Ophiomegistus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Paramegistoidea

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: Parasitiformes Ordo: Mesostigmata Subordo: Trigynaspida Subordo: Antennophorina Superfamilia: Paramegistoidea

Familia: Paramegistidae
Genus: Ophiomegistus

Name

Ophiomegistus Banks, 1914

Gender

masculine

Type species

• Ophiomegistus luzonenis Banks, 1914, by original designation

References

• Domrow, R. 1978: The genus Ophiomegistus Banks (Acari: Paramegistidae). Journal of the Australian Entomological Society, 17: 113–124. DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-6055.1978.tb02216.x
• Goff, M.L. 1979: Four new species of Ophiomegistus (Acari: Paramegistidae) from skinks (Lacertilia: Scincidae) in Papua New Guinea, a new record of Ophiomegistus keithi, and a key to the species. Journal of medical entomology, 16: 512–523.
• Goff, M.L. 1980: A new species of Ophiomegistus (Acari: Paramegistidae) from a Malaysian kukri snake. Pacific insects, 22: 380–384. PDF
• Goff, M.L. 1980: The genus Ophiomegistus (Acari: Paramegistidae), with descriptions of five new species, a new structure and a key to the species. Journal of medical entomology, 17: 398–410.
• Klompen, H.; Austin, C.C. 2007: A new species of Ophiomegistus Banks (Acari: Paramegistidae) from Papua New Guinea. Zootaxa, 1387: 47–57. Abstract & excerpt PDF PDF
• Womersley, H. 1958: Some new or little known Mesostigmata (Acarina) from Australia, New Zealand and Malaya. Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia, 81: 115–130. PDF BUGZ