Proctotydaeus (Proctotydaeus) galapagosensis

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: Proctotydaeus
Subgenus: Proctotydaeus
Species: Proctotydaeus (Proctotydaeus) galapagosensis

Name

Proctotydaeus (Proctotydaeus) galapagosensis Fain & Evans, 1966

• Type locality: From thoracic region and wings of Schistocerca melanocera (Orthoptera, Acrididae), Indefatigable Island, Galapagos

• Holotype: BMNH, ♂.

Notes

• Probably the heteromorphic male of Proctotydaeus (Proctotydaeus) schistocercae (Kaźmierski, 1998: 44). If the hypothesis was confirmed, Proctotydaeus (Proctotydaeus) galapagosensis would be a junior synonym of Proctotydaeus (Proctotydaeus) schistocercae.

References

• Fain, A. & Evans, G.O. 1966. The genus Proctotydaeus Berl. (Acari : Iolinidae) with descriptions of two new species. The Annals and Magazine of Natural History, sér. 13, 9 : 149–157. (PDF) Reference page. 
• Kaźmierski, A. 1998. A review of the genus Proctotydaeus Berlese (Actinedida:Tydeidae:Pronematinae). Acarologia 39: 33–47. Abstract and full article. Reference page.