Lorryia superba

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: Tydeidae
Subfamilia: Tydeinae
Genus: Lorryia
Species: Lorryia superba

Name

Lorryia superba Oudemans, 1925

• Type locality: On Viverra sp., Ambon (Indonesia)
• Holotype: Lost.

Synonyms

• Lorryia bedfordiensis, j. syn. according to Kaźmierski et al. (2018: 813).
• Lorryia reticulata, j. syn. according to Kaźmierski et al. (2018: 813).

Notes

• According to the list published by Buitendijk (1945: 323), Lorryia superba is only represented by drawings in Oudemans' collection. Type is supposed to be lost (Kaźmierski, 1998: 301; André, 2023).
• The initial description is completed later (Oudemans, 1928: 229-231; with plate in page 230).
• The description is based on a single specimen and the hypothesis that it could be an anomalous individual must not be excluded (Kaźmierski, 1998: 301; Kaźmierski & Sikora, 2008: 88).
• The unique specimen is stated to be "abnormal" by Kaźmierski et al. (2018: 813). Similarly, Mondin et al. (2016: 474) "consider the single claw of L. superba an anomaly". According to André (2023), it would reveal evolutionary plastycity of tne genus.
• The synonymy reticulata-bedfordiensis-superba made by Kaźmierski et al. (2018: 813) is not accepted by André, 2023).

References

• André, H.M. 2023. Lorryia (Acariformes, Tydeidae): The evolutionary plasticity of an enigmatic genus. Acarologia 63(3): 844-855. Reference page. 
• Buitendijk, A.M. 1945. Voorloopige Catalogus van de Acari in de Collectie-Oudemans. Zoologische Mededelingen 24: 281–391. PDF available via Naturalis Biodiversity Center.
• Kaźmierski, A. 1998. Tydeinae of the world: generic relationships, new and redescribed taxa and keys to all species. A revision of the subfamilies Pretydeinae and Tydeinae (Acari: Actinedida: Tydeidae) – part IV. Acta Zoologica Cracoviensia 41(2): 283–455. Reference page. 
• Kaźmierski, A., Marciniak, M. & Sikora, B. 2018. Tydeinae mites (Acariformes: Prostigmata: Tydeidae) from bird nests with description of three new species. Systematic and Applied Acarology 23(5): 803-823.
• Kaźmierski, A. & Sikora, B. 2008. On the morphological anomalies in Tydeoidea (Actinedida). Integrative Acarology. Proceedings of the 6th European Congress [Eds: M. Bertrand, S, Kreiter, K.D. McCoy, A. Migeon, M. Navajas, M.-S. Tixier, L. Vial]. European Association of Acarologists: 82–88.
• Mondin, A. De S., Nuvoloni, F.M. & Feres, R.J.F. 2016. Four new species of Lorryia (Acari: Tydeidae) associated with Hevea brasiliensis Muell.Arg. (Euphorbiaceae) in Brazil. Zootaxa 4158(4): 473–490. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4158.4.2 Reference page. 
• Oudemans, A.C. 1925. Acarologische aanteekeningen LXXIX. Entomologische Berichten 7: 26–34 [481].
• Oudemans, A.C. 1928 (1927). Acari uit Ambon. Zoologische Mededelingen 10(4): 185-237 [508]. PDF available via Naturalis Biodiversity Center.