Speleorodens clethrionomys

Taxonavigation edit

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
Tribe: Paraspeleognathopsini
Genus: Speleorodens
Species: Speleorodens clethrionomys

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

Speleorodens clethrionomys Fain & Lukoschus, 1968

Type locality: nasal cavity of Clethrionomys glareolus, Nijmegen (The Netherlands)
Holotype: IRSNB - ♀

Paraspeleognathopsis (Speleorodens) clethrionomys, original combination
Speleorodens clethrionomys, subsequent combination used by Fain (1970: 516-519)

Fain, A. & Lukoschus, F.S. 1968. Note sur deux acariens parasites nasicoles de muridés (Ereynetidae: Trombidiformes). Bulletin et Annales de la Société Royale d'Entomologie de Belgique104: 85-90.
Fain, A. 1970. Notes sur les spéléognathines parasites nasicoles de mammifères (Ereynetidae: Trombidiformes). Acarologia 12(3): 509–521.
OConnor, B.M. 1978. A Redescription of Speleorodens michigensis (Ford) n. comb. (Acari: Ereynetidae), a nasal mite of microtine rodents, with comments on generic relationships in the Speleognathinae. Journal of the New York Entomological Society 18(10): 312–315.