Antennophoridae
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Antennophoridae is a family of mite
s in the order Mesostigmata
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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 in the order Mesostigmata
Mesostigmata
Mesostigmata is an order of mites belonging to the Parasitiformes. Unlike most members of that group, many of these mites are not parasitic but free-living and predatory. They can be recognized by the single pair of spiracles positioned laterally on the body....
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Species
Antennophoridae contains five genera, with nine recognized species. Antennophorus grandis is an ectoparasite on ants of the species Lasius flavus.- Genus Antennophorus Haller, 1877
- Antennophorus boveni Wisniewski & Hirschmann, 1992
- Antennophorus grandis (Berlese, 1903)
- Antennophorus goesswaldi Wisniewski & Hirschmann, 1992
- Antennophorus krantzi Wisniewski & Hirschmann, 1992
- Antennophorus pavani Wisniewski & Hirschmann, 1992
- Antennophorus uhlmanni Haller, 1877
- Genus Echinomegistus Berlese, 1903
- Echinomegistus wheeleri (Wasmann, 1902)
- Genus Antennomegistus Berlese, 1903
- Antennomegistus caputcarabi Berlese, 1903
- Genus Celaenosthanus Vitzthum, 1930
- Celaenosthanus trigonophilus Vitzthum, 1930
- Genus Neomegistus Trägårdh, 1906
- Neomegistus julidicola Trägårdh, 1906