Tydeus molestus

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: Tydeidae
Subfamilia: Tydeinae
Genus: Tydeus
Species: Tydeus molestus

	Species inquirenda.
	The status, affinity, scope or nomenclature of this taxon is unclear. Please see discussion on the talk page.

Tydeus molestus Moniez, 1894

The behavior of Tydeus molestus was described in detail in 1889 but the species was formally described only in 1894.
Listed as "ancient species" by Kaźmierski (1998: 357).
Species not listed by Silva et al. (2016)
Dermopathies produced by this mite or a similar species are described or reported by Principato et al. (2008), Principato & Scriboni (2009) and Stingeri et al. (2017).

Moniez, R. 1889. Les Parasites de l'homme (animaux et végétaux). Paris, Librairie J.-B. Baillière et fils.
Moniez, R. 1894. Histoire naturelle du Tydeus molestus, acarien qui s'attaque à l'homme. Revue biologique du nord de la France 6: 419–434.
Kaźmierski, A. 1998. Tydeinae of the world: generic relationships, new and redescribed taxa and keys to all species. A revision of the subfamilies Pretydeinae and Tydeinae (Acari: Actinedida: Tydeidae) – part IV. Acta Zoologica Cracoviensia 41(2): 283–455. Reference page.
Principato, M., Masini, P., Stingeri, L. & Assalve, D. 2008. Dermopatia prodotta dalle punture di Tydeus molestus (Acari: Tydeidae) nell'uomo. Atti del VIII Congresso Nazionale Sidapa, Firenze, 23 – 25 Ottobre 2008.
Principato, M. & Scriboni, A. 2009. Presenza di Tydeus molestus (Acarina : Tydeidae) in una scuola romana. GSA Igiene Urbana 4: 46–47.
Silva, G.L. da, Metzelthin, M.H., Silva, O.S. da & Ferla, N.J. 2016. Catalogue of the mite family Tydeidae (Acari: Prostigmata) with the world key to the species. Zootaxa 4135(1): 1–68. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4135.1.1. Reference page.
Stingeri, L., Bianchi, L., Hansel, K., Neve, D., Foti, C., Corazza, M., Bini, V., Moretta,L. & Principato, M. 2017. Dermatitis caused by arthropods in domestic environment: an Italian multicentre study. Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology 31(9):1526-1533.