Uropoda ecuadorica

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Uropodoidea

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: Parasitiformes Ordo: Mesostigmata Subordo: Monogynaspida Infraordo: Uropodina Superfamilia: Uropodoidea

Familia: Discourellidae
Genus: Clivosurella
Species: Uropoda ecuadorica

Name

• Uropoda ecuadorica Kontschán, 2012: 33, figs. 23–32

Holotype: HNHM ECU 1989, B144, ♀.

Type locality: Ecuador, 14 km leaving La Libertad, towards Tulcan, 3500 m a.s.l. (Prov. Carchi), N0°49’17”, W77°43’55”. 25. IV. 1989. Bushes and ferns in Espeletia-vegetation; litter and soil. leg. Zicsi, A. & Loksa, I.

Etymology: The name of the new species refers to the country where it was collected.

References

• Kontschán, J. 2012. Notes on the distribution and taxonomy of the Ecuadorian Uropodina mites (Acari: Mesostigmata). Opuscula zoologica 43(1): 27–42. PDF. Reference page.