Acaridae
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The Acaridae are a family
of mite
s. Common forms include some mold mites, for example the grain mite. Genera in the family include:
Fagacarinae Fain & R. A. Norton, 1979
Acarinae Nesbitt, 1945
Rhizoglyphinae Zakhvatkin, 1941
Pontoppidaniinae Oudemans, 1925
Incertae sedis
Family (biology)
In biological classification, family is* a taxonomic rank. Other well-known ranks are life, domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, genus, and species, with family fitting between order and genus. As for the other well-known ranks, there is the option of an immediately lower rank, indicated by the...
of mite
Mite
Mites, along with ticks, are small arthropods belonging to the subclass Acari and the class Arachnida. The scientific discipline devoted to the study of ticks and mites is called acarology.-Diversity and systematics:...
s. Common forms include some mold mites, for example the grain mite. Genera in the family include:
Fagacarinae Fain & R. A. Norton, 1979
- FagacarusFagacarusFagacarus is a genus of mites in the family Acaridae. It contains a single described species, and at least two undescribed species. Fagacarus species feed on fungi in decaying wood....
Fain & R. A. Norton, 1979
Acarinae Nesbitt, 1945
- AcarusAcarusAcarus is a genus of mites in the family Acaridae.-Species:* Acarus ananas * Acarus beschkovi * Acarus bomiensis Wang, 1982* Acarus calcarabellus * Acarus chaetoxysilos Griffiths, 1970...
Linnaeus, 1758 - AleuroglyphusAleuroglyphusAleuroglyphus is a genus of mites in the family Acaridae.-Species:* Aleuroglyphus beklemishevi Zachvatkin, 1953* Aleuroglyphus ovatus * Aleuroglyphus siculus...
Zachvatkin, 1940 - EbertiaEbertiaEbertia is a genus of mites in the family Acaridae....
Oudemans, 1924 - PodoglyphusPodoglyphusPodoglyphus is a genus of mites in the family Acaridae....
Oudemans, 1937 - Tyrolichus Oudemans, 1924
- TyroglyphitesTyroglyphitesTyroglyphites is a genus of mites in the family Acaridae....
Pampaloni, 1902 - TyrophagusTyrophagusTyrophagus is a genus of mites in the family Acaridae.-Species:* Tyrophagus curvipenis Fain & Fauvel, 1993* Tyrophagus debrivorus Chinniah & Mohanasundaram, 1996* Tyrophagus glossinarum Fain, 1985* Tyrophagus houstoni...
Oudemans, 1924
Rhizoglyphinae Zakhvatkin, 1941
- AcarotalpaAcarotalpaAcarotalpa is a genus of mites in the family Acaridae.-Species:* Acarotalpa duprei Fain, 1987* Acarotalpa fossor Volgin, 1966...
Volgin, 1966 - AcotyledonAcotyledon (mite)Acotyledon is a genus of mites in the family Acaridae.-Species:* Acotyledon agilis * Acotyledon bellulus Ashfaq & Sher, 2002* Acotyledon distantis Ashfaq & Chaudhri* Acotyledon embio Ashfaq, Sarwar & Parvez, 1999...
Oudemans, 1903 - CaloglyphusCaloglyphusCaloglyphus is a genus of mites in the family Acaridae.-Species:* Caloglyphus argillaceus Sevastianov & Tamam-Nasem-Marros, 1993* Caloglyphus armatus Mahunka, 1979* Caloglyphus baloghi Mahunka, 1978...
Berlese, 1923 - CosmoglyphusCosmoglyphusCosmoglyphus is a genus of mites in the family Acaridae.-Species:* Cosmoglyphus agilis * Cosmoglyphus angustus Fain & Friend, 1984* Cosmoglyphus distantsis * Cosmoglyphus elzingai Mahunka, 1979...
Oudemans, 1932 - FroriepiaFroriepiaFroriepia is a genus of mites in the family Acaridae.-Species:* Froriepia vimariensis Vitzthum, 1919* Froriepia heterotricha Mahunka, 1978* Froriepia negmi Eraky, 1999...
