Megisthanidae

Megisthanidae
Megisthanus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Mesostigmata
Superfamily: Megisthanoidea
Family: Megisthanidae
Berlese, 1914

Megisthanidae is a family of mites in the order Mesostigmata. It contains 26 currently recognised species, including the largest known Mesostigmata. There is at least one genus, Megisthanus, in Megisthanidae.

References

  1. ↑ Seeman, O. 2017: Megisthanus leviathanicus sp. nov. (Parasitiformes: Megisthanidae), the largest known Mesostigmata, a symbiont of the beetle Mastachilus australasicus (Coleoptera: Passalidae). International journal of acarology, doi:10.1080/01647954.2017.1293733
  2. ↑ "Megisthanidae". GBIF. Retrieved 2018-05-13.
  3. ↑ "Megisthanidae Family Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-05-13.