Coboydaia sturnellae

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: Ereynetidae
Subfamilia: Speleognathinae
Tribus: Boydaiini
Genus: Coboydaia
Species: Coboydaia sturnellae

Name

Coboydaia sturnellae (Clark, 1960)

• Type locality: nasal cavity of Sturnella magna (L.) (Aves, Icteridae), Patuxent Research Refuge, Laurel, Maryland (U.S.A.)
• Holotype: USNM #2564 — ♀

Synonyms

• Boydaia sturnellae, original combination
• Boydaia (Coboydaia) sturnellae, subsequent combination used by Fain & Hyland (1975: 207)
• Coboydaia sturnellae, implicit subsequent combination due to the elevation of Coboydaia to full generic status by Fain (1985: 146)

Notes

• Species not considered by Fain, A. (1971: 98).

References

• Clark, G.M. 1960. Three new nasal mites (Acarina, Speleognathidae) from the gray Squirrel, the common Grackle, and the Neadowlark in the United States. Proceedings of the Helminthological Society of Washington 27: 103–110.
• Fain, A. 1971. Clé et liste des espèces du genre Boydaia Womersley (Ereynetidae: Trombidiformes). Acarologia 13(1): 98–112.
• Fain, A. 1985. Systematic notes on the Speleognathinae (Acari: Ereynetidae) with description of new taxa and a key to the Trispeleognathini. Bulletin et Annales de la Societe Royale Belge d’Entomologie 121: 143–152.
• Fain, A. & Hyland, K.E. 1975. Speleognathinae collected from birds in North America (Acarina: Ereynetidae). Journal of the New York Entomological Society 83(3): 203-208.

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