Taxonavigation

Familia: Tydeidae
Subfamilia: Tydeinae
Genus: Lorryia
Species (1): L. superba

• nec L. amazonensis, L. congoensis, L. curiosa, L. doddsi, L. fortistriata, L. parvireticuli, L. stricta, L. teresae, L. virga (n. comb.)
  
• nec L. balocki, L. bedfordiensis, Lorryia cristata (synonymy)
• nec L. humeralis, L. mammillaris, L. polaris, L. venustula (species inquirendae)

Name

Lorryia Oudemans, 1925

Notes

• The genus Lorryia was erected by Oudemans (1925) with L. superba as the type species.
• The description of the genus took only one line: "Lorryia=Tydeus met ééne klauw aan elken poot !" which means "Lorryia=Tydeus with one claw to each leg". Oudemans (1928a: 229–232; 1928b: 380) confirmed that the genus Lorryia was unique in having only one claw whereas all the other related species had two claws.
• Later, Oudemans changed his mind and concluded (1929a: 481) "Op die gronden wensch ik de diagnose van het genus Lorryia te wijzingen als volgt : als Tydeus, maar dorsaal met geheel, of gedeeltelijk netvormige structuur". The translation is: "On this basis, I wish to modify the diagnosis of the genus Lorryia as follows: as Tydeus, but dorsally with entirely or partly reticulated pattern".
• Thor (1933: 54) divided the genus Lorryia into two subgenera, Raphitydeus and Lorryia sensu stricto.
• Thor (1933: 53) and Baker (1944, 1965, 1968) maintained the second definition of the genus Lorryia based on the integument reticulation. This first interpretaion was followed by Kaźmierski (1998).
• André (1980) observed that most Lorryia species had the same chaetotaxy as the genus Tydeus, as it was defined by Baker (1965). Accordingly, he decided to synonymize Lorryia with Tydeus.
• The genus was however reestablished in its pristine state by André (2005: 981–982). This interpretation is followed by Silva et al. (2016: 29).

References

• André H.M. 1980. A generic revision of the family Tydeidae (Acari: Actinedida). IV. Generic descriptions, keys and conclusions. Bulletin et Annales de la Societe Royale Belge d'Entomologie 116(4/6): 103–168.

• André, H.M. 2005. In search of the true Tydeus (Acari: Tydeidae). Journal of Natural History 39: 975–1001. Reference page. 
• Baker, E.W. 1944. Seis especies de Lorryia (Acarina, Tydeidae). Anales del Instituto de Biología de México 15: 215–222.
• Baker, E.W. 1965. A review of the genera of the family Tydeidae (Acarina). In: Naegele J.A. (ed.). Advances in acarology 2. Ithaca (NY): Cornell University Press. p 96–133.
• Baker, E.W. 1968. The genus Lorryia. Annals of the Entomological Society of America 61: 986–1008.
• Kaźmierski, A. 1998. Tydeinae of the world: generic relationships, new and redescribed taxa and keys to all species. A revision of the subfamilies Pretydeinae and Tydeinae (Acari: Actinedida: Tydeidae) - part 4. Acta Zoologica Cracoviensia 41(2): 283–455.
• Oudemans, A.C. 1925. Acarologische aanteekeningen LXXIX. Entomologische Berichten 7: 26–34 [481].
• Oudemans, A.C. 1928a (1927). Acari uit Ambon. Zoologische Mededelingen 10: 185–237.
• Oudemans, A.C. 1928b. Acarologische aanteekeningen XCIV. Entomologische Berichten 7: 374–382.
• Oudemans, A.C. 1929a. Kritisch historisch Overzicht der Acarologie. Tweede Gedeelde. Tijdschrifte voor Entomologie 72 (Suppl): I–XVII, 1–1097.
• Silva, G.L. da, Metzelthin, M.H., Silva, O.S. da & Ferla, N.J. 2016. Catalogue of the mite family Tydeidae (Acari: Prostigmata) with the world key to the species. Zootaxa 4135(1): 1–68. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4135.1.1 . Reference page. 

• Thor, S. 1933. Tydeidae, Ereynetidae. Das Tierreich 60: 1–84.