Phthiracaridae Explained

Phthiracaridae is a family of oribatid mites in the order Oribatida. There are about 7 genera and at least 710 described species in Phthiracaridae.^{[1] [2] [3]}

Genera

• Atropacarus Ewing, 1917
• Hoplophorella Berlese, 1923
• Hoplophthiracarus Jacot, 1933
• Notophthiracarus Ramsay, 1966
• Phthiracarus Perty, 1841
• Rhacaplacarus Niedbala, 1986
• Steganacarus Ewing, 1917

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