Paratriophtydeus protydeus

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: Iolinidae
Subfamilia: Tydaeolinae
Genus: Paratriophtydeus
Subgenus: Paratriophtydeus
Species: P. (P.) protydeus

Name

Paratriophtydeus (Paratriophtydeus) protydeus (Baker, 1943)

• Type locality: moss and lichens on Popocatépetl, alt. 3700 m (Mexico).

• Holotype: ♀.

Synonymy

• Tydeus protydeus, original combination
• Paratriophtydeus protydeus, subsequent combination proposed by Baker (1965: 108)
• Paratriophtydeus (Paratriophtydeus) protydeus: subsequent combination due to the generic division made by Łaniecka et al. (2023).

Notes

• Type redescribed by Baker (1965: 108) and by André (1980: 129).
• Listed as "ancient species" by Kaźmierski (1998: 357).

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. Reference page. 
• Baker, E.W. 1943. Nuevos Tydeidae Mexicanos (Acarina). Revista de la Sociedad Mexicana de Historia Natural 4: 181–190 + plate XI. Reference page. 
• Baker, E.W. 1965. A review of the genera of the family Tydeidae (Acarina). In: Naegele, J.A. (ed.). Advances in acarology (2). Ithaca (NY): Cornell University Press: 96–133.
• 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. 
• Łaniecka, I., Kaźmierski, A., Magowski, W. & Łaniecki, R. 2023. New subgenus and species of Tydaeolinae (Acariformes: Prostigmata: Tydeoidea) from Germany. Systematic & Applied Acarology 28(4): 732–741. Reference page.