Diplogyniidae

Diplogyniidae
Diplogyniidae
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Arachnida
Subclass: Acari
Order: Mesostigmata
Family: Diplogyniidae
Trägårdh, 1941
Genera

Neodiplogynium

many others, see text
Diversity
40 genera, > 60 species

Diplogyniidae is a family of parasitic mites belonging to the order Mesostigmata. Many are parasites on beetles but some live on larger animals (e.g., rats).

Taxonomy

This is a list of the described species. The data is taken from Joel Hallan's Biology Catalog.[1]

  • Bilongicauda Elsen, 1975
  • Bilongicauda brevis Elsen, 1981 — host unspecified beetle; Ivory Coast
  • Bilongicauda gigantica Elsen, 1981 — host unspecified beetle; Congo: Kinshasa
  • Bilongicauda microseta Elsen, 1981 — host Didimus aloysi sabandiae (Coleoptera: Passalidae); Congo Kinshasa
  • Bilongicauda modesta Elsen, 1981 — host Pentalobus barbatus (Coleoptera: Passalidae); Congo Kinshasa
  • Bilongicauda triseta Elsen, 1981 — host unspecified beetle; Congo Kinshasa
  • Bingervillia P. Elsen, 1981
  • Bingervillia hirsuta P. Elsen, 1981
  • Burgeonium Elsen, 1975
  • Burgeonium latipecten Elsen, 1975
  • Burgeonium megabasis Elsen, 1981 — host Pentalobus simia (Coleoptera: Passalidae); Congo Kinshasa
  • Burgeonium prolongus Elsen, 1981 — host Coleoptera; Ivory Coast
  • Burgeonium retrolongus Elsen, 1981 — host Coleoptera; Ivory Coast
  • Brachysternum Trägårdh, 1950
  • Brachysternum acuminatum Trägårdh, 1950
  • Brachysternopsis P. E. Hunter, 1993
  • Brachysternopsis flechtmanni P. E. Hunter, 1993
  • Ceratocelaenopsis Trägårdh, 1950
  • Ceratocelaenopsis womersleyi Trägårdh, 1950
  • Cingulacarus Elsen, 1975
  • Cingulacarus gangeticus Elsen, 1975
  • Crassoseta P. E. Hunter, 1993
  • Crassoseta cornutum (Hyatt, 1964)
  • Crassoseta fonsecai Hunter, 1993 — host Passalus coniferus (Coleoptera: Passalidae); Brazil
  • Crassoseta roseae Hunter, 1993 — host Passalus convexus; Brazil
  • Crassoseta starri P. E. Hunter, 1993
  • Crenamargo Hicks, 1958
  • Crenamargo binuseta Hicks, 1958
  • Cryptometasternum Trägårdh, 1950
  • Cryptometasternum aequalis Karg, 1997 — host Passalidae (Coleoptera); Irian Jaya
  • Cryptometasternum derricki Womersley, 1958
  • Cryptometasternum eboris Elsen, 1981 — host Coleoptera; Ivory Coast
  • Cryptometasternum natalense Trägårdh, 1950
  • Cryptometasternum queenslandense Womersley, 1958
  • Diplogyniella Trägårdh, 1950
  • Diplogyniella gayi Womersley, 1958
  • Diplogyniella levinseni Trägårdh, 1950
  • Diplogyniopsis Trägårdh, 1950
  • Diplogyniopsis multidentata Trägårdh, 1950
  • Diplogynium G. Canestrini, 1888
  • Diplogynium acuminatum G. Canestrini, 1888
  • Diplogynium oryctae Vishnupriya & Mohanasundaram, 1988 — host Oryctes rhinoceros (Coleoptera: Dynastinae); India
  • Discretoseta P. Elsen, 1981
  • Discretoseta cochlearia P. Elsen, 1981
  • Eboriella P. Elsen, 1981
  • Eboriella globuloseta P. Elsen, 1981
  • Forkosclerite A. Kumar-Datta, 1985
