Published October 1, 2020 | Version v1
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Alycus C. L. Koch 1842

  • 1. Zoological Museum, Centre for Biodiversity, University of Turku, FIN- 20014 Turku, Finland
  • 2. Unit for Environmental Sciences and Management, Potchefstroom Campus, North-West University, Private Bag X 6001, Potchefstroom, 2520, South Africa & https: // orcid. org / 0000 - 0003 - 4213 - 4309

Description

Alycus C.L. Koch, 1842

Type species: Alycus roseus C.L. Koch, 1841 or 1842 from Germany; by monotypy.

Differential diagnosis. The genus can be segregated from the other genera of the family by the robust and nonelongated chelicera (Figs. 1, 135E) and three pairs of pseudacanthoid eupathids with long cilia on the palpi (Fig. 8; Uusitalo 2010: figs. 18, 39).

Notes

Published as part of Uusitalo, Matti, Ueckermann, Edward A. & Theron, Pieter D., 2020, A review of the family Alycidae (Acari, Acariformes) from South Africa, pp. 301-340 in Zootaxa 4858 (3) on page 304, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4858.3.1, http://zenodo.org/record/4412321

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Additional details

Biodiversity

Family
Alycidae
Genus
Alycus
Kingdom
Animalia
Order
Acariformes
Phylum
Arthropoda
Scientific name authorship
C. L. Koch
Taxon rank
genus
Type status
holotype
Taxonomic concept label
Alycus Koch, 1842 sec. Uusitalo, Ueckermann & Theron, 2020

References

  • Uusitalo, M. (2010) Revision of the family Alycidae (Acariformes, Acari), with special reference to European species. PhD thesis, Helsinki University Print, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, 143 pp. Available from: http: // ethesis. helsinki. fi (accessed 20 January 2020)