Vitzthum, 1919 - GarsaultiaGarsaultiaGarsaultia is a genus of mites in the family Acaridae....
Oudemans, 1916 - HistiogasterHistiogasterHistiogaster is a genus of mites in the family Acaridae.-Species:* Histiogaster bacchus Zachvatkin, 1941* Histiogaster carpio * Histiogaster ocellata Vitzthum, 1926* Histiogaster silenus Zachvatkin, 1941...
Berlese, 1883 - HorstiaHorstiaHorstia is a genus of mites in the family Acaridae.-Species:* Horstia amplisucta Fain & Camerik, 1978* Horstia brasiliensis Fain & Camerik, 1978* Horstia longa Fain & Chmielewski, 1987...
Oudemans, 1905 - MycetoglyphusMycetoglyphusMycetoglyphus is a genus of mites in the family Acaridae.-Species:* Mycetoglyphus fungivorus Oudemans, 1932* Mycetoglyphus sevastianovi Kadzhaja, 1988...
Oudemans, 1932 - MyrmoglyphusMyrmoglyphusMyrmoglyphus is a genus of mites in the family Acaridae....
Vitzthum, 1935 - RhizoglyphusRhizoglyphusRhizoglyphus is a genus of mites in the family Acaridae.-Species:* Rhizoglyphus actinidia Zhang, in Zhang, Jiang & Zeng 1994* Rhizoglyphus algericus Fain, 1988* Rhizoglyphus algidus Berlese, 1920* Rhizoglyphus alliensis Nesbitt, 1988...
Claparédè, 1869 - SancassaniaSancassaniaSancassania is a genus of mites in the family Acaridae.-Species:* Sancassania berlesei * Sancassania chelone Oudemans, 1916* Sancassania mironovi Klimov & O'Connor, 2003* Sancassania mycophaga...
Oudemans, 1916 - SchwiebeaSchwiebeaSchwiebea is a genus of mites in the family Acaridae.-Species:* Schwiebea afroaustralis Mahunka, 1979* Schwiebea aksuensis Bugrov, 1995* Schwiebea aquatilis Fain, 1982* Schwiebea armata...
Oudemans, 1916 - StereoglyphusStereoglyphusStereoglyphus is a genus of mites in the family Acaridae....
Berlese, 1923 - ThyreophagusThyreophagusThyreophagus is a genus of mites in the family Acaridae.-Species:* Thyreophagus africanus Mahunka, 1974* Thyreophagus aleurophagus * Thyreophagus angusta * Thyreophagus annae...
Rondani, 1874 - TroglocoptesTroglocoptesTroglocoptes is a genus of mites in the family Acaridae.-Species:* Troglocoptes longibursatus Fain & Mahunka, 1990* Troglocoptes luciae Fain, 1966...
Fain, 1966 - ValmontiaValmontiaValmontia is a genus of mites in the family Acaridae....
Oudemans, 1923 - ViedebanttiaViedebanttiaViedebanttia is a genus of mites in the family Acaridae.-Species:* Viedebanttia coniferae * Viedebanttia diamanus Fain & Schwan, 1984* Viedebanttia egorovi Klimov, 1998...
Oudemans, 1929
Pontoppidaniinae Oudemans, 1925
- DiphtheroglyphusDiphtheroglyphusDiphtheroglyphus is a genus of mites in the family Acaridae....
Nesbitt, 1950 - PontoppidaniaPontoppidaniaPontoppidania is a genus of mites in the family Acaridae....
Oudemans, 1923
Incertae sedis
Incertae sedis
, is a term used to define a taxonomic group where its broader relationships are unknown or undefined. Uncertainty at specific taxonomic levels is attributed by , , and similar terms.-Examples:*The fossil plant Paradinandra suecica could not be assigned to any...
- AellenellaAellenellaAellenella is a genus of mites in the family Acaridae....
