Rediscovery and redescription of Teneriffia quadripapillata Sig Thor (Acari: Trombidiformes: Teneriffiidae)

Ueckermann E. A., De La Paz J. C., Hernández-Teixidor D., Durucan F.

Acarologia, vol.62, no.3, pp.786-797, 2022 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus) identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 62 Issue: 3
  • Publication Date: 2022
  • Doi Number: 10.24349/3jom-1y9d
  • Journal Name: Acarologia
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, PASCAL, Aquatic Science & Fisheries Abstracts (ASFA), BIOSIS, CAB Abstracts, Veterinary Science Database, Directory of Open Access Journals
  • Page Numbers: pp.786-797
  • Keywords: littoral mites, predatory mites, redescription, teneriffiids
  • Isparta University of Applied Sciences Affiliated: No

Abstract

Teneriffia quadripapillata Sig Thor, the type species of Teneriffia Sig Thor (1911), is redescribed from new material collected on Tenerife, the island which is the type locality in the Canary Islands. Sig Thor’s original material was apparently destroyed.