Catalogue of genera and their type species in the mite Suborder Uropodina (Acari: Mesostigmata)

Zootaxa. 2015 Jun 11;3972(2):101-47. doi: 10.11646/zootaxa.3972.2.1.

Abstract

This paper provides details of 300 genus-group names in the suborder Uropodina, including the superfamilies Microgynioidea, Thinozerconoidea, Uropodoidea, and Diarthrophalloidea. For each name, the information provided includes a reference to the original description of the genus, the type species and its method of designation, and details of nomenclatural and taxonomic anomalies where necessary. Twenty of these names are excluded from use because they are nomina nuda, junior homonyms, or objective junior synonyms. The remaining 280 available names appear to include a very high level of subjective synonymy, which will need to be resolved in a future comprehensive revision of the Uropodina.

MeSH terms

  • Animal Distribution
  • Animals
  • Catalogs as Topic
  • Female
  • Male
  • Mites / classification*