Species Acanthophthirius minimus (Womersley, 1941)
Introduction
Some specimens of Calcarmyobia miniopteris have previously been misidentified as other species, including Acanthophthirius minimus (Womersley), Calcarmyobia rhinolophia (Radford) and Calcarmyobia australasiae Fain & Lukoschus. See Domrow (1991) for details.
General References
Domrow, R. 1959. Acarina from Australian bats. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 83: 227-240 (as Myobia minima)
Domrow, R. 1991. Acari Prostigmata (excluding Trombiculidae) parasitic on Australian vertebrates : an annotated checklist, keys and bibliography. Invertebrate Taxonomy 4: 1238-1376 (as Acanthophhthirius minimus)
Fain, A. & Lukoschus, F.S. 1979. Parasites of Western Australia. VI. Myobiidae parasitic on bats (Acarina : Prostigmata). Records of the Western Australian Museum 7: 61-107 (as Acanthophthirius minimus)
Radford, C.D. 1954. Observations on the fur mites (Acarina Myobiidae). Annales du Musée Royal du Congo Belge, Tervuren ns in-4vº, Sciences Zoologiques 1: 238-248 (as Myobia minima)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01-May-2017 | Acari | 07-Feb-2017 | MODIFIED | Dr Bruce Halliday |
| 07-May-2013 | 07-May-2013 | MODIFIED | ||
| 29-Jul-2010 | 29-Jul-2010 | MOVED | ||
| 28-Jul-2010 | 28-Jul-2010 | MOVED | ||
| 28-Jul-2010 | 28-Jul-2010 | MOVED | ||
| 07-May-2013 | 09-Jul-2010 | ADDED | ||
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |