Proctotydaeus (Neotydeolus) therapeutikos

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
Subfamily: Pronematinae
Genus: Proctotydaeus
Subgenus: Neotydeolus
Species: Proctotydaeus (Neotydeolus) therapeutikos

Name

Proctotydaeus (Neotydeolus) therapeutikos Flechtmann & Camargo, 1974

• Type locality: from the nest of Trigona (Scaptotrigona) postica (Apidae, Meliponinae), Ribeirao Preto, São Paulo (Brazil)
• Holotype: Dpt. Zoologia, ESALQ - ♀.

Synonyms

• Neotydeolus therapeutikos, original combination
• Proctotydaeus (Neotydeolus) therapeutikos, subsequent combination used by Kaźmierski (1998)

References

• Kaźmierski, A. 1998. A review of the genus Proctotydaeus Berlese (Actinedida:Tydeidae:Pronematinae). Acarologia 39: 33–47. Abstract and full article. Reference page. 
• Fletchmann, C.H.W. & Camargo, C.A. de. 1974. Acari associated with stingless bees (Meliponidae, Hymenoptera) from Brazil. In: Piffl, E. (Ed.). Proc. 4th Int. Congr. Acarol., Akademiai Kiado, Budapest: 315–319.