Brachytydeus formosus
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Taxonavigation: Tydeoidea |
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Superregnum: Eukaryota |
Familia: Tydeidae
Subfamilia: Tydeinae
Genus: Brachytydeus
Species: Brachytydeus formosus
Name
Brachytydeus formosus (Cooreman, 1958)
- Type locality: from Citrus, in the area of Rharb (Morocco).
- Holotype: IRSNB, ♀.
Synonyms
- Lorryia formosa, original combination and subsequent combination used by Baker (1968: 995) and Kaźmierski (1998)
- Tydeus formosus, subsequent combination resulting from generic synonymies made by André (1980) and used by Fletchmann (1987)
- Brachytydeus formosus, subsequent combination resulting from generic synonymies made by André (2005: 995) and subsequent combination used by Kaźmierski (2008) and Silva et al. (2016: 15) corrected under art. 34.2 of ICZN
- Brachytydeus formosa, incorrect subsequent spelling (gender) used by Silva et al. (2016: 15)
Notes
- Lorryia formosa auctorum might be a different species.
- Species was re-measured by Fletchmann (1987).
References
- 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.
- André, H.M. 2005. In search of the true Tydeus (Acari: Tydeidae). Journal of Natural History 39: 975–1001. Reference page.
- Baker, E.W. 1968. The genus Lorryia. Annals of the Entomological Society of America 61: 986–1008. DOI: 10.1093/aesa/61.4.986 Reference page.
- Cooreman, J. 1958. Notes et observations sur les acariens. VII. Photia gracca n. sp. (Acaridiae, Canestriniidae) et Lorryia formosa n. sp. (Stomatostigmata, Tydeidae). Bulletin de l'Institut Royal des Sciences Naturelles de Belgique, Entomologie 34: 1–10. Abstract and full article
- Fletchmann, C.H.W. 1987. On the measurements of Tydeus formosus (Cooreman, 1958) (Acari, Prostigmata, Tydeidae). International Journal of Acarology 13: 217–218.
- 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: 283–455.
- 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.
Vernacular names
English: Yellow mite, citrus yellow mite
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