Bertrandiella chamelaensis

Taxonavigation

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Taxonavigation: Pterygosomatoidea 

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: Anystina
Superfamilia: Pterygosomatoidea

Familia: Pterygosomatidae
Genus: Bertrandiella
Species: Bertrandiella chamelaensis

Name

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  • Bertrandiella chamelaensis Paredes-León, Klompen & Pérez, 2012: 20, figs. 5-6
Holotype: CNAC (007051–81), ♀.
Type locality: MEXICO, Jalisco, Mpio. La Huerta, Chamela, km 54 carr. Manzanillo–Puerto Vallarta, 19.45506° N, -105.03205° W, 15 m asl, 4 October 2010, coll. D. Barrales and R. Paredes-León (CNAC007051–81); ex Phyllodactylus lanei rupinus.
Etymology: The specific name is derived from the collecting locality, the town of Chamela.

References

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  • Paredes-León, R.; Klompen, H.; Pérez, T.M. 2012: Systematic revision of the genera Geckobiella Hirst, 1917 and Hirstiella Berlese, 1920 (Acari: Prostigmata: Pterygosomatidae) with description of a new genus for American species parasites on geckos formerly placed in Hirstiella. Zootaxa 3510: 1–40. Preview PDF Reference page