S. Mahunka, 1978 - ApiacarusApiacarusApiacarus is a genus of mites in the family Acaridae....
Volgin, 1974 - AmphicalvoliaAmphicalvoliaAmphicalvolia is a genus of mites in the family Acaridae....
Türk, 1963 - ArmacarusArmacarusArmacarus is a genus of mites in the family Acaridae....
S. Mahunka, 1979 - AskinasiaAskinasiaAskinasia is a genus of mites in the family Acaridae.-Species:* Askinasia aethiopicus Yunker, 1970* Askinasia antillarum Fain, Yunker, van-Goethem & Johnston, 1982...
Yunker, 1970 - AustralhypopusAustralhypopusAustralhypopus is a genus of mites in the family Acaridae....
Fain & Friend, 1984 - BaloghellaBaloghellaBaloghella is a genus of mites in the family Acaridae....
Mahunka, 1963 - BembidioglyphusBembidioglyphusBembidioglyphus is a genus of mites in the family Acaridae....
Klimov, 1998 - BoletacarusBoletacarusBoletacarus is a genus of mites in the family Acaridae.-Species:* Boletacarus globosus * Boletacarus sibiricus V. I. Volgin & S. V. Mironov, 1980...
V. I. Volgin & S. V. Mironov, 1980 - BoletoglyphusBoletoglyphusBoletoglyphus is a genus of mites in the family Acaridae.-Species:* Boletoglyphus cribrosus Volgin, 1953* Boletoglyphus boletophagi * Boletoglyphus ornatus Fain & Ide, 1976* Boletoglyphus extremiorientalis Klimov, 1998...
Volgin, 1953 - BromeliaglyphusBromeliaglyphusBromeliaglyphus is a genus of mites in the family Acaridae....
H. H. J. Nesbitt, 1985 - CalvoliellaCalvoliellaCalvoliella is a genus of mites in the family Acaridae.-Species:* Calvoliella laphriae * Calvoliella pocsi Samsinak, 1969...
Samsinak, 1969 - CalvoliopsisCalvoliopsisCalvoliopsis is a genus of mites in the family Acaridae....
Mahunka, 1973 - CapillaroglyphusCapillaroglyphusCapillaroglyphus is a genus of mites in the family Acaridae....
Klimov, 1998 - CarabidobiusCarabidobiusCarabidobius is a genus of mites in the family Acaridae.-Species:* Carabidobius bartheli * Carabidobius bifurcatus * Carabidobius radiatus Volgin, 1953* Carabidobius regleri...
Volgin, 1953 - CerophagopsisCerophagopsisCerophagopsis is a genus of mites in the family Acaridae.-Species:* Cerophagopsis indicus * Cerophagopsis skorikovi Zachvatkin, 1941...
Zachvatkin, 1941 - ChibidariaChibidariaChibidaria is a genus of mites in the family Acaridae....
Sasa, 1952 - ContromelisiaContromelisiaContromelisia is a genus of mites in the family Acaridae.-Species:* Contromelisia danielae * Contromelisia vietnamensis Samsinak, 1969...
Samsinak, 1969 - CtenocolletacarusCtenocolletacarusCtenocolletacarus is a genus of mites in the family Acaridae.-Species:* Ctenocolletacarus brevirostris Fain, 1984* Ctenocolletacarus grandior Fain, 1984* Ctenocolletacarus longirostris Fain, 1984...
Fain, 1984 - DiadasiopusDiadasiopusDiadasiopus is a genus of mites in the family Acaridae.-Species:* Diadasiopus alexanderi O'Connor & Daneshvar, 1999* Diadasiopus eickworti O'Connor, 1997...
OConnor, 1997 - DynastopusDynastopusDynastopus is a genus of mites in the family Acaridae.-Species:* Dynastopus camerikae Fain, 1978* Dynastopus augosomae Fain, 1978* Dynastopus tshuapensis Fain, 1978...
