Protophthiracarus aethes

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Phthiracaroidea

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: Oribatida Subordo: Mixonomata Infraordo: Euptyctima Superfamilia: Phthiracaroidea

Familia: Phthiracaridae
Genus: Protophthiracarus
Species: Protophthiracarus aethes

Name

• Protophthiracarus aethes Niedbała, 2009: 424, fig. 1

Holotype: Department of Animal Taxonomy and Ecology, Poznan, Poland; 18 XI 1981, leg. J. Rusek.

Type locality: CUBA: Prov. Pinar del Rio, Sierra del Rosario, Vayesito, submontane forest, mull-like moder.

Etymology: The specific name aethes is Greek for ‘‘curious, unusual’’ and refers to the number of five genital setae in progenital position which is unique in this genus.

References

• Niedbała, W. 2009: New species of ptyctimous mites (Acari, Oribatida) from Cuba. Journal of natural history 43(7-8): 423–433. DOI: 10.1080/00222930802610410 Reference page.  [original description: p. 424, fig. 1]