Psittaboydaia (Psittaboydaia) amazona

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: Ereynetidae
Subfamilia: Speleognathinae
Tribus: Trispeleognathini
Genus: Psittaboydaia
Subgenus: Psittaboydaia [nominal subgenus]
Species: Psittaboydaia (Psittaboydaia) amazona

Name

Psittaboydaia (Psittaboydaia) amazona (Fain & Lukoschus, 1972)

• Type locality: nasal cavity of Amazona amazonica (Aves, Psittacidae), Meerzorg (Suriname)
• Holotype: RMNH — ♀

Synonyms

• Trispeleognathus (Neospeleognathus) amazona, original combination
• Psittaboydaia (Psittaboydaia) amazona, subsequent combination advanced by Fain (1985: 147)

References

• Fain, A. & Lukoschus, F.S. 1972. Parasitic Mites of Surinam. XXVII. Gastronyssidae, Rhinonyssidae and Ereynetidae from the nasal cavities of bats or birds. Studies Fauna Suriname and other Guyanas - The Hague, 13 : 84–94.
• Fain, A. 1985. Systematic notes on the Speleognathinae (Acari, Ereynetidae) with description of new taxa and a key to the Trispeleognathini. Bulletin & Annales de la Société royale belge d'Entomologie, 121: 143–152.