Neospeleognathopsis

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: Ereynetidae
Subfamilia: Speleognathinae
Tribus: Boydaiini
Genus: Neospeleognathopsis
Subgenera (3): nominal plus Speleomyotis and Pteropignathus, the latters monospecific
Species (6): N. (Neospeleognathopsis) chiropteri – N. (Neospeleognathopsis) molossus – N. (Neospeleognathopsis) strandtmanni – N. (Neospeleognathopsis) tadaridae

+ N. (Speleomyotis) bastini

+ N. (Pteropignathus) pteropus

Name

Neospeleognathopsis Fain, 1958

• Original status: valid subgenus
• Gender: masculine
• Type species: Speleognathopsis chiropteri Fain, 1955 by original designation

Synonyms

• Senior synonym of Pteropignathus according to Domrow (1990: abstract)

Notes

• Neospeleognathopsis was first described as a subgenus of Speleognathopsis (Fain, 1958: 160).
• It was raised to full generic level by Fain (1962: 10) ; see also Fain (1970: 513).
• It was divided in two subgnera, Neospeleognathopsis and Speleomyotis by Fain (1962: 10) ; see also Fain (1970: 513).
• A third subgenus, Pteropignathus, was added by Fain & Lukoschus (1979: 58).

References

• Domrow, R. 1990. Acari Prostigmata (excluding Trombiculidae) parasitic on Australian vertebrates: an annotated checklist, keys and bibliography. Invertebrate Taxonomy 4(6): 1283–1376.
• Fain, A. 1958. Notes sur les Acariens de la sous-famille Speleognathinae Fain 1957 (Trombidiformes - Ereynetidae Oudemans). Essai de groupement sous-générique. Revue de Zoologie et de Botanique africaines 58(1-2): 175–183.
• Fain, A. 1962. Les Acariens parasites nasicoles des batraciens : Révision des Lawrencarinae Fain, 1957. (Ereynetidae : Trombidiformes). Bulletin de l'Institut royal des sciences naturelles de Belgique 38(25): 1–69.
• Fain, A. 1970. Notes sur les spéléognathines parasites nasicoles de mammifères (Ereynetidae: Trombidiformes). Acarologia 12(3): 509–521.
• Fain, A. & Lukoschus, F.S. 1979. Parasites of Western Australia. V. Nasal mites from bats (Acari : Gastronyssidae and Ereynetidae). Records of the Western Australian Museum 7(1) : 57–60.