Review of the mite family Pachylaelapidae (Acari: Mesostigmata)
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
Zootaxa, vol. 3776
Page(s):
1-66
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Publication Place:
ISBN/ISSN:
/1175-5326
Notes:
doi: 10.11646/zootaxa.3776.1.1
Reference for:
Pachyseius cavernicolus
Pachyseius cavernicolus: Geographic Information
Geographic Division:
Southern Asia
Jurisdiction/Origin:
Pachyseius cavernicolus: Comments
Comment:
According to Masán & Halliday (2014), the species was originally described and named as 'Pachyseius cavernicola' by Ishikawa (1989). Masán & Halliday, without comment, list the current name as 'Pachyseius cavernicolus Ishikawa, 1989', apparently treating the epithet as an incorrectly-formed adjective, requiring gender correction to match the genus, rather than as an invariable noun or an adjective with common or variable gender (in which case cavernicola, meaning cave-dweller, could be considered both a masculine and feminine form). It is not yet clear which is the proper resolution