''Pygmephorus lutterloughae'' is a species of large mites, in the genus '' Pygmephorus''. It was described from a sample in the

National Museum of Natural History The National Museum of Natural History is a natural history museum administered by the Smithsonian Institution, located on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., United States. It has free admission and is open 364 days a year. In 2021, with 7 ...

collection (No. 3782), collected in Oregon in 1970 and is named after

Sophie Lutterlough Sophie Lutterlough (1910–2009) was an American entomologist. Lutterlough began working at the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History (NMNH) as an elevator operator in the 1940s at a time when discriminatory hiring practices prevente ...

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{{Taxonbar, from=Q29056757 Trombidiformes Animals described in 1979