Tyrophagus putrescentiae

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Acaroidea
Main Page Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Subphylum: Chelicerata Classis: Arachnida Subclassis: Acari Superordo: Acariformes Ordo: Astigmata Subordo: Acaridia Superfamilia: Acaroidea

Familia: Acaridae
Subfamilia: Acarinae
Genus: Tyrophagus
Species: Tyrophagus putrescentiae

Name

Tyrophagus putrescentiae (Schrank, 1781)

Synonyms

• Acarus putrescentiae Schrank, 1781
• Tyroglyphus americanus Banks, 1906
• Tyroglyphus breviceps Banks, 1906 [Klimov & OConnor, 2009: 95 [abstract] (n. syn.)]
• Tyroglyphus cocciphilus Banks, 1906 [Klimov & OConnor, 2009: 95 [abstract] (n. syn.)]
• Tyroglyphus longior var. castellanii Hirst, 1912
• Tyroglyphus australasiae Oudemans, 1916
• Tyroglyphus neotropicus Oudemans, 1917
• Tyrophagus amboinensis Oudemans, 1925
• Tyroglyphus nadinus Lombardini, 1944
• Tyrophagus communis Fan & Zhang, 2007 [Klimov & OConnor, 2009: 95 [abstract] (n. syn.), 107 (n. syn.)]

Type data

• amboinensis Oudemans: Lectotype designated by Klimov & OConnor (2009: 107): RMNH. Male
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• americanus Banks: Lectotype designated by Klimov & OConnor (2009: 101): USNM. Male
  • Type locality: Washburn, Minnesota, USA
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• australasiae Oudemans: Lectotype designated by Klimov & OConnor (2009: 106): RMNH. Male
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• breviceps Banks: Lectotype designated by Klimov & OConnor (2009: 101-102): USNM. Female
  • Type locality: Victoria, Texas, USA
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• castellanii Hirst: Lectotype designated by Klimov & OConnor (2009: 106): BMNH. Male
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• cocciphilus Banks: Lectotype designated by Klimov & OConnor (2009: 106): USNM. Female
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• communis Fan & Zhang: Holotype: NZAC. Female
  • Type locality: Bioforce Ltd., Pukekohe, New Zealand AK
  • Paratypes
• nadinus Lombardini: Lectotype designated by Klimov & OConnor (2009: 107): ISZA. Male
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• neotropicus Oudemans: Lectotype designated by Klimov & OConnor (2009: 107): RMNH. Female
  • Type locality: South America
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• putrescentiae Schrank: Neotype designated by Klimov & OConnor (2009: 109): UMMZ BMOC 08-1010-002. Male
  • Type locality: from culture maintained in the Crop Research Institute (Prague, Czech Republic), started from specimens collected in Czech Republic, Buštehrad, grain store
  • Neoparatypes (4 females, 6 males, 1 TN, 1 PN): UMMZ

References

• Fan, Q.-H.; Zhang, Z.-Q. 2007: Tyrophagus (Acari: Astigmata: Acaridae). Fauna of New Zealand, (56) [1]
• Fan, Q.-H.; Zhang, Z.-Q. 2007b: Revision of some species of Tyrophagus (Acari: Acaridae) in the Oudemans Collection. Systematic & applied acarology, 12: 253-280. Abstract
• Klimov, P.B.; OConnor, B.M. 2009: Conservation of the name Tyrophagus putrescentiae, a medically and economically important mite species (Acari: Acaridae). International journal of acarology, 35: 95-114. doi: 10.1080/01647950902902587 PDF
• Klimov, P.B.; OConnor, B.M. 2010. Case 3501. Acarus putrescentiae Schrank, 1781 (currently Tyrophagus putrescentiae; Acariformes, ACARIDAE): proposed conservation of usage by designation of a replacement neotype. Bulletin of zoological nomenclature, 67(1): 24-27. PDF
• Macfarlane, R.P. 2005: Mites associated with bumble bees (Bombus: Apidae) in New Zealand. Records of the Canterbury Museum, 19: 29-34. PDF of whole volume reference page