Biology:Brachychthoniidae

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Short description: Family of mites

Brachychthoniidae
Temporal range: Palaeogene–present
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Oribatida
Suborder: Enarthronota
Family: Brachychthoniidae
Thor, 1934

Brachychthoniidae is a family of oribatids in the order Oribatida. There are about 11 genera and at least 150 described species in Brachychthoniidae.[1][2][3]

Genera

  • Brachychthonius Berlese, 1910
  • Eobrachychthonius Jacot, 1936
  • Liochthonius Hammen, 1959
  • Mixochthonius Niedbala, 1972
  • Neobrachychthonius Moritz, 1976
  • Neoliochthonius Lee, 1982
  • Papillochthonius Gil-Martín, Subías & Arillo, 1992
  • Poecilochthonius Balogh, 1943
  • Sellnickochthonius Krivolutsky, 1964
  • Synchthonius Hammen, 1952
  • Verachthonius Moritz, 1976

References

Further reading

  • Breene, R.G.; Dean, D. Allen; Edwards, G.B.; Hebert, Blain; Levi, Herbert W.; Manning, Gail (2003). Common Names of Arachnids. Fifth Edition. American Tarantula Society. ISBN 1-929427-11-5. 
  • Encyclopedia of Entomology. Springer. 2008. ISBN 978-1402062421. 
  • Jackman, John A. (2002). A Field Guide to Spiders and Scorpions of Texas. Gulf Publishing. 
  • A Manual of Acarology. 3rd Edition. Texas Tech University Press. 2009. ISBN 9780896726208. 

Wikidata ☰ Q4639262 entry