Ayersacarus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Dermanyssoidea
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: Parasitiformes Ordo: Mesostigmata Subordo: Dermanyssina Superfamilia: Dermanyssoidea

Familia: Leptolaelapidae
Genus: Ayersacarus
Species (9): A. forsteri – A. gelidus – A. gressitti – A. hurleyi – A. knoxi – A. plumapilus – A. savilli – A. strandtmanni – A. woodi

Unaccepted species (1): A. tilbrooki

Name

• Ayersacarus Hunter, 1964
  • Authority for current placement: Karg, 1978
  • Gender: masculine
  • Type species: Ayersacarus plumapilus Hunter, 1964
    • Fixation: original designation
  • ZooBank: E348232D-051D-4DEB-A5FB-159CDA59F2FA

References

Primary references

• Hunter, P.E. 1964. Insects of Campbell Island. Mesostigmata: Laelaptidae. Pacific Insects Monograph 7: 121–128. full article on BUGZ Reference page. 

Additional references

• Clark, J.M. & Hawke, D.J. 2011. The sub-Antarctic mite Ayersacarus: a new species from mainland New Zealand, and its isotopic ecology (Acari: Mesostigmata: Leptolaelapidae). New Zealand Journal of Zoology 38(1): 43–54. DOI: 10.1080/03014223.2010.525746 . Reference page. 
• Clark, J.M. & Hawke, D.J. 2012. Ayersacarus, an endemic mite genus from Zealandian seabird nest environments: revision, with four new species (Acari: Mesostigmata: Leptolaelapidae). New Zealand Journal of Zoology 39(1): 31–45. DOI: 10.1080/03014223.2011.619201 . Reference page. 
• Beaulieu, F. 2009: Review of the mite genus Gaeolaelaps Evans & Till (Acari: Laelapidae), and description of a new species from North America, G. gillespiei n. sp. Zootaxa 2158: 33–49. Abstract & excerpt PDF Reference page. 
• Hunter, P.E. 1964. Laelaptid mites from Auckland and Macquarie Islands (Acarina: Laelaptidae). Pacific Insects Monograph 7(supplement): 630–641. BUGZ Reference page. 
• Hunter 1967: Mesostigmata: Rhodacaridae, Laelapidae (mesostigmatic mites). In: Gressitt, J.L. (ed.) Entomology in Antarctica. Antarctic research series, 10: 35–39. BUGZ

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