Pionidae Explained

Pionidae is a family of prostigs in the order Trombidiformes. There are about 15 genera and at least 90 described species in Pionidae.^{[1] [2] [3] [4] [5]}

Genera

• Forelia Haller, 1882
• Huitfeldtia Thor, 1898
• Hydrochoreutes C. L. Koch, 1837
• Najadicola Piersig, 1897
• Nautarachna Moniez, 1888
• Neotiphys Habeeb, 1957
• Piona C. L. Koch, 1842
• Pionacercus Piersig, 1894
• Pionella Viets, 1937
• Pionopsis Piersig, 1894
• Pseudofeltria Soar, 1904
• Schminkea
• Tiphys C. L. Koch, 1836
• Twinforksella
• Wettina Piersig, 1892

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: Pionidae Family Information. BugGuide.net. 2018-02-23.
2. Web site: Pionidae Report. Integrated Taxonomic Information System. 2018-02-23.
3. Web site: Pionidae Overview. Encyclopedia of Life. 2018-02-23.
4. Web site: Browse Pionidae. Catalogue of Life. 2018-02-23.
5. Pepato . A.R.. Klimov . P.B.. 2015. Origin and higher-level diversification of acariform mites--evidence from nuclear ribosomal genes, extensive taxon sampling, and secondary structure alignment. BMC Evolutionary Biology. BioMed Central. 15. 178. 10.1186/s12862-015-0458-2. 4557820 . 26330076. free.