Sapracarus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Acaroidea

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: Oribatida Infraordo: Desmonomata Cohort: Astigmata Subordo: Acaridia Superfamilia: Acaroidea

Familia: Sapracaridae
Genus: Sapracarus
Species (2): S. arenicolus –S. tuberculatus

Name

Sapracarus Fain & Philips, 1978

• Original status: genus
• Gender: masculine
• Type species: Sapracarus tuberculatus by original designation

Notes

• Genus erected by Fain & Philips (1978).
• Genus transferred to Suidasiidae by OConnor (1982).
• Transferred to Hemisarcoptidae by Fain (1985).
• Transferred to Suidasiidae Sapracarlnae by Fain (1988).

References

• Fain, A. 1985. Notes on two genera of mites (Viedebanttia and Nanacarus) (Acari : Astigmata) described by Oudemans. Zoologische Mededelingen 59: 275-282.
• Fain, A. 1988. Observations on Congovidia Fain & Elsen, 1971 and allied genera (Acari, Hemisarcoptidae). Bulletin et Annales de la Société royale Belge d'Entomologie 124 : 125-130.
• Fain, A. & Philips, J.R. 1978. Astigmatic mites from nests of prey in U. S. A. Acta zoologica et pathologica Antverpiensia 70 : 227-231.
• OConnor, B.M. 1982. Evolutionary ecology of astigmatid mites. Annual Review of Entomology 27:385–409.