Austrophthiracarus matuku

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Phthiracaroidea

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: Oribatida Subordo: Mixonomata Infraordo: Euptyctima Superfamilia: Phthiracaroidea

Familia: Phthiracaridae
Genus: Austrophthiracarus
Species: Austrophthiracarus matuku

Name

Austrophthiracarus matuku Liu & Zhang, 2014: 586

• Original genus: Austrophthiracarus Balogh & Mahunka, 1978
• Original status: valid species
• Primary type: holotype
  • Fixation: designated
  • Description: adult
  • Repository: NZAC 'in alcohol, 87/8'
• Type locality: 'New Zealand: AK, Bethells, Matuku Reserve' [NEW ZEALAND AK]
• ZooBank: 0799924D-270A-4862-A573-A7079A46F5C4

References

• Balogh, J.; Mahunka, S. 1978: Data to the oribatid fauna of Australia (Acari), I. Opuscula zoologica, 15(1-2): 31–49. Full article (PDF) Reference page. 
• Liu, D.; Zhang, Z.-Q. 2014: Three new species of the genus Austrophthiracarus from New Zealand (Acari: Oribatida: Phthiracaridae). Zootaxa 3780(3): 585–593. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3780.3.10 Reference page.  [See p. 586, and figs. 1-9; original description (adult)]