Whartonacarus shiraii

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Trombiculoidea

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 Subcohort: Trombidiina Superfamilia: Trombiculoidea

Familia: Trombiculidae
Genus: Whartonacarus
Species: Whartonacarus shiraii

Name

• Whartonacarus shiraii (Sasa, Kano & Ogata, 1952)
  • Authority for current placement: Domrow & Lester, 1985: 13 ('comb. nov.')
    • undisputed by all subsequent authorities
  • Original combination: Trombicula shiraii

References

Primary references

• Sasa, M.; Kano, R.; Ogata, T. 1952: Studies on tsutsugamushi. 28. On the trombiculid mites parasitic on birds collected in the suburbs of Tokyo. Tokyo Iji Shinshi, 69: 557–559. [not seen]

Additional references

• Domrow, R.; Lester, L.N. 1985: Chiggers of Australia (Acari: Trombiculidae): an annotated checklist, keys and bibliography. Australian journal of zoology, supplementary series, (114) DOI: 10.1071/AJZS114

Links

• Australian Faunal Directory

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