Fain, 1978 - EwingiaEwingiaEwingia is a genus of mites in the family Acaridae.-Species:* Ewingia cenobitae Pearse, 1929* Ewingia potamona Kaneko & Kadosaka, 1978...
Pearse, 1929 - FainoglyphusFainoglyphusFainoglyphus is a genus of mites in the family Acaridae.-Species:* Fainoglyphus magnasternus Atyeo & Gaud, 1977* Fainoglyphus ornatus S. Mahunka, 1979...
S. Mahunka, 1979 - ForcelliniaForcelliniaForcellinia is a genus of mites in the family Acaridae.-Species:* Forcellinia bipunctata Mahunka, 1978* Forcellinia cortina Ashfaq & Chaudhri, 1984* Forcellinia diamesa Zakhvatkin* Forcellinia egyptiaca Eraky, 1998...
Oudemans, 1924 - GhanacarusGhanacarusGhanacarus is a genus of mites in the family Acaridae....
Mahunka, 1973 - HalictacarusHalictacarusHalictacarus is a genus of mites in the family Acaridae....
Mahunka, 1975 - Heteroglyphus Foa, 1897
- HoogstraalacarusHoogstraalacarusHoogstraalacarus is a genus of mites in the family Acaridae....
Yunker, 1970 - HorstiellaHorstiellaHorstiella is a genus of mites in the family Acaridae.-Species:* Horstiella armata Türk, 1949* Horstiella concentrica Ochoa & O'Connor, 2000* Horstiella megamyzidos Ochoa & O'Connor, 2000* Horstiella mourei Ochoa & O'Connor, 2000...
Türk, 1949 - HortacarusHortacarusHortacarus is a genus of mites in the family Acaridae....
S. Mahunka, 1979 - HyohondaniaHyohondaniaHyohondania is a genus of mites in the family Acaridae....
Sasa, 1952 - IrianopusIrianopusIrianopus is a genus of mites in the family Acaridae....
Fain, 1986 - KanekobiaKanekobiaKanekobia is a genus of mites in the family Acaridae....
Fain, C. E. Yunker, J. van Goethem & D. E. Johnston, 1982 - KargoeciusKargoeciusKargoecius is a genus of mites in the family Acaridae....
Fain, 1985 - KonoglyphusKonoglyphusKonoglyphus is a genus of mites in the family Acaridae....
Delfinado & Baker, 1974 - KuziniaKuziniaKuzinia is a genus of mites in the family Acaridae.-Species:* Kuzinia evae Putatunda, Aggarwal & Kapil, 1984* Kuzinia morsei * Kuzinia sciurina Volgin, 1978...
Zachvatkin, 1941 - LackerbaueriaLackerbaueriaLackerbaueria is a genus of mites in the family Acaridae.-Species:* Lackerbaueria errans Ashfag & Sarwar, 1999* Lackerbaueria fatigo Sarwar, 2000* Lackerbaueria lahoriensis Ashfaq, Mustafa-Aheer, Chaudhri & Majid, 1988...
Zachvatkin, 1941 - LamtoglyphusLamtoglyphusLamtoglyphus is a genus of mites in the family Acaridae....
Fain, 1975 - LasioacarusLasioacarusLasioacarus is a genus of mites in the family Acaridae....
Kadzhyaya, 1968 - LemmaniellaLemmaniellaLemmaniella is a genus of mites in the family Acaridae....
Mahunka, 1977 - LindquistiaLindquistiaLindquistia is a genus of mites in the family Acaridae....
Mahunka, 1977 - LowryacarusLowryacarusLowryacarus is a genus of mites in the family Acaridae....
Fain, 1986 - MachadoglyphusMachadoglyphusMachadoglyphus is a genus of mites in the family Acaridae....
Mahunka, 1963 - MadaglyphusMadaglyphusMadaglyphus is a genus of mites in the family Acaridae.-Species:* Madaglyphus chaetolamina * Madaglyphus javensis Haines & Lynch, 1987* Madaglyphus legendrei A. Fain, 1971...
