Belongs within: Trombiculidae.
Guntheria is a genus of chiggers most commonly parasitic on mammals, more rarely on birds or reptiles, in which larvae have five barbed setae on the palptarsus.
<==Guntheria Womersley 1939 (see below for synonymy)H98
|--G. agnewi (Domrow 1964) [=Guntherana agnewi]H98
|--G. alpina (Domrow 1964) [=Guntherana alpina]H98
|--G. andromeda (Womersley 1954) [=Euschongastia andromeda, Euschoengastia andromeda, Guntherana andromeda]H98
|--G. antipodianum (Hirst 1929) (see below for synonymy)H98
|--G. arguri (Goff 1979) [=Zyzomyacarus arguri]H98
|--G. bamaga Domrow 1978H98
|--G. cassiope (Womersley 1952) [=Schoengastia cassiope, Euschoengastia cassiope, Guntherana cassiope]H98
|--G. coorongensis (Hirst 1929) (see below for synonymy)H98
|--G. daniae Domrow 1971H98
|--G. dasycerci (Hirst 1929) (see below for synonymy)H98
|--G. derricki (Womersley 1939) (see below for synonymy)H98
|--G. domrowi (Brennan 1965) [=Guntherana domrowi]H98
|--G. dumosa (Womersley 1952) (see below for synonymy)H98
|--G. echymipera (Womersley & Kohls 1947) (see below for synonymy)H98
|--G. falx Domrow 1971H98
|--G. heaslipi (Womersley & Heaslip 1943) (see below for synonymy)H98
|--G. innisfailensis (Womersley & Heaslip 1943) (see below for synonymy)H98
|--G. insueta Lester 1984H98
|--G. kallipygos (Gunther 1939) (see below for synonymy)H98
|--G. kethleyi Goff 1979H98
|--G. kowanyama Domrow 1978H98
|--G. lappacea (Womersley 1952) (see below for synonymy)H98
|--G. mackerrasae (womersley 1952) [=Schoengastia mackerrasae, Euschoengastia mackerrasae, Guntherana mackerrasae]H98
|--G. megale Domrow 1972H98
|--G. miles Domrow 1978H98
|--G. napierensis (Goff 1979) [=Zyzomyacarus napierensis]H98
|--G. newmani (Womersley 1952) (see below for synonymy)H98
|--G. pannosa (Domrow 1960) [=Guntherana pannosa]H98
|--G. parana (Womersley 1944) [=Guntherana parana]H98
|--G. parva (Womersley 1954) [=Euschongastia parva, Euschoengastia parva, Guntherana parva]H98
|--G. perameles (Womersley 1939) (see below for synonymy)H98
|--G. peregrina (Womersley 1952) [=Schoengastia peregrina, Euschoengastia peregrina, Guntherana peregrina]H98
|--G. pertinax Domrow 1972H98
|--G. petrogale (Womersley 1934) (see below for synonymy)H98
|--G. petulans (Domrow 1960) [=Guntherana petulans]H98
|--G. philippensis (Philip & Woodward 1946) (see below for synonymy)H98
|--G. platalea Domrow 1984H98
|--G. pseudomys (Womersley 1952) [=Schoengastia pseudomys, Euschoengastia pseudomys, Guntherana pseudomys]H98
|--G. quatuor Domrow 1972 [incl. G. weedunnarti Goff 1980]H98
|--G. queenslandica (Womersley 1939) (see below for synonymy)H98
|--G. raui (Womersley 1952) [=Schoengastia raui, Ascoschoengastia raui]H98
|--G. salmleni Domrow 1984H98
|--G. scaevola (Domrow 1960)H98 [=Ascoschoengastia (Oculicola) scaevolaH98, M72, Guntherana scaevolaH98]
|--G. shareli Domrow 1984H98
|--G. shieldsi (Gunther 1941) (see below for synonymy)H98
|--G. smithi (Womersley 1939) (see below for synonymy)H98
|--G. sphinx Domrow 1972H98
|--G. taylorae (Domrow 1962) [=Guntherana taylorae]H98
|--G. tessares Domrow 1971H98
|--G. tindalei (Womersley 1936) (n. d.) [=Trombicula tindalei, Guntherana tindalei]H98
|--G. translucens (Womersley 1944) (n. d.) [=Trombicula translucens, Guntherana translucens]H98
|--G. trichosuri (Womersley 1939) (see below for synonymy)H98
|--G. vegrandis Domrow 1974H98
`--G. wongabelensis (Womersley 1952) (see below for synonymy)H98
Guntheria Womersley 1939 [incl. Derrickiella Audy & Domrow 1957, Domrowella Vercammen-Grandjean 1960, Guntherana Womersley & Heaslip 1943, Zyzomyacarus Goff 1979]H98
Guntheria antipodianum (Hirst 1929) [=Schoengastia antipodianum, Euschoengastia antipodiana, E. antipodianum, Guntherana antipodiana, Neoschoengastia antipodianum]H98
Guntheria coorongensis (Hirst 1929) [=Schoengastia coorongense, Euschoengastia coorongense, E. coorongensis, Guntherana coorongensis, Neoschoengastia coorongensis, Schoengastia coorongensis; incl. Neoschoengastia cairnsensis Womersley & Heaslip 1943, Ascoschoengastia cairnsensis, Euschoengastia cairnsensis, Guntherana cairnsensis, Schoengastia cairnsensis, Neoschoengastia cairnsensis var. gateri Womersley & Heaslip 1943, Euschoengastia cairnensis var. gateri, Euschongastia popei Womersley 1954, Euschoengastia popei, Guntherana waterhousei Vercammen-Grandjean & Langston 1971]H98
