Whartonia carpenteri
| Whartonia carpenteri | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Trombidiformes |
| Family: | Trombiculidae |
| Genus: | Whartonia |
| Species: | W. carpenteri |
| Binomial name | |
| Whartonia carpenteri Brennan, 1962[1] | |
Whartonia carpenteri is a species of trombiculid mite collected from the eastern red bat, Lasiurus borealis, and the gray sac-winged bat, Balantiopteryx plicata.[1]
Range
Whartonia carpenteri has been recorded from the State of Morelos in central Mexico.[1][2]
Taxonomy
The species is classified in the subgenus Asolentria.[2] The specific epithet honors "Lt. Cmdr. Malcolm Scott Carpenter, USA, who completed three orbits of the earth in the Aurora VII, 24 May 1962."[1]