverage

General taxonomic coverage description

All the recorded specimens in the dataset were identified to species. The identification of spider mites to species often requires the examination of male genitalia and specimens identified to genus were generally single females and have been discarded. Unidentified specimens have also been discarded. The dataset contains 175 species, i.e. 14 % of the species known in this family. Jean Gutierrez described 50 species (Table 1). Types of 49 are deposited in his collection.

Table 1.

species described by Jean Gutierrez with respective title and source of the publication and present nomenclature (Blommers and Gutierrez 1975; Gutierrez 1966; 1967a; b; 1968a; b; 1969; 1970; 1972; 1977; 1978; 1982; Gutierrez and Bolland 1973; 1986; Gutierrez and Etienne 1981; Gutierrez and Helle 1971). The presence of the type specimen and the number of types and paratypes in the dataset is also indicated.

Original genus	Species	Author	Present combination	Publication title	Publication source	Type	Number of types and paratypes specimens
Eonychus	grewiae	Gutierrez, 1969	Eonychus grewiae	Tetranychidae nouveaux de Madagascar (Cinquième note)	Acarologia, 11: 43–64	yes	17
Eotetranychus	befandrianae	Gutierrez, 1967	Eotetranychus befandrianae	Huit nouvelles espèces du genre Eotetranychus Oudemans (Acariens: Tetranychidae) de Madagascar	Acarologia, 9: 370–394	yes	15
Eotetranychus	borbonensis	Gutierrez, 1968	Eotetranychus borbonensis	Note sur quelques acariens phytophages de l’Ile de la Réunion avec description d’une nouvelle espèce du genre Eotetranychus Oudemans (Tetranychidae)	Acarologia, 10: 444–446	yes	47
Eotetranychus	botryanthae	Gutierrez, 1970	Eotetranychus botryanthae	Tetranychidae nouveaux de Madagascar (Sixième note)	Acarologia, 12: 714–731	yes	23
Eotetranychus	capricorni	Gutierrez, 1967	Eotetranychus capricorni	Huit nouvelles espèces du genre Eotetranychus Oudemans (Acariens: Tetranychidae) de Madagascar	Acarologia, 9: 370–394	yes	8
Eotetranychus	friedmanni	Gutierrez, 1968	Eotetranychus friedmanni	Tetranychidae nouveaux de Madagascar (Quatrième note)	Acarologia, 10: 13–28	yes	105
Eotetranychus	garnieri	Gutierrez, 1978	Eotetranychus garnieri	Cinq nouvelles espèces de Tetranychidae (Acariens) de Nouvelle-Calédonie	Acarologia, 20: 351–364	yes	19
Eotetranychus	grandis	Gutierrez, 1969	Eotetranychus grandis	Tetranychidae nouveaux de Madagascar (Cinquième note)	Acarologia, 11: 43–64	yes	10
Eotetranychus	greveanae	Gutierrez, 1970	Eotetranychus greveanae	Tetranychidae nouveaux de Madagascar (Sixième note)	Acarologia, 12: 714–731	yes	10
Eotetranychus	limoni	Blommers & Gutierrez, 1975	Eotetranychus limoni	Les tétranyques vivant sur agrumes et avocatiers dans la région de Tamatave (Madagascar-est) et quelques-uns de leurs prédateurs	Fruits, 30: 191–200	yes	23
Eotetranychus	paracybelus	Gutierrez, 1967	Eotetranychus paracybelus	Huit nouvelles espèces du genre Eotetranychus Oudemans (Acariens: Tetranychidae) de Madagascar	Acarologia, 9: 370–394	yes	50
Eotetranychus	pauliani	Gutierrez, 1968	Eotetranychus pauliani	Tetranychidae nouveaux de Madagascar (Quatrième note)	Acarologia, 10: 13–28	yes	51
