Mecognatha

Life-forms

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Protostomia
Cladus: Ecdysozoa
Cladus: Panarthropoda
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Classis: Arachnida
Subclassis: Acari
Superordo: Acariformes
Ordo: Trombidiformes
Subordo: Prostigmata
Cohort: Eleutherengona
Sectio: Raphignathae
Superfamilia: Raphignathoidea

Familia: Mecognathidae
Genus: Mecognatha
Species: M. hirsuta – M. paradoxa – M. parilis – M. rara
Name

Mecognatha Wood, 1967
Gender

feminine
Synonyms

Acaciacarus Gerson, Frost & Swift, 1997

References

Fan, Q.-H.; Zhang, Z.-Q. 2005: Raphignathoidea (Acari: Prostigmata). Fauna of New Zealand, (52 )
Gerson, U.; Frost, W.E.; Swift, S.F. 1997: A new genus of the family Eupalopsellidae from Australia (Acari: Prostigmata). International journal of acarology, 23: 185–189.
Wood, T.G. 1967: New Zealand mites of the family Stigmaeidae (Acari, Prostigmata). Transactions of the Royal Society of New Zealand, 9: 93–139.

Links

ION search for Mecognatha
ION search for Acaciacarus
Nomenclator Zoologicus search for Mecognatha
Nomenclator Zoologicus search for Acaciacarus
Fan, Q.-H. (coordinator): Mecognathidae Species Listing in Joel Hallan's Biology Catalog
Australian Faunal Directory