Hattena tongana

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Ascoidea

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: Monogynaspida Infraordo: Gamasina Hypordo: Dermanyssiae Superfamilia: Ascoidea

Familia: Ameroseiidae
Genus: Hattena
Species: Hattena tongana

Name

• Hattena tongana (Manson, 1974)
  • Original combination: Edbarellus tonganus
  • Current combination authority: Halliday, 1997: 189–190 (implied)
  • Primary type: holotype
    • Fixation: designated
    • Description: female
    • Repository: MAFL
  • Type locality: 'Tongatapu, Tonga'
  • Type host: 'found associated with honey bees in a hive'
  • Secondary types: paratypes (17)
    • Fixation: designated
    • Description: 15 females, 2 males
    • Repositories: MAFL (10 females, 1 male), NZAC (2 females), USNM (3 females, 1 male)

References

• De Jong, D.; Morse, R.A.; Eickwort, G.C. 1982: Mite pests of honey bees. Annual review of entomology, 27: 229–252. DOI: 10.1146/annurev.en.27.010182.001305
• Halliday, R.B. 1997: Revision of the Australian Ameroseiidae (Acarina: Mesostigmata). Invertebrate taxonomy, 11: 179–201. DOI: 10.1071/IT96010
• Manson, D.C.M. 1974: A new species, genus and subfamily of mesostigmatid mite (Acarina: Ascidae) associated with honey bees from Tonga. Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand, 4: 115–122. Google books BUGZ
• Sirvid, P.J. et al. 2010: [Chapter] SIX Phylum ARTHROPODA CHELICERATA horseshoe crabs, arachnids, sea spiders. Pp. 50-89 in Gordon, D.P. (ed.): New Zealand inventory of biodiversity. Volume 2. Kingdom Animalia. Chaetognatha, Ecdysozoa, ichnofossils. Canterbury University Press, Christchurch, New Zealand. ISBN 978-1-87725793-3