Eotetranychus	rinoreae	Gutierrez, 1970	Eotetranychus rinoreae	Tetranychidae nouveaux de Madagascar (Sixième note)	Acarologia, 12: 714–731	yes	30
Eotetranychus	robini	Gutierrez, 1978	Eotetranychus robini	Cinq nouvelles espèces de Tetranychidae (Acariens) de Nouvelle-Calédonie	Acarologia, 20: 351–364	yes	19
Eotetranychus	roedereri	Gutierrez, 1967	Eotetranychus roedereri	Huit nouvelles espèces du genre Eotetranychus Oudemans (Acariens: Tetranychidae) de Madagascar	Acarologia, 9: 370–394	yes	14
Eotetranychus	sakalavensis	Gutierrez, 1967	Eotetranychus sakalavensis	Huit nouvelles espèces du genre Eotetranychus Oudemans (Acariens: Tetranychidae) de Madagascar	Acarologia, 9: 370–394	yes	32
Eotetranychus	savanae	Gutierrez, 1967	Eotetranychus savanae	Cinq autres nouvelles espèces de Tetranychidae de Madagascar (Troisième note)	Acarologia, 9: 567–580	yes	33
Eotetranychus	tulearensis	Gutierrez, 1967	Eotetranychus tulearensis	Huit nouvelles espèces du genre Eotetranychus Oudemans (Acariens: Tetranychidae) de Madagascar	Acarologia, 9: 370–394	yes	36
Eotetranychus	xylopiae	Gutierrez, 1970	Eotetranychus xylopiae	Tetranychidae nouveaux de Madagascar (Sixième note)	Acarologia, 12: 714–731	yes	18
Eurytetranychus	madagascariensis	Gutierrez, 1966	Eurytetranychus madagascariensis	Cinq nouvelles espèces de Tetranychidae de Madagascar	Acarologia, 8: 594–610	yes	7
Eutetranychus	eliei	Gutierrez & Helle, 1971	Eutetranychus eliei	Deux nouvelles espèces du genre Eutetranychus Banks (Acariens: Tetranychidae) vivant sur plantes cultivées à Madagascar	Entomologische Berichten, Amsertdam, 31: 45–60	yes	16
Eutetranychus	grandidieri	Gutierrez, 1966	Aponychus grandidieri	Cinq nouvelles espèces de Tetranychidae de Madagascar	Acarologia, 8: 594–610	yes	19
Eutetranychus	ranjatoi	Gutierrez, 1967	Duplanychus ranjatoi	Cinq autres nouvelles espèces de Tetranychidae de Madagascar (Troisième note)	Acarologia, 9: 567–580	yes	31
Hellenychus	bollandi	Gutierrez, 1970	Hellenychus bollandi	Tetranychidae nouveaux de Madagascar (Sixième note)	Acarologia, 12: 714–731	yes	27
Oligonychus	andrei	Gutierrez, 1966	Oligonychus andrei	Cinq nouvelles espèces de Tetranychidae de Madagascar	Acarologia, 8: 594–610	yes	34
Oligonychus	andropogonearum	Gutierrez, 1969	Oligonychus andropogonearum	Tetranychidae nouveaux de Madagascar (Cinquième note)	Acarologia, 11: 43–64	yes	6
Oligonychus	bessardi	Gutierrez, 1966	Oligonychus bessardi	Cinq nouvelles espèces de Tetranychidae de Madagascar	Acarologia, 8: 594–610	yes	26
Oligonychus	chazeaui	Gutierrez, 1970	Oligonychus chazeaui	Tetranychidae nouveaux de Madagascar (Sixième note)	Acarologia, 12: 714–731	yes	22
Oligonychus	etiennei	Gutierrez, 1982	Oligonychus etiennei	Deux acariens phytophages vivant sur canne a sucre a la Réunion: Oligonychus etiennei n.sp. (Tetranychidae) et Abacarus sacchari (Eriophyidae)	Agronomie Tropicale, 37: 389–392	yes	22
Oligonychus	hova	Gutierrez, 1966	Oligonychus hova	Cinq nouvelles espèces de Tetranychidae de Madagascar	Acarologia, 8: 594–610	yes	31
Oligonychus	leandrianae	Gutierrez, 1970	Oligonychus leandrianae	Tetranychidae nouveaux de Madagascar (Sixième note)	Acarologia, 12: 714–731	yes	2
