Paramegistidae
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Paramegistidae 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
Paramegistidae contains four genera, with 21 recognized species:- Genus Meristomegistus Kim & Klompen, 2002
- Meristomegistus vazquezus Kim & Klompen, 2002
- Genus Ophiomegistus Banks, 1914
- Ophiomegistus alainae Goff, 1980
- Ophiomegistus armouri Goff, 1979
- Ophiomegistus australicus (Womersely, 1958)
- Ophiomegistus blumi Domrow, 1984
- Ophiomegistus brennani Goff, 1980
- Ophiomegistus clelandi Womersley, 1958
- Ophiomegistus iriani Domrow, 1984
- Ophiomegistus joppae Domrow, 1984
- Ophiomegistus kaii Goff, 1979
- Ophiomegistus keithi Domrow, 1978
- Ophiomegistus luzonensis Banks, 1914
- Ophiomegistus maximus Goff, 1980
- Ophiomegistus nihi Goff, 1980
- Ophiomegistus novaguinea Goff, 1980
- Ophiomegistus radovskyi Goff, 1979
- Ophiomegistus samuelsoni Goff, 1979
- Ophiomegistus sarawakensis Goff, 1980
- Ophiomegistus spectabilis Klompen & Austin, 2007
- Genus Paramegistus Trägårdh, 1906
- Paramegistus confrater Trägårdh, 1906
- Genus Pseudomegistus Kethley, 1977
- Pseudomegistus australis (Banks, 1916)