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: Tydeidae
Subfamilia: Tydeinae
Genus: Tydeus
Species: Tydeus molestus

Name

Tydeus molestus Moniez, 1894

  • Type locality: Ath (Belgium)
  • No type

Notes

  • The behavior of Tydeus molestus was described in detail in 1889 but the species was formally described only in 1894.
  • Listed as "ancient species" by Kaźmierski (1998: 357).
  • Species not listed by Silva et al. (2016)
  • Dermopathies produced by this mite or a similar species are described by Principato et al. (2008) and Principato & Scriboni (2009).

References

  • Moniez, R. 1889. Les Parasites de l'homme (animaux et végétaux). Paris, Librairie J.-B. Baillière et fils.
  • Moniez, R. 1894. Histoire naturelle du Tydeus molestus, acarien qui s'attaque à l'homme. Revue biologique du nord de la France 6: 419–434.
  • Kaźmierski, A. 1998. Tydeinae of the world: generic relationships, new and redescribed taxa and keys to all species. A revision of the subfamilies Pretydeinae and Tydeinae (Acari: Actinedida: Tydeidae) – part IV. Acta Zoologica Cracoviensia 41(2): 283–455. Reference page. 
  • Principato, M., Masini, P., Stingeni, L. & Assalve, D. 2008. Dermopatia prodotta dalle punture di Tydeus molestus (Acari: Tydeidae) nell'uomo. Atti del VIII Congresso Nazionale Sidapa, Firenze, 23 – 25 Ottobre 2008.
  • Principato, M. & Scriboni, A. 2009. Presenza di Tydeus molestus (Acarina : Tydeidae) in una scuola romana. GSA Igiene Urbana 4: 46–47.
  • Silva, G.L. da, Metzelthin, M.H., Silva, O.S. da & Ferla, N.J. 2016. Catalogue of the mite family Tydeidae (Acari: Prostigmata) with the world key to the species. Zootaxa 4135(1): 1–68. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4135.1.1. Reference page. 
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