Biology:Megisthanidae

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Short description: Family of mites

Megisthanidae
Naturalis Biodiversity Center - RMNH.ART.1265 - Megisthanus orientalis (Oudemans) - Mites - Collection Anthonie Cornelis Oudemans.jpeg
Megisthanus
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
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.[1] There is at least one genus, Megisthanus, in Megisthanidae.[2][3]

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". https://www.gbif.org/species/4663666. Retrieved 2018-05-13. 
  3. "Megisthanidae Family Information". https://bugguide.net/node/view/94369. Retrieved 2018-05-13. 

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q3304425 entry