Taxonavigation

Familia: Tydeidae
Subfamilia: Tydeinae
Genus: Tydeus
Species: Tydeus caudatus

Name

• Numerous references to a so-called Tydeus caudatus are listed in André (2011). Dugès could not describe the same mite species in two distinct groups (Tenuipalpidae and Tydeidae). The real identification of Tydeus caudatus auctorum varies depending on the reference and remains undetermined in most cases. Tydeus caudatus is thus a nomen nudum although it is still used in later publications [e.g. Tempfli et al. (2015: 941), Arnaudov (2016: 186, 190), Darbemamieh et al. (2016: 603, 608) , Silva et al. (2016: 35)].

Antoine Louis Dugès

References

• André, H.M. 2011. Dugès’ caudatus is a Tenuipalpidae and not a Tydeidae (Acari). Acarologia 51(1): 69–85. Abstract and full article. Reference page. 
• Arnaudov, V. 2016. Harmful mite species and their natural enemies in the walnut orchards in the region of Plovdiv. Journal of Mountain Agriculture on the Balkans 19(5): 185–197.

• Baker, E.W. 1970. The genus Tydeus: subgenera and species group with descriptions of new species (Acarina: Tydeidae). Annals of the Entomological Society of America 63: 163–177. Reference page. 
• Dugès, A. 1834. Recherches sur l’ordre des Acariens en général et la famille des Trombidiés en particulier (Premier mémoire). Annales des Sciences naturelles (sér. 2) 1: 5–46. Abstract and full paper
• Darbemamieh, M., Hajiqanbar, H., M. Khanjani, M., Gwiazdowicz, D.J., Kazmierski, A.. 2016. Some Tydeus mites (Acariformes: Prostigmata: Tydeidae) of Kermanshah province, western Iran, with remarks on Tydeus caudatus. Acarologia 56(4): 603–611.
• Oudemans, A.C. 1937. Kritisch historisch Overzicht der Acarologie. Derde Gedeelde, Band C. Leiden: E. J. Brill. p I–XXIII, 799–1348.

• 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. 
• Tempfli, B., Pénzes, J., Fail, J. & Szabó, Á. 2015. The occurrence of tydeoid mites (Acari: Tydeoidea) in Hungarian vineyards. Systematic & Applied Acarology 20(8): 937–954.
• Thor, S. 1933. Tydeidae, Ereynetidae. Das Tierreich 60: 1–84.