Apexolichus platycerci

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Pterolichoidea
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: Pterolichoidea

Familia: Pterolichidae
Subfamilia: Pterolichinae
Genus: Apexolichus
Species: Apexolichus platycerci

Name

Apexolichus platycerci (Mironov, Dabert & Proctor, 2003)

Synonyms

• Titanolichus platycerci Mironov, Dabert & Proctor, 2003
  • Apexolichus platycerci (Mironov, Dabert & Proctor, 2003) Dabert, Mironov & Ehrnsberger, 2008: 60 (comb. nov.)

Type data

• Holotype: QM S48360
  • Type kind: heteromorph male
  • Type locality: St Lucia, QLD, Australia
  • Type host: Platycercus adscitus
  • Paratypes (7 females, 3 males): AM, QM, ZISP

References

• Dabert, J.; Mironov, S.V.; Ehrnsberger, R. 2008: Systematic revision of the feather mite genera Apexolichus Gaud et Atyeo and Titanolichus Gaud et Atyeo (Astigmata, Pterolichidae), parasites of parrots of the Old World (Psittaciformes, Psittacidae). Acta parasitologica, 53: 46–80. DOI: 10.2478/s11686-008-0007-x
• Mironov, S.V.; Dabert, J.; Proctor, H.C. 2003: New feather mites of the family Pterolichidae (Acari: Pterolichoidea) from parrots (Aves: Psittaciformes) in Australia. Australian journal of entomology, 42: 185–202. DOI: 10.1046/j.1440-6055.2003.00348.x