Uroseius loksai

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: Uroseius loksai

Name

• Uroseius loksai Kontschán, 2012: 28, figs. 6–15

Holotype: NHMG ECU 1989, B24, ♀.

Type locality: Ecuador, between Pifo and Papallacta, 4100 m a.s.l. S0°22’29”, W78°08’10” (Prov. Pichincha). 14. IV. 1989. Withered leaves and soil under dicotyledon plant with big leaves (and lilac flowers). Leg. Zicsi, A. & Loksa, I.

Etymology: The new species is dedicated to Dr. Imre Loksa (1923–1992), associate professor of Department of Systematic Zoology and Ecology of the Eötvös Loránd University, who collected many oil samples in Ecuador.

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.