Oligonychus	monsarrati	Gutierrez, 1967	Oligonychus monsarrati	Cinq autres nouvelles espèces de Tetranychidae de Madagascar (Troisième note)	Acarologia, 9: 567–580	yes	45
Oligonychus	occidentalis	Gutierrez, 1969	Oligonychus occidentalis	Tetranychidae nouveaux de Madagascar (Cinquième note)	Acarologia, 11: 43–64	yes	14
Oligonychus	pemphisi	Gutierrez, 1970	Oligonychus pemphisi	Tetranychidae nouveaux de Madagascar (Sixième note)	Acarologia, 12: 714–731	yes	15
Oligonychus	randriamasii	Gutierrez, 1967	Oligonychus randriamasii	Cinq autres nouvelles espèces de Tetranychidae de Madagascar (Troisième note)	Acarologia, 9: 567–580	yes	54
Oligonychus	senegalensis	Gutierrez & Etienne, 1981	Oligonychus senegalensis	Une nouvelle espèce du genre Oligonychus (Acariens: Tetranychidae) attaquant le riz au Sénégal	Agronomie Tropicale, 36: 389–390	yes	13
Oligonychus	thelytokus	Gutierrez, 1977	Oligonychus thelytokus	Un tétranyque polyphage de la zone intertropicale: Oligonychus thelytokus sp. n.	Cahiers de l’ORSTOM, série Biologie, 12: 65–72	yes	9
Oligonychus	tiwakae	Gutierrez, 1978	Oligonychus tiwakae	Cinq nouvelles espèces de Tetranychidae (Acariens) de Nouvelle-Calédonie	Acarologia, 20: 351–364	yes	15
Oligonychus	virens	Gutierrez, 1969	Oligonychus virens	Tetranychidae nouveaux de Madagascar (Cinquième note)	Acarologia, 11: 43–64	yes	5
Schizonobia	bundi	Gutierrez, 1972	Schizonobia bundi	Récolte, dans le Var, d’une espèce appartenant à un genre nouveau pour la France: Schizonobia bundi sp. n. (Acariens: Tetranychidae)	Acarologia, 14: 379–383	no	0
Schizonobia	oudemansi	Gutierrez & Bolland, 1986	Schizonobia oudemansi	Description and karyotype of Schizonobia oudemansi sp. n. from The Netherlands (Acari: Tetranychidae)	Entomologische Berichten, Amsertdam, 46: 39–43	yes	10
Schizotetranychus	australis	Gutierrez, 1968	Schizotetranychus australis	Tetranychidae nouveaux de Madagascar (Quatrième note)	Acarologia, 10: 13–28	yes	38
Schizotetranychus	fauveli	Gutierrez, 1978	Schizotetranychus fauveli	Cinq nouvelles espèces de Tetranychidae (Acariens) de Nouvelle-Calédonie	Acarologia, 20: 351–364	yes	19
Schizotetranychus	tephrosiae	Gutierrez, 1968	Schizotetranychus tephrosiae	Tetranychidae nouveaux de Madagascar (Quatrième note)	Acarologia, 10: 13–28	yes	22
Tetranychus	kaliphorae	Gutierrez, 1969	Tetranychus kaliphorae	Tetranychidae nouveaux de Madagascar (Cinquième note)	Acarologia, 11: 43–64	yes	25
Tetranychus	montrouzieri	Gutierrez, 1978	Tetranychus montrouzieri	Cinq nouvelles espèces de Tetranychidae (Acariens) de Nouvelle-Calédonie	Acarologia, 20: 351–364	yes	6
Tetranychus	panici	Gutierrez, 1969	Tetranychus panici	Tetranychidae nouveaux de Madagascar (Cinquième note)	Acarologia, 11: 43–64	yes	21
Tetranychus	roseus	Gutierrez, 1969	Tetranychus roseus	Tetranychidae nouveaux de Madagascar (Cinquième note)	Acarologia, 11: 43–64	yes	41
Tetranychus	tchadi	Gutierrez & Bolland, 1973	Tetranychus tchadi	Description et caryotype d’une nouvelle espèce du genre Tetranychus Dufour (Acariens:Tetranychidae) récoltée au Tchad sur Dolichos lablab L. (Papilionaceae)	Entomologische Berichten, Amsertdam, 33: 155–158	yes	33
Trichonychus	insularis	Gutierrez, 1968	Porcupinychus insularis	Tetranychidae nouveaux de Madagascar (Quatrième note)	Acarologia, 10: 13–28	yes	43

