Anystidae

?Anystis sp.

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Anystoidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Cladus: Protostomia Cladus: Ecdysozoa Cladus: Panarthropoda Phylum: Arthropoda Subphylum: Chelicerata Classis: Arachnida Subclassis: Acari Superordo: Acariformes Ordo: Trombidiformes Subordo: Prostigmata Cohort: Anystina Hypordo: Anystae Superfamilia: Anystoidea

Familia: Anystidae
Subfamiliae (2): Anystinae - Erythracarinae

Overview of genera (16 + 1†)

Anystis – Autenriethia – Barellea – Chaussieria – Erythracarus – Lacteoscythis – Namadia – Paratarsotomus – Pedidromus – Scharfenbergia – Snartia – Syblia – Tarsolarkus – Tarsotomus – Tencateia – Walzia – †Mesoanystis

References

• Holm, E.; Wallace, M.M.H. 1989: Distribution of some anystid mites (Acari: Anystidae) in Australia and Indonesia and their role as possible predators of the cattle tick, Boophilis microplus (Acari: Ixodidae). Experimental and applied acarology, 6(1): 77–83. DOI: 10.1007/BF01193235
• López-Campos, M.G.; Vázquez-Rojas, I. 2010: Mites of the families Anystidae and Teneriffiidae from Baja California Sur, Mexico. Pp. 155-159 in: Sabelis, M.W. & Bruin, J. (eds.), Trends in acarology. Proceedings of the 12th International Congress. Springer Netherlands. ISBN 978-90-481-9836-8 (Print) ISBN 978-90-481-9837-5 (Online) DOI: 10.1007/978-90-481-9837-5

Links

• Australian Faunal Directory
• Catalogue of Life, 3rd January 2011 [needs work, only has Anystis baccarum, record harvested from NZIB/NZOR]
• EoL [needs work, only has Anystis baccarum, record harvested from CoL]

Vernacular names

English: whirligig mites