Pronematus sextoni

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: Pronematinae
Genus: Pronematus
Species: Pronematus sextoni

Name

Pronematus sextoni Baker, 1968

• Type locality: from Ficus sp., Kinshasa (Democratic Republic of the Congo)
• Holotype: ♀ - USNM no. 3236

Notes

• ".. in our opinion redescription is needed to maintain it in the genus Pronematus" Ueckermann et al. (2024: 303).

References

• Baker, E.W. 1968. The genus Pronematus Canestrini. Annals of the Entomological Society of America 61(5): 1091–11097. Reference page. 
• Ueckermann, E.A., De Vis, R.M.J., Reybroeck, E., Vervaet, L., Van Lommel, W., Dewitte, J., Foqué, D., Gautam, S., Ouyangh, Y., Vangansbeke, D., De Clercq, P. & Van Leeuwen, T. 2024. Redescription of Pronematus ubiquitus (McGregor, 1932) (Acari, Iolinidae), description of two new species and redescription of two additional species with a review of and key to all Pronematus species. Acarologia 64(1): 277–311. Full article (PDF). Reference page.