Psittaboydaia

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: Ereynetidae
Subfamilia: Speleognathinae
Tribus: Trispeleognathini
Genus: Psittaboydaia
Subgenera (2): nominal plus Trichoglosiella
Species (3): P. (Psittaboydaia) amazona – P. (Psittaboydaia) psittaculae
+ P. (Trichoglosiella) trichoglossi

Name

Psittaboydaia Fain, 1985

• Status: valid genus
• Gender: feminine
• Type species: Neoboydaia psittaculae Fain, 1962 by original designation

Notes

• Psittaboydaia was erected by Fain (1985: 145) with two subgenera.
• In addition to the nominate subgenus, a second subgenus (Trichoglosiella) was included.

References

• Fain, A. 1962. Acariens parasites des voies respiratoires des Psittaciformes. Bulletin et Annales de la Société Royale belge d'Entomologie 98: 312–232.
• Fain, A. 1985. Systematic notes on the Speleognathinae (Acari, Ereynetidae) with description of new taxa and a key to the Trispeleognathini. Bulletin & Annales de la Société royale belge d'Entomologie 121: 143–152.