Hutufeideria is a genus of tortoise mites that belongs to the family Uropodidae. Members of this genus can be found in Asia and Australia occurring in Japan, Thailand, New Guinea, Indonesia, Singapore, etc.
Taxonomy It was first described in 1977 by Werner Hirschmann (a German acarologist) and Nobuo Hiramatsu.Hirschmann, W. & Hiramatsu, N. 1977. Die neue Gattung Hutufeideria nov. gen. Hirschmann u. Hiramatsu 1977 und stadien von 2 neuen Hutufeideria-Arten aus Neuguinea (Dinychini, Uropodinae). Acarologie. Schriftenreihe für Vergleichende Milbenkunde 23: 69-71 + pls 19-20.
Species There are currently six described species that belong to the genus Hutufeideria. They are listed below: Hutufeideria perakensis Kontschán J, Ábrahám R, Ermilov SG, 2026 Hutufeideria phuketensis Kontschan 2011 Hutufeideria sarawakensis Kontschán J, Ábrahám R, Ermilov SG, 2026 Hutufeideria singaporensis Hirschmann & Hiramatsu, 1977 Hutufeideria sumatraensis Kontschán J, Ábrahám R, Ermilov SG, 2026 Hutufeideria thailandica Kontschan 2011
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