Cepheidae Berlese

The name of this taxon appears to be invalid under the relevant nomenclatural code,
as it is a junior homonym of Cepheidae Agassiz, 1862.

The status, affinity, scope or nomenclature of this taxon is disputed.

Please see discussion on the talk page.

Taxonavigation [edit]

Taxonavigation: Cepheoidea
Main Page Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Subphylum: Chelicerata Classis: Arachnida Subclassis: Acari Superordo: Acariformes Ordo: Sarcoptiformes Subordo: Oribatida Infraordo: Desmonomata Hypordo: Brachypylina Superfamilia: Cepheoidea

Cepheidae Berlese, 1896 [junior homonym]
- Authority for current placement: Schatz et al., 2011: 142
  - undisputed by all subsequent authorities
- Original status: established at rank of ?
- Type genus: Cepheus Koch, 1835/6

?Berlese, A. 1896: Ordo Cryptostigmata (Oribatidae). Portici: Sumptibus Autoris. BHL [here, Cepheus seems to be placed in Tegeocranidae]

Norton, R.A.; Behan-Pelletier, V.M. 2009: Chapter fifteen. Suborder Oribatida. Pp. 430-564 in: Krantz, G.W.; Walter, D.E. (eds) A manual of acarology. Third edition. Texas Tech University Press, Lubbock Texas. ISBN 0896726207 [see p. 455]
Schatz, H. et al. 2011: Suborder Oribatida van der Hammen, 1968. In: Zhang, Z.-Q. (ed.) 2011: Animal biodiversity: an outline of higher-level classification and survey of taxonomic richness. Zootaxa, 3148: 141–148. ISBN 978-1-86977-849-1 (paperback) ISBN 978-1-86977-850-7 (online edition) PDF
Subías, L.S. 2004: Listado sistemático, sinonímico y biogeográfico de los ácaros oribátidos (Acariformes, Oribatida) del mundo (1758-2002). Graellsia, 60(número extraordinario): 3-305. abstract and pdf electronic update (Feb. 2011) [as Compactozetidae, in Niphocepheoidea]
A revision of the mites of the family Cepheidae Berlese 1896 (Acarina, Oribatei) with descriptions of new species from the USSR.