Entonyssidae Explained

Entonyssidae is a small family of mites in the order Mesostigmata.

Species

Entonyssidae contains seven genera, with nine recognized species:^[1]

• Genus Entonyssus Ewing, 1922
  • Entonyssus halli Ewing, 1922
  • Entonyssus koreansis Noh & Sohn, 1991
  • Entonyssus squamatus Fain, Kutzer & Fordinal, 1983
• Genus Cobrabyssus Fain, 1960
  • Cobrabyssus schoutedeni (Radford, 1953)
• Genus Entophiophaga Fain, 1960
  • Entophiophaga congolensis Fain, 1960
  • Entophiophaga scaphiophis Fain, 1960
  • Entophiophaga natriciterei Fain, 1960
  • Entophiophaga colubricola Fain, 1960
• Genus Entophioptes Fain, 1960
  • Entophioptes liophis Fain, 1960
• Genus Hamertonia Türk, 1947
  • Hamertonia bedfordi (Radford, 1937)
• Genus Ophiopneumicola Hubbard, 1938
  • Ophiopneumicola colubri Hubbard, 1938
• Genus Viperacarus Fain, 1960
  • Viperacarus europaeus Fain, 1960

Notes and References

1. Web site: David Evans Walter . Entonyssidae Species Listing . Biology Catalog . . September 3, 2010.