Australotydaeus kirsteneae

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: Australotydaeinae
Genus: Australotydaeus
Species: Australotydaeus kirsteneae

Name

Australotydaeus kirsteneae Spain, 1969

• Type locality: Magister Ridge, South Island, New Zealand - found on a subalpine plant, Olearia colensoi Hook. f.
• Holotype: NZAC. Paratypes (9): BMNH, NZAC

Notes

• Australotydeus kirstenae, misspelling used by André (1980: 111) and Silva et al. (2016: 6).
• Australotydaeus kirsteneae was redescribed by André (1980: 111–112).

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.
• Spain, A.V. 1969. A new genus and species of Tydeidae (Acari: Prostigmata) from New Zealand. Acarologia 11: 23–28. Summary and full article.
• 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.