Conoppia palmicinctum is a species of mite in the family Cepheidae. It has a southern European – Central Asian distribution, extending as far west as the Spanish Sierra Nevada and the Canary Islands.[2] In the British Isles, it is found in South West England, South Wales and southern Ireland.[3]

Conoppia palmicinctum
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Oribatida
Family: Compactozetidae
Genus: Conoppia
Species:
C. palmicinctum
Binomial name
Conoppia palmicinctum
(Michael, 1880) [1]
Synonyms [2]
  • Leiosoma palmicinctum Michael, 1880
  • Oppia microptera Berlese, 1885
  • Conoppia microptera: Berlese, 1908
  • ? Conoppia palmicincta: Pérez-Iñigo, 1972
  • Phyllotegeus palmicinctum: Berlese, 1913

References

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  1. ^ M. Luxton (1990). "A redescription of Conoppia palmicinctum (Michael, 1880) (Acari, Cryptostigmata)". Entomologist's Monthly Magazine. 126: 164–165.
  2. ^ a b L. S. Subías & J. C. Iturrondobeitia (1977). "Contribución al conocimiento de los Oribátidos (Acarida, Oribatida) del País Vasco, I" (PDF). Boletín de la Asociación Española de Entomología. 1: 79–91.
  3. ^ Francis D. Monson (1998). "Oribatid mites (Acari: Cryptostigmata) from Slapton Wood and the vicinity of Slapton Ley" (PDF). Field Studies. 9 (2): 325–336.
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