Astrida caprimulgi

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: Astrida
Subgenus: (Astrida) [nominal subgenus]
Species: A. (A.) caprimulgi

Name

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Astrida caprimulgi Fain, 1956

  • Type locality: nasal cavity of Scotornis tossii welwitsclii Boc. (nightjar), Mohero near Butare [formerly Astrida] (Rwanda)
  • Holotype: MRAC slide No. 112407 — ♀
  • Type species of the genus Astrida

Notes

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  • Astrida caprimulgi was formally described by Fain (1956: 33–36) after a first citation by Fain (1955: 696-nomen nudum).
  • Maintained in the nominal subgenus by Fain & Aitken (1970: 326) and by Skoracki et al. (2018: 403)
  • Holotype examined and species redescribed by Skoracki et al. (2018: 403-404)

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