Neotrombicula sphenodonti

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Trombiculoidea

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: Anystina Hypordo: Parasitengona Subcohort: Trombidiina Superfamilia: Trombiculoidea

Familia: Trombiculidae
Genus: Neotrombicula
Species: Neotrombicula sphenodonti

Name

• Neotrombicula sphenodonti Goff, Loomis & Ainsworth, 1988

• Original genus: Neotrombicula Hirst, 1925
• Original status: valid species
• Primary type: holotype
  • Fixation: designated
  • Description: larva
  • Repository: MONZ, as 'National Museum of New Zealand, Wellington' [AA.000127]
• Type host: Sphenodon punctatus
• Type locality: 'Stephens Island'
• ZooBank: 154E3886-14CA-42BF-AE78-A5A3945E7364

References

Primary references

• Goff, M.L., Loomis, R.B. & Ainsworth, R. 1988. Redescription of Neotrombicula naultini (Dumbleton, 1947) and descriptions of two new species of chiggers from New Zealand (Acari: Trombiculidae). New Zealand journal of zoology 14(3) (1987): 385–390. DOI: 10.1080/03014223.1987.10423009 Reference page.  [See p. 388 and fig. 2]

Additional references

• McKenna, P.B. 2003: An annotated checklist of ecto- and endoparasites of New Zealand reptiles. Surveillance, 30(3): 18–25. pdf of whole issue
• Sirvid, P.J. et al. 2010: [Chapter] SIX Phylum ARTHROPODA CHELICERATA horseshoe crabs, arachnids, sea spiders. Pp. 50-89 in Gordon, D.P. (ed.): New Zealand inventory of biodiversity. Volume 2. Kingdom Animalia. Chaetognatha, Ecdysozoa, ichnofossils. Canterbury University Press, Christchurch, New Zealand. ISBN 978-1-87725793-3 [86, incorrectly cited as Neotrombicula sphenodonti Goff, Loomis & Ainsworth, 1987]