Raphignathus quadrigeminus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Raphignathoidea

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: Eleutherengona Sectio: Raphignathae Superfamilia: Raphignathoidea

Familia: Raphignathidae
Genus: Raphignathus
Species: Raphignathus quadrigeminus

Name

• Raphignathus quadrigeminus Dönel & Doğan, 2013 :179, fig. 1

Holotype: Acarology Laboratory of Erzincan University, Erzincan, Turkey ♀, 30 September 2008.

Type locality: Decayed bark of Quercus sp., 40°34′42″N, 36°46′36″E, 735 m, Niksar, Tokat, Turkey

Etymology: The name of this species is the Latin compound word “quadrigeminus”, meaning 4 pairs, because of the 4 pairs of genital setae.

References

• Dönel G. & Doğan S., 2013: Two new mite species of the genus Raphignathus Dugés (Acari: Raphignathidae) from Turkey. Turkish journal of zoology, 37: 179–183. DOI: 10.3906/zoo-1203-23.