Spinibdella Thor, 1930

Theron, Elizabeth Omukunda Pieter D & Ueckermann, E A, 2012, Spinibdella Thor (Acari: Bdellidae) from southern Africa: descriptions of five new species and the redescription of S. thori (Meyer & Ryke), Zootaxa 3304, pp. 1-24 : 3

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https://doi.org/ 10.5281/zenodo.293434

DOI

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6168955

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scientific name

Spinibdella Thor, 1930
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Spinibdella Thor, 1930

Spinibdella Thor: 1930 : 22; 1931a: 39; 1931b: 70; Willmann, 1939a: 39; 1939b: 532; 1952: 165; Baker & Wharton, 1952: 179; Atyeo, 1960: 424; 1963: 121, 172; Wallace & Mahon, 1972: 563; Soliman & Zaher, 1975: 80; Ghilarov, 1978: 142.

Type species: Spinibdella reducta Thor, 1930 (by original designation).

Remarks. Spinibdella is closely related to Biscirus but can be distinguished by: a short and truncate palp tibiotarsus; elongated chelicerae, each bearing two subequal setae inserted on distal half; distal cheliceral seta does not extend beyond the tips of the chelae; chelae small and needle-like; coxa I with at least one simple tactile seta; vertical external setae (ve) present; striation pattern on prodosoma as well as modified setae on amphioid sclerites of the males are species characters.

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Arachnida

Order

Prostigmata

Family

Bdellidae

Loc

Spinibdella Thor, 1930

Theron, Elizabeth Omukunda Pieter D & Ueckermann, E A 2012
2012
Loc

Spinibdella

Ghilarov 1978: 142
Soliman 1975: 80
Wallace 1972: 563
Atyeo 1960: 424
Baker 1952: 179
Willmann 1939: 39
Thor 1930: 1930
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