Microtrombicula hoplodactyla

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Trombiculoidea

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: Anystina Hypordo: Parasitengona Subcohort: Trombidiina Superfamilia: Trombiculoidea

Familia: Trombiculidae
Genus: Microtrombicula
Species: Microtrombicula hoplodactyla

Name

• Microtrombicula hoplodactyla Goff, Loomis & Ainsworth, 1988
  • Authority for current placement: original
    • undisputed by all subsequent authorities, but incorrectly cited as Neotrombicula hoplodactyla by Sirvid et al. (2010: 86), and followed by some online databases
  • Combination(s)/spelling(s):
    • Original: Microtrombicula hoplodactyla
    • Subsequent: Neotrombicula hoplodactyla [see above]
  • Original genus: Microtrombicula Ewing, 1950
  • Original status: valid species
  • Primary type: holotype
    • Fixation: designated
    • Description: larva
    • Repository: MONZ, as 'National Museum of New Zealand, Wellington' [AA.000065]
  • Type host: Hoplodactylus maculatus
  • Type locality: 'Wellington'

References

Primary references

• Goff, M.L., Loomis, R.B. & Ainsworth, R. 1988. Redescription of Neotrombicula naultini (Dumbleton, 1947) and descriptions of two new species of chiggers from New Zealand (Acari: Trombiculidae). New Zealand journal of zoology 14(3) (1987): 385–390. DOI: 10.1080/03014223.1987.10423009 Reference page.  [first availability, see p. 388 and fig. 3]

Additional references

• McKenna, P.B. 2003. An annotated checklist of ecto- and endoparasites of New Zealand reptiles. Surveillance 30(3): 18–25. PDF of whole issue.
• Sirvid, P.J. et al. 2010. [Chapter] SIX Phylum ARTHROPODA CHELICERATA horseshoe crabs, arachnids, sea spiders. Pp. 50-89 in Gordon, D.P. (ed.): New Zealand inventory of biodiversity. Volume 2. Kingdom Animalia. Chaetognatha, Ecdysozoa, ichnofossils. Canterbury University Press, Christchurch, New Zealand. ISBN 978-1-87725793-3 [86, incorrectly cited as Neotrombicula hoplodactyla Goff, Loomis & Ainsworth, 1987]

Links

• Catalogue of Life: 2011 Annual Checklist [as Neotrombicula hoplodactyla]
• EoL [as Neotrombicula hoplodactyla]
• ION
• NZOR (demonstration website) [incorrectly cited as "Neotrombicula hoplodactyla (Goff, Loomis & Ainsworth, 1987)"]
• ZooBank
• ZooBank: 20C723D5-89B7-48A6-A8FA-22C10BDE09B3