Uropoda thorpei
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| Uropoda thorpei | |
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| Dorsal view of Uropoda thorpei | |
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| Lateral view of Uropoda thorpei | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Mesostigmata |
| Family: | Uropodidae |
| Genus: | Uropoda |
| Species: | U. thorpei |
| Binomial name | |
| Uropoda thorpei Kontschán, 2012 | |
Uropoda thorpei, Thorpe's uropoda, is a species of tortoise mite belonging to the family Uropodidae.[1] The species was first described by Jenő Kontschán in 2012, and is endemic to New Zealand.
The species was identified by Hungarian acarologist Jenő Kontschán in 2012, based on a holotype collected by J. T. Pusateri in 2008 from Laingholm, West Auckland, New Zealand.[2] The genus name comes from Ancient Greek οὐρά (ourá), meaning 'tail', and πούς (poús), meaning 'foot'. Kontschán named the species after entomologist Stephen E. Thorpe, due to his work collecting uropodid species and his efforts to develop pages on Uropoda on Wikispecies.[2]