  • Forkosclerite assamensis A. Kumar-Datta, 1985
  • Heveacarus Elsen, 1974
  • Heveacarus splendidus Elsen, 1974
  • Heterodiplogynium Trägårdh, 1950
  • Heterodiplogynium vestitum Trägårdh, 1950
  • Hirsutocapillus P. Elsen, 1981
  • Hirsutocapillus lukombensis P. Elsen, 1981
  • Lobogyniella Krantz, 1958
  • Lobogyniella Trägårdhi Krantz, 1958
  • Lobogynium Trägårdh, 1950
  • Lobogynium rotumdtum Trägårdh, 1950
  • Brachylobogynium Bhattacharyya, 1969
  • Brachylobogynium setosum Bhattacharyya, 1969
  • Lobogynoides Trägårdh, 1950
  • Lobogynoides andreinii (Berlese, 1909)
  • Lobogynoides obtusum Trägårdh, 1950
  • Megachaetochela Trägårdh, 1950
  • Megachaetochela warreni Trägårdh, 1950
  • Microdiplogynium Trägårdh, 1950
  • Microdiplogynium reticulatum Trägårdh, 1950
  • Monodiplogynium Womersley, 1958
  • Monodiplogynium carabi Womersley, 1958
  • Neolobogynium Hicks, 1957
  • Neolobogynium lateriseta Hicks, 1957
  • Ophiocelaeno Johnston & Fain, 1964
  • Ophiocelaeno sellnicki Johnston & Fain, 1964
  • Ophiocelaeno sudhiri Kumar-Datta, 1985 — India
  • Paradiplogynium Womersley, 1958
  • Paradiplogynium nahmani Seeman, 2007[2] — host is Titanolabis colossea
  • Paradiplogynium panesthia Womersley, 1958
  • Passalacarus Pearse & Wharton, 1936
  • Passalacarus brooksi Womersley, 1958
  • Pseudodiplogyniopsis P. Elsen, 1981
  • Pseudodiplogyniopsis garba P. Elsen, 1981
  • Pseudofusio P. Elsen, 1981
  • Pseudofusio hulstaerti P. Elsen, 1981
  • Pseudofusio membranus Elsen, 1981 — host unspecified beetle; Ivory Coast
  • Pseudofusio microcorniculus Elsen, 1981 — host unspecified beetle; Ivory Coast
  • Pyramidogynium Elsen, 1974
  • Pyramidogynium etataensis Elsen, 1974
  • Quadristernoseta Elsen, 1975
  • Quadristernoseta schoutedeni Elsen, 1975
  • Quadristernoseta intermedia Elsen, 1981 — host Pentalobus barbatus (Coleoptera); Congo Kinshasa
  • Quadristernoseta longigynium Elsen, 1981 — host Tenebrionidae (Coleoptera); Congo Kinshasa
  • Schizodiplogynium Trägårdh, 1950
  • Schizodiplogynium capillatum Trägårdh, 1950
  • Spatulosternum Elsen, 1974
  • Spatulosternum microspinosus Elsen, 1974
  • Trichodiplogynium Trägårdh, 1950
  • Trichodiplogynium hirsutum Trägårdh, 1950
  • Trichodiplogynium mesoamericanum Wisniewski & Hirschmann, 1993 — host Veturius platyrhinus (Coleoptera: Passalidae); Central America
  • Tridiplogynium Trägårdh, 1950
  • Tridiplogynium inexpectatum Trägårdh, 1950
  • Weiseronyssus Samsinak, 1962
  • Weiseronyssus mirus Samsinak, 1962

References

  1. ^ Joel Hallan, ed. "Diplogyniidae Species Listing". Biology Catalog. Texas A&M University. http://insects.tamu.edu/research/collection/hallan/Acari/Family/Diplogyniidae.txt. Retrieved September 10, 2010. 
  2. ^ Seeman, Owen D (2007). "A new species of Paradiplogynium (Acari: Diplogyniidae) from Titanolabis colossea (Dohrn) (Dermaptera: Anisolabididae), Australia’s largest earwig". Zootaxa 1386: 31–38. 


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