Torrenticola pulchra

male

female

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Lebertioidea

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: Anystina Hypordo: Parasitengona Superfamilia: Lebertioidea

Familia: Torrenticolidae
Genus: Torrenticola
Species: Torrenticola pulchra

Name

Torrenticola pulchra Fisher & Dowling, 2017

Type locality: USA, Illinois, Pope County, Eddyville, Bell Smith Springs Recreation Area, just below low water bridge at Hunting Branch Picnic Area, 37°31'31"N, 88°39'39"W.

Holotype: CNC. female ♀. 1.IX.2006. legit I.M. Smith & S Yi. IMS060057.

References

Primary references

• Fisher, J.R., Fisher, D.M., Skvarla, M.J., Nelson, W.A. & Dowling, A.P.G. 2017. Revision of torrent mites (Parasitengona, Torrenticolidae, Torrenticola) of the United States and Canada: 90 descriptions, molecular phylogenetics, and a key to species. ZooKeys 701: 1-496. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.701.13261. Reference page.