Digamasellidae Explained

Digamasellidae is a family of mites in the order Mesostigmata.

Genera

These 11 genera belong to the family Digamasellidae:

• Dendrolaelaps Halbert, 1915
• Dendrolaelaspis Lindquist, 1975
• Dendroseius Karg, 1965
• Digamasellus Berlese, 1905
• Insectolaelaps Shcherbak, 1980
• Longoseius Chant, 1961
• Multidendrolaelaps Hirschmann, 1974
• Oligodentatus Shcherbak, 1980
• Orientolaelaps Bregetova & Shcherbak, 1977
• Panteniphis Willmann, 1949
• Pontiolaelaps Luxton, 1989

Uncertain placement

These species are considered incertae sedis within Digamasellidae:

• Asca muricata Fox, 1947
• Cyrtolaelaps armatus Berlese, 1904
• Dendrolaelaps ulmi Hirschmann, 1960
• Digamasellus arcuatus Willmann, 1939
• Digamasellus gradatus Willmann, 1938
• Gamasellus inermis Halbert, 1920
• Gamasellus claviger Lombardini, 1941
• Gamasellus cultriger Lombardini, 1940
• Gamasellus gracilis Berlese, 1920
• Gamasellus innumerus Berlese, 1920
• Gamasellus rhodacaroides Berlese, 1920
• Gamasellus simplex Berlese, 1920
• Panteniphis rhombus Ma & Lin, 2007