Proterothrix chachulae

Proterothrix chachulae

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: Pterodectinae
Genus: Proterothrix
Species: Proterothrix chachulae

Name

Proterothrix chachulae Constantinescu in Constantinescu et al., 2017

Holotype: ANA672, male, 27.01.2014, collector D. K. B. Mukhim.

Type locality: from the Large Niltava Niltava grandis grandis (Blyth) (Passeriformes, Muscicapidae); INDIA: Meghalaya, Jaintia Hills, Shnongrim village, (25°21'12.36"N, 92°31'3.06"E); 1151 m; subtropical forest.

Paratypes: 6 male (ANA671, ANA673, ANA674, ANA675, ANA747(P2♂), ANA748(P1♂)) and 6 female (ANA676, ANA677, ANA678, ANA679, ANA680, ANA749(P1♀)

ZooBank: 9CC8B15E-BCFB-4288-9EAA-265ED462C931

References

Primary references

• Constantinescu, I.C., Popa, O.P., Popa, L.O., Cobzaru, I., Mukhim, D.K.B. & Adam, C. 2017. A new feather mite species of the genus Proterothrix Gaud, 1968 (Acarina, Proctophyllodidae) from the Large Niltava, Niltava grandis (Passeriformes, Muscicapidae) – an integrative description. ZooKeys 661: 1-14. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.661.11793. Reference page. 

Links

• BHL bibliography
• Proterothrix chachulae – Taxon details on Encyclopedia of Life (EOL).
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2019. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Proterothrix chachulae.
• ION
• Species-ID

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