The Australian Water Mites: A Guide to Families and Genera
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
Monographs on Invertebrate Taxonomy, vol. 4
Page(s):
x + 150
Publisher:
CSIRO Publishing
Publication Place:
Australia
ISBN/ISSN:
0-643-06301-3/
Notes:
Reference for:
Stygothrombioidea
Stygothrombioidea: Geographic Information
Geographic Division:
Jurisdiction/Origin:
Stygothrombioidea: Comments
Comment:
Thor (1935:112) originally gave the subfamily name Stygothrombiinae, based on the type genus Stygothrombium, so he viewed the stem as Stygothrombi-, in which case the family name would be Stygothrombiidae, and the superfamily name Stygothrombioidea. Some have treated the stem as 'Stygothrombidi-' (yielding a family name spelled 'Stygothrombidiidae', and a superfamily name '), 'Stygothrombidioidea'), but it is not clear that this is a justified emendation. Until this issue is further clarified, ITIS is retaining the original spelling (with appropriate rank endings)