Guntheria dasycerci (Hirst 1929) [=Schoengastia dasycerci, Ascoschoengastia dasycerci, Euschoengastia dascycerci, Guntherana dasycerci, Neoschoengastia dasycerci]H98
Guntheria derricki (Womersley 1939) [=Neoschoengastia derricki, Euschoengastia derricki, Schoengastia derricki; incl. Guntherana rex Domrow 1960, Neoschoengastia similis Womersley & Heaslip 1943, Euschoengastia similis, Guntherana similis]H98
Guntheria dumosa (Womersley 1952) [=Schoengastia dumosa, Euschoengastia dumosa, Guntherana dumosa; incl. Euschongastia procana Womersley 1954]H98
Guntheria echymipera (Womersley & Kohls 1947) [=Ascoschoengastia echymipera, Euschoengastia echymipera, Guntherana echymipera, Neoschoengastia echymipera, Schoengastia echymipera]H98
Guntheria heaslipi (Womersley & Heaslip 1943) [=Neoschoengastia heaslipi, Euschoengastia heaslipi, Guntherana heaslipi, Schoengastia heaslipi]H98
Guntheria innisfailensis (Womersley & Heaslip 1943) [=Neoschoengastia innisfailensis, Euschoengastia innisfailensis, Guntherana innisfailensis, Schoengastia innisfailensis; incl. Ascoschoengastia bushlandi Philip 1947, Neoschoengastia bushlandi, N. melomys Womersley & Heaslip 1943]H98
Guntheria kallipygos (Gunther 1939) [=Neoschoengastia kallipygos, Guntherana kallipygos; incl. N. bipygalis Gunther 1939, Guntherana bipygalis, Guntherana cowanenis Vercammen-Grandjean & Langston 1971, Guntheria cowanensis, Guntherana ditrichia Vercammen-Grandjean & Langston 1971, Guntheria ditrichia, Guntherana heterotrichia Vercammen-Grandjean & Langston 1971, Guntheria heterotrichia]H98
Guntheria lappacea (Womersley 1952) [=Schoengastia lappacea, Euschoengastia lappacea, Guntherana lappacea; incl. Guntherana mena Vercammen-grandjean & Langston 1971]H98
Guntheria newmani (Womersley 1952) [=Schoengastia newmani, Euschoengastia newmani, Guntherana newmani; incl. Schoengastia westraliense Womersley 1934 (preoc.), Ascoschoengastia westraliensis, Neoschoengastia westraliense, N. westraliensis, Schoengastia westraliensis]H98
Guntheria perameles (Womersley 1939) [=Neoschoengastia perameles, Ascoschoengastia peramelis (l. c.), Euschoengastia perameles, Guntherana perameles, Schoengastia perameles; incl. Neoschoengastia isoodon Derrick et al. 1939 (n. n.)]H98
Guntheria petrogale (Womersley 1934) [=Schoengastia petrogale, Euschoengastia petrogale, Guntherana petrogale, Neoschoengastia petrogale]H98
Guntheria philippensis (Philip & Woodward 1946) [=Neoschoengastia philippensis, Ascoschoengastia philippinensis (l. c.), Euschoengastia philippensis, Guntherana philippensis, Schoengastia philippensis, S. philippinensis (l. c.)]H98
Guntheria queenslandica (Womersley 1939) [=Neoschoengastia queenslandica, Euschoengastia queenslandica, Guntherana queenslandica, Schoengastia queenslandica; incl. Guntherana podiana Vercammen-Grandjean & Langston 1971]H98
Guntheria shieldsi (Gunther 1941) [=Neoschoengastia shieldsi, Euschoengastia shieldsi, Guntherana shieldsi; incl. Guntherana davidleei Vercammen-Grandjean & Langston 1971, Neoschoengastia hirsti Womersley & Heaslip 1943, Euschoengastia hirsti, Schoengastia hirsti]H98
Guntheria smithi (Womersley 1939) [=Neoschoengastia smithi, Euschoengastia smithi, Guntherana smithi, Schoengastia smithi; incl. Neoschoengastia guntheri Womersley & Heaslip 1943, Schoengastia lawrencei Womersley 1952, Euschoengastia lawrencei, Guntherana lawrencei, Neoschoengastia phascogale Womersley & Heaslip 1943, Ascoschoengastia phascogale, Euschoengastia phascogale, Guntherana phascogale, Schoengastia phascogale]H98
Guntheria trichosuri (Womersley 1939) [=Neoschoengastia westraliense var. trichosuri, Euschoengastia trichosuri, Guntherana trichosuri, Schoengastia trichosuri]H98
Guntheria wongabelensis (Womersley 1952) [=Schoengastia wongabelensis, Euschoengastia wongabelensis, Guntherana wongabelensis; incl. Guntherana athertoni Vercammen-Grandjean & Langston 1971]H98
*Type species of generic name indicated
References
[H98] Halliday, R. B. 1998. Mites of Australia: A checklist and bibliography. CSIRO Publishing: Collingwood.
[M72] Monroe, R. 1972. Chelicerate type-specimens in the Queensland Museum. Memoirs of the Queensland Museum 16 (2): 291–307.