Pronematus

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Pronematus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Subclass: Acari
Superorder: Acariformes
Order: Prostigmata
Suborder: Eupodina
Superfamily: Tydeoidea
Family: Tydeidae
Genus: Pronematus
Canestrini, 1886

Pronematus is a genus of mites belonging to the family Tydeidae. These mites are similar to Tydeus spp but can be distinguished by the lack of any claws on the first pair of legs.

[edit] Species

Species include:

  • Pronematus bonatii
  • Pronematus davisi
  • Pronematus mcgregori
  • Pronematus pruni
  • Pronematus sextoni
  • Pronematus testatus
  • Pronematus ubiquitus
  • Pronematus vandykei

[edit] References

  • Fauna Europaea
  • New species of mites of the families Tydeidae and Labidostommidae (Acarina: Prostigmata) collected from South African plants Magdelena K.P. Meyer & P.A.J. Ryke Acarologia vol I
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