Taxonomic ranks

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Spatial coverage

The spatial coverage varies among geographic areas (Figure 1) most being collected in Madagascar and Western Indian Ocean or in New Caledonia, South Pacific and Papuasia. Not all specimens from these areas were mentioned in the literature (Figure 2) compiled in Spider Mites Web (Migeon and Dorkeld 2006–2013).

Figure 1.

World map representing all the locations mentioned in the dataset. Areas of particular interest are represented with the same colour (⬤ Madagascar, ⬤ Western Indian Ocean, ⬤ Papuasia, ⬤ New Caledonia, ⬤ South Pacific). Grey spots gather all the other locations.

Figure 2.

Number of species recorded in Jean Gutierrez collection dataset (solid bar) and in the literature (dashed bar) compiled in Spider Mites Web (http://www1.montpellier.inra.fr/CBGP/spmweb/) for the areas of particular interest. Colour scheme same as in Figure 1.

Temporal coverage

1963–1999.

Natural collections description

Collection name:

Spider Mites collection of Jean Gutierrez.

Specimen preservation methods:

Specimens are preserved on microslides mounted with Hoyer medium after clearing in lactic acid and coloring with lignin pink (Gutierrez 1985). Microslides boxes are stored in the CBGP collection room maintained at 20 +/- 2 °C and 25 +/- 10% RH.

Methods

Method step description

There are 5,262 microscopic slides recorded in the dataset. Each one contains a single specimen. Specimens identified at genus level only, without location data, or from laboratory breeding have been discarded, for a total of 347 specimens. All (and only) indications given on the label have been recorded. Location coordinates (Decimal degrees – DD – WGS84 geodetic system) have been assigned using several geolocation tools like GoogleMaps, GeoNames and other gazetteers, completed when necessary by textual search. Country and TDWG level 4 polygon were assigned to each location (http://www.tdwg.org/standards/109/)

Uncertainty issues

Unknown collection date was set as 1st January 1901 for 31 specimens. This convention takes advantage to be outside of the temporal range of Jean Gutierrez work, indicating the absence of temporal data. When only year was reported date was set as 1st January of the year. When only month and year were reported, date was set as 15th of the month.

Location precision has been assigned from 0.01° DD when the place was found corresponding to a small area (1–10 km²), 0.1° DD when place was corresponding to a bigger area (10–100 km²), 0.5° DD (100–2500 km²), to 1° DD (2500–10000 km²). For one slide it was not possible to assign coordinates (location not found). Then only country reported on the label has been published.

Quality control description

The nomenclature is in accordance with current reference: Spider Mites Web (Migeon and Dorkeld 2006–2013) and Catalogue of Life (Roskov et al. 2014). Determinations have been performed by Jean Gutierrez himself a well-known and internationally recognized specialist (Bolland et al. 1998). In case of doubt, identification was checked and rectified before publication with present knowledge if necessary. Host plant nomenclature is in accordance to current reference (The Plant List 2013). Geographic coordinates were visually verified using the Check Coordinates tool in Diva-GIS (Hijmans et al. 2012) and manual verification (points in the sea…).

Dataset

Object name: Darwin Core Archive Spider Mites collection of Jean Gutierrez.

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Format name: Darwin Core Archive Format.

Format version: 1.0.

Distribution: http://www.gbif.org/dataset/ac60a288-fcc9-43fe-a7d4-e732b748a981

Publication date of data: 2014-06-18

Language: English

License of use: Open Data Commons Attribution License (ODC-By).