Fain, 1971 - MahunkaglyphusMahunkaglyphusMahunkaglyphus is a genus of mites in the family Acaridae....
Eraky, 1998 - MahunkalliniaMahunkalliniaMahunkallinia is a genus of mites in the family Acaridae....
Eraky, 1999 - MauracarusMauracarusMauracarus is a genus of mites in the family Acaridae....
S. Mahunka, 1978 - MedeusMedeusMedeus is a genus of mites in the family Acaridae.-Species:* Medeus ithacaensis O'Connor, 1997* Medeus vesparius Volgin, 1974...
Volgin, 1974 - MegachilopusMegachilopusMegachilopus is a genus of mites in the family Acaridae....
Fain, 1974 - MezorhizoglyphusMezorhizoglyphusMezorhizoglyphus is a genus of mites in the family Acaridae.-Species:* Mezorhizoglyphus bratskensis Klimov, 1996* Mezorhizoglyphus colchicus Kadzhaya, 1966...
Kadzhaya, 1966 - MycetosancassaniaMycetosancassaniaMycetosancassania is a genus of mites in the family Acaridae....
Klimov, 2000 - MyrmolichusMyrmolichusMyrmolichus is a genus of mites in the family Acaridae....
Türk & Türk, 1957 - NaiacusNaiacusNaiacus is a genus of mites in the family Acaridae....
H. H. J. Nesbitt, 1990 - NaiadacarusNaiadacarusNaiadacarus is a genus of mites in the family Acaridae.-Species:* Fagacarus arboricola Fashing, 1974* Fagacarus fashingi O'Connor, 1989* Fagacarus mydophilus O'Connor, 1989* Fagacarus nepenthicola Fashing & Chua, 2002...
Fashing, 1974 - NeoacotyledonNeoacotyledonNeoacotyledon is a genus of mites in the family Acaridae.-Species:* Neoacotyledon rhizoglyphoides * Neoacotyledon sokolovi...
K. Samsinak, 1980 - NeohorstiaNeohorstiaNeohorstia is a genus of mites in the family Acaridae....
Zachvatkin, 1941 - NeotropacarusNeotropacarusNeotropacarus is a genus of mites in the family Acaridae.-Species:* Neotropacarus bakeri * Neotropacarus excavatus * Neotropacarus mumai...
Baker, 1985 - NotiopsyllopusNotiopsyllopusNotiopsyllopus is a genus of mites in the family Acaridae....
Fain, 1977 - OcellacarusOcellacarusOcellacarus is a genus of mites in the family Acaridae.-Species:* Ocellacarus congregatus S. Mahunka, 1979* Ocellacarus echidna Mahunka, 1979...
S. Mahunka, 1979 - OlafseniaOlafseniaOlafsenia is a genus of mites in the family Acaridae....
Oudemans, 1927 - OmentopusOmentopusOmentopus is a genus of mites in the family Acaridae....
Fain, 1978 - ParaceroglyphusParaceroglyphusParaceroglyphus is a genus of mites in the family Acaridae.-Species:* Paraceroglyphus californicus Fain & Schwan, 1984* Paraceroglyphus cynomydis O'Connor & Pfaffenberger, 1987* Paraceroglyphus metes Fain & Beaucournu, 1973...
Fain & Beaucournu, 1979 - ParaforcelliniaParaforcelliniaParaforcellinia is a genus of mites in the family Acaridae....
Kadzhaya, 1974 - PassaloglyphusPassaloglyphusPassaloglyphus is a genus of mites in the family Acaridae....
Mahunka & Samsinak, 1972 - PaulacarellusPaulacarellusPaulacarellus is a genus of mites in the family Acaridae.-Species:* Paulacarellus faini Klimov, 2001* Paulacarellus insularis Fain, 1976...
Fain, 1976 - PelzneriaPelzneriaPelzneria is a genus of mites in the family Acaridae.-Species:* Pelzneria afluctuosa Mahunka, 1978* Pelzneria crenulatus * Pelzneria meyerae Mahunka, 1979...
