Raphignathus (Diraphignathus), 2023

Khan, Eid Muhammad, Kamran, Muhammad, Mirza, Jawwad Hassan & Alatawi, Fahad Jaber, 2023, New subgenera and a new species of the genus Raphignathus Duges (Prostigmata, Raphignathidae), with taxonomic notes on the genus Neoraphignathus Smiley & Moser, ZooKeys 1176, pp. 165-180 : 165

publication ID	https://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1176.106224
publication LSID	lsid:zoobank.org:pub:91E50336-528C-43DE-8266-42D12D0C7C1C
persistent identifier	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/0D7C8B12-10E8-4019-A2FA-591934FD9B17
taxon LSID	lsid:zoobank.org:act:0D7C8B12-10E8-4019-A2FA-591934FD9B17
treatment provided by	ZooKeys by Pensoft
scientific name	Raphignathus (Diraphignathus)
status	subgen. nov.

Treatment

Raphignathus (Diraphignathus) subgen. nov.

Type species.

Raphignathus gracilis (Rack, 1962): 281.

Diagnosis.

Interscutal membrane with two pairs of setae.

Etymology.

The sub-generic epithet refers to the two pairs of setae on interscutal membrane.

The species included in this new subgenus are widely distributed over the world.

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Taxonomy

Kingdom	Animalia
Order	Prostigmata
SubOrder	Prostigmata
Family	Raphignathidae
Genus	Raphignathus

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