Taxonavigation edit

Taxonavigation: Analgoidea 

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: Sarcoptiformes
Subordo: Psoroptidia
Superfamilia: Analgoidea

Familia: Proctophyllodidae
Subfamilia: Pterodectinae
Tribus: Pterodectini
Genus: Afroproterothrix
Species: A. marginata

Name edit

Afroproterothrix Mironov & Wauthy, 2010

Gender edit

feminine

Type species edit

References edit

  • Mironov, S.V. 2009: Phylogeny of feather mites of the subfamily Pterodectinae (Acariformes: Proctophyllodidae) and their host associations with Passerines (Passeriformes). Proceedings of the Zoological Institute RAS, 313(2): 97–118. PDF
  • Mironov, S.V.; Wauthy, G. 2010: Afroproterothrix gen. n., a new genus of the feather mites subfamily Pterodectinae (Astigmata, Proctophyllodidae) from passerines (Aves: Passeriformes) in Africa. International journal of acarology, 35: 175–182. DOI: 10.1080/01647950903524158