Paramegistidae Explained

Paramegistidae is a family of mites in the order Mesostigmata.

Species

Paramegistidae contains four genera, with 21 recognized species:^[1]

• Genus Meristomegistus Kim & Klompen, 2002
  • Meristomegistus vazquezus Kim & Klompen, 2002
• Genus Ophiomegistus Banks, 1914
  • Ophiomegistus alainae Goff, 1980
  • Ophiomegistus armouri Goff, 1979
  • Ophiomegistus australicus (Womersely, 1958)
  • Ophiomegistus blumi Domrow, 1984
  • Ophiomegistus brennani Goff, 1980
  • Ophiomegistus clelandi Womersley, 1958
  • Ophiomegistus iriani Domrow, 1984
  • Ophiomegistus joppae Domrow, 1984
  • Ophiomegistus kaii Goff, 1979
  • Ophiomegistus keithi Domrow, 1978
  • Ophiomegistus luzonensis Banks, 1914
  • Ophiomegistus maximus Goff, 1980
  • Ophiomegistus nihi Goff, 1980
  • Ophiomegistus novaguinea Goff, 1980
  • Ophiomegistus radovskyi Goff, 1979
  • Ophiomegistus samuelsoni Goff, 1979
  • Ophiomegistus sarawakensis Goff, 1980
  • Ophiomegistus spectabilis Klompen & Austin, 2007^[2]
• Genus Paramegistus Trägårdh, 1906
  • Paramegistus confrater Trägårdh, 1906
• Genus Pseudomegistus Kethley, 1977
  • Pseudomegistus australis (Banks, 1916)

Notes and References

1. Web site: Joel Hallan . Paramegistidae Species Listing . Biology Catalog . . September 10, 2010.
2. Klompen . Hans . Austin . Christopher . 2007 . A new species of Ophiomegistus Banks (Acari: Paramegistidae) from Papua New Guinea . Zootaxa . 1387. 47–57.