Brachychthoniidae Explained

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

Further reading

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

Notes and References

1. Web site: Brachychthoniidae Family Information. BugGuide.net. 2018-02-21.
2. Web site: Brachychthoniidae Report. Integrated Taxonomic Information System. 2018-02-21.
3. Web site: Brachychthoniidae Overview. Encyclopedia of Life. 2018-02-21.