Neospeleognathus

Taxonavigation edit

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: Speleognathini
Genus: Speleognathus
Subgenus: Neospeleognathus
Species (3 formerly assigned to Neospeleognathus): amazona - poffei - schoutedeni

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

Neospeleognathus Fain, 1958

Gender: masculine
Type species: Speleognathus (Neospeleognathus) schoutedeni by original designation

Neospeleognathus was first described as a subgenus of Speleognathus (Fain, 1958: 178). Initially, it included only two species, schoutedeni & poffei.
Fain & Lukoschus (1972: 90-91) added a third species, amazona.
Synonymy made by Fain (1985: 147)

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. 1985. Systematic notes on the Speleognathinae (Acari, Ereynetidae) with description of new taxa and a key to the Trispeleognathini. Bulletin & Annales de la Société royale belge d'Entomologie 121: 143–152.
Fain, A. & Lukoschus, F.S. 1972. Parasitic Mites of Surinam. XXVII. Gastronyssidae, Rhinonyssidae and Ereynetidae from the nasal cavities of bats or birds. Studies Fauna Suriname and other Guyanas - The Hague 13 : 84–94.