Pausia (z)

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: Iolinidae
Subfamilia: Pronematinae
Genus: Pausia
Species (3): P. colonus – P. litchiae – P. taurica

Name

• Original status: genus
• Gender: feminine
• Type species: Pausia taurica Kuznetsov & Livshitz, 1972 by original designation

Synonyms

• Junior synonym of the genus Naudea according to Baker & Delfinado (1976)

Homonyms

• Junior homonym of the genus Pausia used in plantae - Pausia Raf. (Lamiales : Oleaceae) [Homonymy NOT published]

Notes

• There is no formal restoration but the genus, quite different from Naudea, was maintained and redescribed by André (1980: 140-142). This opinion is here followed.

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. 
• Baker, E.W. & Delfinado, M.D. 1976. Notes on the genus Naudea Meyer and Rodrigues, with description of a new species (Acarina: Tydeidae). International Journal of Acarology 2: 35–38.
• Kuznetsov, N.N. & Livshitz, I.Z. 1972. [A new genus and species of Tydeidae (Acariformes) from Crimea]. Zoologicheskiy Zhurnal 51 (11): 1738–1740. [In Russian]