Speleognathopsis sciuri

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: Boydaiini
Genus: Speleognathopsis
Species: Speleognathopsis sciuri

The name of this taxon appears to be invalid under the relevant nomenclatural code, as it is a redundant synonym of Speleorodens strandtmanni.

Speleognathopsis sciuri (Clark, 1960)

Type locality: nasal cavity of Sciurus carolinensis Gmelin, 1788, Patuxent Research Refuge, Laurel, Maryland (U.S.A.)
Holotype: USNM #2563 — ♀

junior synonym of Speleorodens strandtmanni according according to Fain (1961: 160)

Clark, G.M. 1960. Three new nasal mites (Acarina, Speleognathidae) from the gray Squirrel, the common Grackle, and the Neadowlark in the United States. Proceedings of the Helminthological Society of Washington 27: 103–110.
Fain, A. 1961. Description de la femelle de Speleognathopsis (Neospeleognathopsis) strandtmanni Fain 1955 (Syn.: Speleognathopsis sciuri Clark, 1960). Bulletin & Annales de la Société royale d'Entomologie de Belgique, 97(5-6): 159–165.