Proctophyllodes plectrophenax

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Analgoidea
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: Sarcoptiformes Subordo: Psoroptidia Superfamilia: Analgoidea

Familia: Proctophyllodidae
Subfamilia: Proctophyllodinae
Genus: Proctophyllodes
Species: Proctophyllodes plectrophenax

Name

• Proctophyllodes plectrophenax Mironov, 2012: 132, figs. 1, 2, 3A–E, 4A, B

Holotype: ZISP 4899, ♂, from Plectrophenax nivalis (Linnaeus, 1758) (Calcariidae); 19 August 1981, coll. S.V. Mironov.

Type locality: Russia, Leningrad Province, Lodeynopolsky District, Gumbaritsy, N 60°40′26″, E 32°56′35″.

Etymology: The specific epithet is directly taken from the generic name of the type host.

Mentions

• Proctophyllodes megaphyllus (non Trouessart, 1885): Vitzthum, 1922: 55, figs. 45–50, misidentification; Atyeo and Braasch, 1966: 156, figs. 137, 138, misidentification.

References

• Mironov, S.V., 2012: New species of the feather mite genus Proctophyllodes Robin 1877 (Acari: Analgoidea: Proctophyllodidae) from European Passerines (Aves: Passeriformes), with an updated checklist of the genus. Acarina, 20 (2): 130–158. PDF.