Scheucher, in Stammer 1957 - PinoglyphusPinoglyphusPinoglyphus is a genus of mites in the family Acaridae.-Species:* Pinoglyphus cetus Mahunka, 1979* Pinoglyphus pilosus Mahunka, 1979* Pinoglyphus rettenmeyeri S. Mahunka, 1978...
S. Mahunka, 1978 - PsyllacarusPsyllacarusPsyllacarus is a genus of mites in the family Acaridae.-Species:* Psyllacarus subellipticus Fain, F. Bartholomaeus, B. Cooke & J. C. Beaucournu, 1990...
Fain, F. Bartholomaeus, B. Cooke & J. C. Beaucournu, 1990 - PsylloglyphusPsylloglyphusPsylloglyphus is a genus of mites in the family Acaridae.-Species:* Psylloglyphus australiensis Fain, Bartholomaeus, Cooke & Beaucournu, 1990* Psylloglyphus chiliensis Fain & Beaucournu, 1989...
Fain, 1966 - PsyllopusPsyllopusPsyllopus is a genus of mites in the family Acaridae....
Fain & J. C. Beaucournu, 1993 - ReckiacarusReckiacarusReckiacarus is a genus of mites in the family Acaridae....
G. Kadzhaya, 1972 - RettacarusRettacarusRettacarus is a genus of mites in the family Acaridae....
S. Mahunka, 1979 - RhizoglyphoidesRhizoglyphoidesRhizoglyphoides is a genus of mites in the family Acaridae....
V. I. Volgin, 1978 - RodionoviaRodionoviaRodionovia is a genus of mites in the family Acaridae....
Zachvatkin, 1941 - ScatoglyphusScatoglyphusScatoglyphus is a genus of mites in the family Acaridae....
Berlese, 1913 - Schulzea Zachvatkin, 1941
- SennertionyxSennertionyxSennertionyx is a genus of mites in the family Acaridae....
Zachvatkin, 1941 - SetoglyphusSetoglyphusSetoglyphus is a genus of mites in the family Acaridae.-Species:* Setoglyphus hexaedra * Setoglyphus variosetosus S. Mahunka, 1979...
S. Mahunka, 1979 - SinolardoglyphusSinolardoglyphusSinolardoglyphus is a genus of mites in the family Acaridae....
Z. T. Jiang, 1991 - SinosuidasiaSinosuidasiaSinosuidasia is a genus of mites in the family Acaridae.-Species:* Sinosuidasia jinyunensis Zhang & Li, 2002* Sinosuidasia orientalis Jiang, 1996...
Jiang, 1996 - SpinacaropusSpinacaropusSpinacaropus is a genus of mites in the family Acaridae....
Fain & A. M. Camerik, 1978 - TerglyphusTerglyphusTerglyphus is a genus of mites in the family Acaridae....
Samsinak, 1965 - ThectochloracarusThectochloracarusThectochloracarus is a genus of mites in the family Acaridae.-Species:* Thectochloracarus neotropicalis Fain, Engel, Flechtmann & OConnor, 1999...
Fain, Engel, Flechtmann & OConnor, 1999 - TrichopsyllopusTrichopsyllopusTrichopsyllopus is a genus of mites in the family Acaridae....
Fain & G. T. Baker, 1983 - TroxocoptesTroxocoptesTroxocoptes is a genus of mites in the family Acaridae....
Fain & J. R. Philips, 1983 - UmakefeqUmakefeqUmakefeq is a genus of mites in the family Acaridae.-Species:* Umakefeq macroophtalmus Klimov, 2000* Umakefeq mesoophtalmus Klimov, 2000* Umakefeq microophtalmus Klimov, 2000...
Klimov, 2000 - VolginiaVolginiaVolginia is a genus of mites in the family Acaridae....
Kadzhaya, 1967
External links
- Stuart M. Bennett (2003): Acarus siro (Flour Mite)