Taxonavigation

Familia: Iolinidae
Subfamilia: Tydaeolinae
Genus: Primotydeus
Species (6): P. eglaleus – P. festucae – P. giselae – P. similis – P. strandtmanni – P. talpae

Name

Primotydeus André, 1980

• Original status: genus
• Gender: masculine
• Type species: Primotydeus strandtmanni André, 1980 by original designation

Notes

• Genus reviewed by Kaźmierski et al. (2021).
• The type species of Oakvillea, O. eglalea Momen & Sinha, 1991, was transferred to Primotydeus by Kaźmierski et al. (2021), hence the synonymy between genera.

References

• André, H.M. 1980. A generic revision of the family Tydeidae (Acari: Actinedida). IV. Generic descriptions, keys and conclusions. Bulletin et Annales de la Société royale belge d’Entomologie, 116: 103–130, 139–168.
• Kaźmierski, A., Łaniecka, I. & Łaniecki, R. 2021. A review of the genus Primotydeus (Acariformes: Tydeoidea: Iolinidae). Systematic and Applied Acarology 26(12): 2320-2337.