Speleorodens michigensis

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: Ereynetidae
Subfamilia: Speleognathinae
Tribe: Paraspeleognathopsini
Genus: Speleorodens
Species: Speleorodens michigensis

Name

Speleorodens michigensis (Ford, 1962)

• Type locality: nasal cavity of Microtus pennsylvanicus (Ord), (U.S.A.)
• Holotype:

Synonyms

Objective synonyms

• Speleognathopsis michigensis, original combination
• Paraspeleognathopsis michigensis, subsequent combination advanced by Domrow (1975: 98)
• Speleorodens michigensis, subsequent combination advanced by OConnor (1978: 124)

Subjective synonyms

• Paraspeleognathopsis (Speleorodens) clethrionomys Fain & Lukoschus, synonymy advanced by OConnor (1978: 124)

Notes

• Species redescribed by OConnor (1978: 124-127).

References

• Domrow, R. 1975. A new species of Paraspeleognathopsis Fain (Acari; Ereynetidae) from an Australian dasyurid marsupial. Journal of the Australian Entomological Society 14: 97-99.
• Ford, H.G. 1962. Speleognathopsis michigensis (Acarina: Speleognathidae) a new species of nasal mite from the meadow mouse, Microtus pennsylvanicus (Ord). Transactions of the American Microscopical Society 81: 104-105.
• OConnor, B.M. 1978. A Redescription of Speleorodens michigensis (Ford) n. comb. (Acari: Ereynetidae), a nasal mite of microtine rodents, with comments on generic relationships in the Speleognathinae. Journal of the New York Entomological Society 18(10): 312–315.