Teratothyas K. Viets, 1929

Gerecke, Reinhard, 2020, The early derivative water mites (Acari: Hydrachnidia, superfamilies Eylaoidea, Hydrachnoidea and Hydryphantoidea) of Madagascar, Zootaxa 4727 (1), pp. 1-77 : 45

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scientific name	Teratothyas K. Viets, 1929
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Genus Teratothyas K. Viets, 1929 View in CoL

This genus was previously known from a single species, described from Sumatra. On Madagascar, a number of new species were found which represent two evolutionary lines, prompting me to introduce a new subgenus.

References

Viets, K. (1929) Funfte Mitteilung uber Hydracarinen von den Sunda-Inseln. Zoologischer Anzeiger, 86 (3 - 4), 49 - 56.

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Taxonomy

Kingdom	Animalia
Phylum	Arthropoda
Class	Arachnida
Order	Trombidiformes
Family	Teratothyadidae

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