Taxonavigation

Familia: Tydeidae
Subfamilia: Tydeinae
Genus: Tydeus
Species: T. caudatus

Name

• Numerous references to a so-called Tydeus caudatus are listed in André (2011). Dugès could not describe the same mite species in two distinct groups (Tenuipalpidae and Tydeidae). The real identification of Tydeus caudatus auctorum varies depending on the reference and remains undetermined in most cases (but see the notes). Tydeus caudatus is thus a nomen nudum although it is still used in later publications [e.g. Tempfli et al. (2015: 941), Arnaudov (2016: 186, 190), Darbemamieh et al. (2016: 603, 608) , Silva et al. (2016: 35)].

Antoine Louis Dugès

Notes

• Tydeus goetzi was first identified as T. caudatus by Akyazi et al. (2017: 12). Tydeus caudatus auctorum might designate Tydeus goetzi, at least in somes cases (André, 2021: 1031).
• See the discussion on Tydeus viburni.

References

• Akyazi, R., Ueckermann, E.A., Akyol, D. & Soysal, M. 2017. Distribution of mite species (Acari) on persimmon trees in Turkey (Ordu), with one newly recorded mite species and one re-described species. International Journal of Acarology 43(8): 1-19.
• André, H.M. 2011. Dugès’ caudatus is a Tenuipalpidae and not a Tydeidae (Acari). Acarologia 51(1): 69–85. Abstract and full article. Reference page. 
• André, H.M. 2021. The Tydeoidea (Ereynetidae, Iolinidae, Triophtydeidae and Tydeidae) - An online database in the Wikispecies platform. Acarologia 61(4): 1023-1035. DOI: 10.24349/6yc5-1lxw Reference page. 
• Arnaudov, V. 2016. Harmful mite species and their natural enemies in the walnut orchards in the region of Plovdiv. Journal of Mountain Agriculture on the Balkans 19(5): 185–197.
• Baker, E.W. 1970. The genus Tydeus: subgenera and species group with descriptions of new species (Acarina: Tydeidae). Annals of the Entomological Society of America 63: 163–177. Reference page. 
• Dugès, A. 1834. Recherches sur l’ordre des Acariens en général et la famille des Trombidiés en particulier (Premier mémoire). Annales des Sciences naturelles (sér. 2) 1: 5–46. Abstract and full paper
• Darbemamieh, M., Hajiqanbar, H., M. Khanjani, M., Gwiazdowicz, D.J., Kazmierski, A.. 2016. Some Tydeus mites (Acariformes: Prostigmata: Tydeidae) of Kermanshah province, western Iran, with remarks on Tydeus caudatus. Acarologia 56(4): 603–611.
• Kaźmierski, A. 1998. Tydeinae of the world: generic relationships, new and redescribed taxa and keys to all species. A revision of the subfamilies Pretydeinae and Tydeinae (Acari: Actinedida: Tydeidae) – part IV. Acta Zoologica Cracoviensia 41(2): 283–455. Reference page. 
• Oudemans, A.C. 1937. Kritisch historisch Overzicht der Acarologie. Derde Gedeelde, Band C. Leiden: E. J. Brill. p I–XXIII, 799–1348.
• Silva, G.L. da, Metzelthin, M.H., Silva, O.S. da & Ferla, N.J. 2016. Catalogue of the mite family Tydeidae (Acari: Prostigmata) with the world key to the species. Zootaxa 4135(1): 1–68. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4135.1.1. Reference page. 
• Tempfli, B., Pénzes, J., Fail, J. & Szabó, Á. 2015. The occurrence of tydeoid mites (Acari: Tydeoidea) in Hungarian vineyards. Systematic & Applied Acarology 20(8): 937–954.
• Thor, S. 1933. Tydeidae, Ereynetidae. Das Tierreich 60: 1–84.