Myianoetus antipodus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Histiostomatoidea

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: Oribatida Infraordo: Desmonomata Cohort: Astigmata Subordo: Acaridia Superfamilia: Histiostomatoidea

Familia: Histiostomatidae
Genus: Myianoetus
Species: Myianoetus antipodus

Name

• Myianoetus antipodus Fain & Galloway, 1993
  • Authority for current placement: original
    • undisputed by all subsequent authorities
  • Combination(s)/spelling(s):
    • Original: Myianoetus antipodus
    • Subsequent: nil
  • Original genus: Myianoetus Oudemans, 1929
  • Original status: valid species
  • Primary type: holotype
    • Fixation: designated
    • Description: female
    • Repository: MONZ, as 'NMNZ' [AA.000182]
  • Type host: Eudyptula minor albosignata, from nest of
  • Type locality: 'Motunau Is., New Zealand'

References

Primary references

• Fain, A.; Galloway, T.D. 1993: Mites (Acari) from nests of sea birds in New Zealand. II. Mesostigmata and Astigmata. Bulletin de l'Institut Royal des Sciences Naturelles de Belgique, entomologie, 63: 95–111. PDF [first availability, see p. 106 and figs. 24-33]

Additional references

• Clark, J.M. 2009: A description of the heteromorphic deuteronymph (hypopus) of Myianoetus antipodus Fain and Galloway, 1993 (Acari: Astigmata: Histiostomatidae). Records of the Canterbury Museum, 23: 31–33. PDF of whole issue