Muthuvelu Nadchatram, Malaysian acarologist (Kampung Chetty, Port Jackson 27 December 1927 – Kuala Lumpur 21 November 2011)
Authored about 150 scientific papers
First to show that colour of ticks or mites reflected its habitat and lifestyle
First to take pictures of reproductive behavior of mites
With J. Audy. A method of rearing individual trombiculid mites in the field. Nature 174:1021, 1954
DESCRIBED ACARI TAXA
Genera
Bishoplinia 1965 with Vercammen-Grandjean
Colobatriglyphus 1983 with Fain
Ereynetoides 1962 with Fain
Heaslipioides 1966 with Vercammen-Grandjean & Traub
Lorillatum 1963
Mesonyssoides 1962 with Fain
Micronychites 1981 with Fain & Lukoschus
Micronychitoides 1981 with Fain & Lukoschus
Nakhoda 1975 with Domrow
Nasalialges 1980 with Fain
Rattimyobia 1980 with Fain & Lukoschus
Susa 1960 with Audy
Traubacarus 1957 with Audy
Vercammenia 1958 with Audy
Species/Subspecies
About 265
HONORS
Nadchatramia Wen 1999 (Acari)