# Eupodes wisei

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***Eupodes wisei*** is a species of [mite](/source/Mite) belonging to the family [Eupodidae](/source/Eupodidae).[1] The species was first described by [Herbert Womersley](/source/Herbert_Womersley) and Russell W. Strandtmann in 1963, and is found in [Victoria Land](/source/Victoria_Land), [Antarctica](/source/Antarctica).[2]

## Taxonomy

The species was first described by [Herbert Womersley](/source/Herbert_Womersley) and Russell W. Strandtmann in 1963, who named the species after New Zealand entomologist [Keith Arthur John Wise](/source/Keith_Arthur_John_Wise), who had discovered the holotype of the species under stones in the [skua](/source/Skua) rookery at [Hallett Station](/source/Hallett_Station), [Victoria Land](/source/Victoria_Land), [Antarctica](/source/Antarctica).[2]

## Distribution and habitat

The species is found [Victoria Land](/source/Victoria_Land), [Antarctica](/source/Antarctica).[2] The species is typically found on the undersides of stones.[3]

## References

1. Wikidata item [Q89667628](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q89667628)

1. Wikidata item [Q54504312](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q54504312)

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