Geckobiella diolii

Taxonavigation

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: Geckobiella
Species: Geckobiella diolii

Name

• Geckobiella diolii (Baker, 1998: 183)

Holotype: BMNH ♀.

Type locality: Origin unknown, mites collected from captive iguanas in Regent´s Park Reptile House of London Zoo, England.

Type host: Cyclura cornuta (Bonnaterre).

Mentions

• Hirstiella diolii Baker, 1998: 183
• Geckobiella diolii Paredes-León, Klompen & Pérez, 2012: 12

References

• Baker, A., 1998: A new species of Hirstiella Berlese (Acari: Pterygosomatidae) from captive rhinoceros iguanas, Cyclura cornuta Bonnaterre (Reptilia: Iguanidae). Systematic & applied acarology, 3. 183–192.

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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.