Neodiplogynium vallei

Neodiplogynium vallei
Neodiplogynium vallei
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Arachnida
Subclass: Acari
Order: Mesostigmata
Family: Diplogyniidae
Genus: Neodiplogynium
Species: N. vallei
Binomial name
Neodiplogynium vallei
Fox, 1959

Neodiplogynium vallei is a species of parasitic mite belonging to the family Diplogyniidae. This is an oval species with a length of around ¾ mm. It is an ectoparasite found on brown rats (Rattus norvegicus) in Puerto Rico. It can be distinguished from its congeners by the presence of a sclerotized epigynal plate.

References

  • Fox, Irving: A new mite taken with rats in Puerto Rico (Acarina: Diplogyniidae). Acarologia I. ISSN 0044-65866-X


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