Publications with tag: taxonomy

**Substitute names for six primary homonyms in the feather mite genus Proctophyllodes Robin, 1868 (Acariformes: Proctophyllodidae)**

Six cases of primary homonyms were identified for the species and subspecies names originally given to eleven nominal taxa in the feather mite genus Procto...

Vladimir M. Salavatulin, Vladimir A. Khaustov, Luis S. Subías, Umukusum Ya. Shtanchaeva, Nikita A. Shulaev, Sergey G. Ermilov

TAXONOMIC CONTRIBUTION TO KNOWLEDGE OF THE ORIBATID MITE GENUS CAUCASEREMAEUS (ACARI: ORIBATIDA: EREMAEIDAE)

We present a revised generic diagnosis of Caucaseremaeus (Oribatida: Eremaeidae). The redescription of Caucaseremaeus krivolutskyi Shtanchaeva and Subías, 2006 is...

Sergey G. Ermilov, Josef Starý

TAXONOMIC CONTRIBUTION TO THE KNOWLEDGE OF GALUMNA (ACARI, ORIBATIDA, GALUMNIDAE) OF THE NEOTROPICAL REGION: DESCRIPTION OF A NEW SPECIES FROM BOLIVIA AND A KEY TO KNOWN SPECIES OF THE GENUS

A new species of Galumna (Oribatida, Galumnidae) is described from Bolivian rainforest leaf litter. Galumna parareticulata sp. n. differs from Galumna reticul...

Sergey G. Ermilov, Josef Starý

TAXONOMIC CONTRIBUTION TO THE KNOWLEDGE OF THE ORIBATID MITE GENUS NEORIBATES (ACARI, ORIBATIDA, PARAKALUMMIDAE)

A new oribatid mite species of the genus Neoribates (Oribatida, Parakalummidae) is described from Bolivia. A new generic diagnosis and an identification key t...

Sergey V. Mironov

TAXONOMIC CORRECTIONSTO THE FEATHER MITE GENERAPTERONYSSUS ROBIN, 1877 AND PARAPTERONYSSUS FACCINI ET ATYEO, 1981 (ANALGOIDEA,PTERONYSSIDAE)

Taxonomic corrections are made with regard to two feather mite genera, Pteronyssus Robin, 1877 and Parapteronyssus Faccini et Atyeo 1981, species of which p...

Sergey V. Mironov, Fabio A. Hernandes

TAXONOMIC NOTES ON FEATHER MITE SPECIES (ACARIFORMES: ANALGOIDEA) DESCRIBED BY ADOLF EDUARD GRUBE

The study presents the results of our re-investigation of feather mite species described by A. E. Grube in 1859 in the genus Dermaleichus Koch, 1841. Grube’s pap...

Sergey V. Mironov

TAXONOMIC NOTES ON FOUR GENERA OF THE FEATHER MITESUBFAMILY PANDALURINAE (ASTIGMATA:PSOROPTOIDIDAE)

The taxonomic status of the genus Mesalgo-ides Gaud et Atyeo, 1967 (Psoroptoididae, Panda-lurinae) and three related supraspecific taxa is re-vised, and taxon...

Vasiliy B. Kolesnikov, Barry M. OConnor

TAXONOMY OF MADAGASCAN ATOPOMELIDAE (ACARI, ASTIGMATA, PSOROPTIDIA) I: DESCRIPTION OF A NEW SPECIES OF LISTROPHOROIDES ASSOCIATED WITH ORYZORICTES HOVA (AFROSORICIDA, TENRECIDAE)

This is the first work in a series of taxonomic investigations of Madagascan Atopomelidae, associated with Tenrecidae. Here, a new species—Listrophoroides (Ma...

Griffiths D. A.

THE ‘CALIFORNICUS’ CONUNDRUM

The sixty years of taxonomic history surrounding the specific epithet ‘californicus’ is reviewed. Original descriptions of the major works, so involved, are evalu...

H. V. Dubinina

THE FUR MITES (ACARI: ASTIGMATA: LISTROPHORIDAE) OF THE FAUNA OF RUSSIA AND ADJACENT COUNTRIES

Afrolistrophorus (.Afrolistrophorus) apode mi Fain, 1970 (Listrophoroidea: Listrophoridae) from Apodemus (Sylvaemus) sylvatìcus L., first time reported from Russi...

Sidorchuk E.A., Norton R.A.

THE IDENTITY AND TYPE SPECIMENS OF COLLOHMANNIA ASIATICA (ACARI, ORIBATIDA, COLLOHMANNIIDAE)

Three extant species of the oribatid mite genus Collohmannia (Collohmanniidae) have been named, of which two,C. gigantea Sellnick, 1922 and C. johnstoni Norton et...

Bochkov A. V. , R. Ochoa

THREE NEW CHEYLETID SPECIES (ACARI: CHEYLETIDAE) FROM THE NATIONAL MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY ENTOMOLOGICAL COLLECTION, USA

Three new species of the family Cheyletidae (Acari: Prostigmata), Mexecheles shiva sp.n. from India (Bombay), Alliea chimaera sp.n. from Aus-tralia (Queensland), ...

Daniel M., Alexandr A. Stekolnikov

THREE NEW SPECIES AND NEW RECORDS OF CHIGGER MITES (ACARI: TROMBICULIDAE) FROM CUBA

Three new species of chigger mites, Colicus famulidistalis sp. n. and Eltonella macroti sp. n. from phyllostomid bats, and Microtrombicula guaurabensis sp. n. fro...

Bochkov A. V. , Pavel B. Klimov

THREE NEW SPECIES OF THE PREDACEOUS CHEYLETIDAE (ACARI: PROSTIGMATA) PHORETIC ON INSECTS

Three new species of the family Cheyletidae (Acari: Prostigmata) obligatory phoretic on insects are described, Samsinakia tilae sp.n. from a tene-brionid beetl...

V.G. Shevchenko, I.G. Bagnjuck, Veikko Rinne

TRISETACUS PINI (NALEPA, 1889) IN SOME BALTIC COUNTRIES AND IN RUSSIA (TAXONOMY, MORPHOLOGY, BIOLOGY, DISTRIBUTION)

Trisetacus pini (Nalepa) is the only species of Tetrapodili inducing bark galls (= twig knots or swellings) on the twigs of the gymnospermous plant, Pinus sylvest...

Alexandr A. Stekolnikov

TWO NEW SPECIES OF CHIGGER MITES (ACARI: TROMBICULIDAE) CLOSE TO NEOTROMBICULA MINUTA, APPLICATION OF NONLINEAR MULTIVARIATE STATISTICS

Two new species of chigger mites, Neotrombicula urartensis sp. n. from rodents and birds and N. kubanensis sp. n. from rodents, are described from Caucasus. Morph...

Nasr A.-E., Abo-Shnaf R., Momen F.M.

TWO NEW SPECIES OF THE GENUS PLATYSEIUS (ACARI: MESOSTIGMATA: BLATTISOCIIDAE) FROM EGYPT

The study of Eichhornia spp. in the Sohag and Qualyubia Provinces, Egypt, revealed two new species of the genus Platyseius (family Blattisociidae), Platyseius aeg...