Guntheria Explained

Guntheria is a genus of mites in the family Trombiculidae. The species of this genus are found in Australia and the islands to its north.^[1]

The genus was first described by Herbert Womersley in 1939.^{[2] [3]}

Species

The Australian Faunal Directory lists the following as valid:^[4]

• Guntheria agnewi (Domrow, 1964)
• Guntheria alpina (Domrow, 1964)
• Guntheria andromeda (Womersley, 1954)
• Guntheria antipodianum (Hirst, 1929)
• Guntheria arguri (Goff, 1979)
• Guntheria bamaga Domrow, 1978
• Guntheria cassiope (Womersley, 1952)
• Guntheria coorongensis (Hirst, 1929)
• Guntheria daniae Domrow, 1971
• Guntheria dasycerci (Hirst, 1929)
• Guntheria derricki (Womersley, 1939)
• Guntheria domrowi (Brennan, 1965)
• Guntheria dumosa (Womersley, 1952)
• Guntheria echymipera (Womersley & Kohls, 1947)
• Guntheria falx Domrow, 1971
• Guntheria heaslipi (Womersley & Heaslip, 1943)
• Guntheria innisfailensis (Womersley & Heaslip, 1943)
• Guntheria insueta Lester, 1984
• Guntheria kallipygos (Gunther, 1939)
• Guntheria kethleyi Goff, 1979
• Guntheria kowanyama Domrow, 1978
• Guntheria lappacea (Womersley, 1952)
• Guntheria mackerrasae (Womersley, 1952)
• Guntheria megale Domrow, 1972
• Guntheria miles Domrow, 1978
• Guntheria napierensis (Goff, 1979)
• Guntheria newmani (Womersley, 1952)
• Guntheria pannosa (Domrow, 1960)
• Guntheria parana (Womersley, 1944)
• Guntheria parva (Womersley, 1954)
• Guntheria perameles (Womersley, 1939)
• Guntheria peregrina (Womersley, 1952)
• Guntheria pertinax Domrow, 1972
• Guntheria petrogale (Womersley, 1934)
• Guntheria petulans (Domrow, 1960)
• Guntheria philippensis (Philip & Woodward, 1946)
• Guntheria platalea Domrow, 1984
• Guntheria pseudomys (Womersley, 1952)
• Guntheria quatuor Domrow, 1972
• Guntheria queenslandica (Womersley, 1939)
• Guntheria raui (Womersley, 1952)
• Guntheria salmleni Domrow, 1984
• Guntheria scaevola (Domrow, 1960)
• Guntheria shareli Domrow, 1984
• Guntheria shieldsi (Gunther, 1941)
• Guntheria smithi (Womersley, 1939)
• Guntheria sphinx Domrow, 1972
• Guntheria taylorae (Domrow, 1962)
• Guntheria tessares Domrow, 1971
• Guntheria tindalei (Womersley, 1936)
• Guntheria translucens (Womersley, 1944)
• Guntheria trichosuri (Womersley, 1939)
• Guntheria vegrandis Domrow, 1974
• Guntheria wongabelensis (Womersley, 1952)

Notes and References

1. Web site: Guntheria Womersley, 1939 . 2022-01-15. www.gbif.org. en.
2. Web site: Australian Faunal Directory: Guntheria Ewing, 1938. 2022-01-15. biodiversity.org.au. en.
3. Womersley, H. . 1939. Further notes on the Australian Trombidiidae, with description of new species. Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia . 63. 149–166 [157].
4. Web site: Australian Faunal Directory: Names List for Guntheria Womersley, 1939. 2022-01-14. biodiversity.org.au. en.