Homeopronematus anconai

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Tydeoidea
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: Eupodina Superfamilia: Tydeoidea

Familia: Iolinidae
Subfamilia: Pronematinae
Genus: Homeopronematus
Species: Homeopronematus anconai

Name

Homeopronematus anconai (Baker, 1943)

• Type locality: Leaves of Buddleia verticillata (now Buddleja sessiliflora), km 67 (Ahuacatitlán, Mor.) of the highway México-Cuernavaca (Mexico)
• Holotype: USNM -

Synonyms

Objective synonyms

• Pronematus anconai, original combination
• Homeopronematus anconai, subsequent combination proposed by Knop & Hoy (1983)
• Homeopronematus (Pronematus) anconai, subsequent combination used by Knop (1985)

Subjective synonyms

• Senior synonym of Homeopronematus vidae according to Knop & Hoy (1983: 2)

Notes

• The species was initially described by Baker (1943) on Mexican specimens.
• It was redescribed by Knop & Hoy (1983) from the type slide (2 ♀♀) and adults collected in vineyards (Vitis vinifera L.) of the San Joaquin Valley (California).

References

• Baker, E.W. 1943. Nuevos Tydeidae Mexicanos (Acarina). Revista de la Sociedad Mexicana de Historia Natural 4: 181–190 + plate XI. Reference page. 
• Knop, N. & Hoy, M. 1983. Biology of a tydeid mite, Homeopronematus anconai (n. comb.) (Acari: Tydeidae), important in San Joaquin Valley vineyards. Hilgardia, 51(5):1-30.
• Knop, N. 1985. Mating behavior in the tydeid mite Homeopronematus anconai (Acari: Tydeidae). Experimental & Applied Acarology 1: 115-125.