Otopheidomenidae

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Ascoidea

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: Parasitiformes Ordo: Mesostigmata Subordo: Monogynaspida Infraordo: Gamasina Hypordo: Dermanyssiae Superfamilia: Ascoidea

Familia: Otopheidomenidae
Subfamiliae (3): Katydiseiinae - Otopheidomeninae - Treatiinae

Overview of genera (10)

Eickwortius – Entomoseius – Hemipteroseius – Katydiseius – Nabiseius – Noctuiseius – Orthopteroseius – Otopheidomenis – Prasadiseius – Treatia

Name

• Otopheidomenidae Treat, 1955

Primary references

• Treat, A.E. 1955. An ectoparasite (Acarina: Mesostigmata) from moths of the genus Zale. Journal of parasitology 41(6): 555–561. JSTOR Reference page. 

References

• Mo, C.-F. 1996: A new genus and new species of the Otopheidomenidae (Acari: Mesostigmata) from longhorned grasshoppers. Systematic & applied acarology 1: 199–204. [not seen] Reference page. 
• Zhang, Z.-Q. 1995. Review of the systematics and biology of the Otopheidomenidae (Acari: Mesostigmata) with a description of Eickwortius gen.n. from a termite (Isoptera: Termitidae). Systematic Entomology 20(3): 239–246. DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3113.1995.tb00095.x . Reference page.