The usage of subgenera in taxonomy of the genus Raphignathus Dugès: a reaction to Khan et al. (2023), with the revised checklist of Raphignathidae

Doǧan S., Doǧan S., Fan Q., Uǧurlu S.

Systematic and Applied Acarology, cilt.29, sa.1, ss.176-186, 2024 (SCI-Expanded) identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 29 Sayı: 1
  • Basım Tarihi: 2024
  • Doi Numarası: 10.11158/saa.29.1.13
  • Dergi Adı: Systematic and Applied Acarology
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, Academic Search Premier, BIOSIS, CAB Abstracts, Veterinary Science Database
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.176-186
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Acari, Karasu Valley, mite, nomen nudum, nominal recommendation, taxonomy
  • Erzincan Binali Yıldırım Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

The reaction paper provides a brief response and critique Khan et al.'s (2023) proposal categorisation about dividing four subgenera of the genus Raphignathus Dugès. The present work contains following nomenclatural recommendation in Raphignathus: (1) Raphignathus bengalensisModak, 1991 and R. sayedi Gomaa and Hassan, 1986 are considered here as nomina nuda due to no formally publishing. (2) Raphignathus curtipilus Berlese, 1888 is transferred to the genus Eustigmaeus Berlese. (3) Raphignathus striatus Trägardh, 1904 is moved to the genus Prostigmaeus? Kuznetsov in Stigmaeidae based on their original descriptions and illustrations. This paper also presents a current species list for the family Raphignathidae Kramer, with a new country (Türkiye) recorded species and a case of numerical variation in its external suranal setae.