Proctotydaeus (Proctotydaeus) schistocercae

Proctotydaeus (Proctotydaeus) cf schistocercae

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Tydeoidea
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Cladus: Protostomia Cladus: Ecdysozoa Cladus: Panarthropoda Phylum: Arthropoda Subphylum: Chelicerata Classis: Arachnida Subclassis: Acari Superordo: Acariformes Ordo: Trombidiformes Subordo: Prostigmata Cohort: Eupodina Superfamilia: Tydeoidea

Familia: Iolinidae
Subfamily: Pronematinae
Genus: Proctotydaeus
Subgenus: Proctotydaeus
Species: Proctotydaeus (Proctotydaeus) schistocercae

Proctotydaeus (Proctotydaeus) schistocercae Fain & Evans, 1966

Type locality: From thoracic region and wings of Schistocerca melanocera (Orthoptera, Acrididae), Indefatigable Island, Galapagos
Holotype: BMNH, ♀.
Substitute type species proposed by André (1980: 147)

Probably the heteromorphic male was described as a separate species under the name Proctotydaeus (Proctotydaeus) galapagosensis (Kaźmierski, 1998: 44)

André, H.M. 1980. A generic revision of the family Tydeidae (Acari: Actinedida). IV. Generic descriptions, keys and conclusions. Bulletin et Annales de la Société Royale Belge d’Entomologie 116: 103–130, 139–168. Reference page.
Fain, A. & Evans, G.O. 1966. The genus Proctotydaeus Berl. (Acari : Iolinidae) with descriptions of two new species. The Annals and Magazine of Natural History, sér. 13, 9 : 149–157. (PDF) Reference page.
Kaźmierski, A. 1998. A review of the genus Proctotydaeus Berlese (Actinedida:Tydeidae:Pronematinae). Acarologia 39: 33–47. Abstract and full article. Reference page.

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