Metatriophtydeus

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: Triophtydeidae
Subfamilia: Triophtydeinae
Genus: Metatriophtydeus
Species (1): Only one species were described under that generic name, M. lebruni

Name

The name of this taxon appears to be invalid under the relevant nomenclatural code, as it is a redundant synonym of Triophtydeus.

Metatriophtydeus André, 1980

Original status: genus
Gender: masculine
Type species: Metatriophtydeus lebruni André, 1980; designated by André (1980: 120)

Synonymy

Junior synonym of Triophtydeus (André, 1985: 192)

References

André, H.M. 1980. A generic revision of the family Tydeidae (Acari: Actinedida). IV. Generic descriptions, keys and conclusions. Bulletin et Annales de la Société royale Belge d'Entomologie 116: 103–130, 139–168.
André, H.M. 1985. Redefinition of the genus Triophtydeus Thor, 1932 (Acari: Actinedida). ZZoologische mededelingen (Leiden) 59(16): 189–195.
Strandtmann, R.W. 1967. Terrestrial Prostigmata (trombidiform mites). In: Gressitt, J.L. (ed.) Entomology of Antarctica. Antarctic Research Series 10: 51–80. Google books. Reference page. [first availability, see p. 68, and fig. 9]