Diplogyniidae

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Diplogyniidae
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Class: Arachnida Subclass: Acari Order: Parasitiformes Suborder: Mesostigmata Family: Diplogyniidae Trägårdh, 1941
Diversity
40 genera, > 60 species
Genera
Neodiplogynium many others, see text

Diplogyniidae is a family of parasitic mites belonging to the suborder Mesostigmata. Many are parasites on beetles but some live on larger animals (eg rats).

[edit] Taxonomy

This is a list of the described species. The data is taken from Joel Hallan's Biology Catalog.

• Bilongicauda Elsen, 1975

• Bilongicauda brevis Elsen, 1981 — host unspecified beetle; Ivory Coast
• Bilongicauda gigantica Elsen, 1981 — host unspecified beetle; Congo: Kinshasa
• Bilongicauda microseta Elsen, 1981 — host Didimus aloysi sabandiae (Coleoptera: Passalidae); Congo Kinshasa
• Bilongicauda modesta Elsen, 1981 — host Pentalobus barbatus (Coleoptera: Passalidae); Congo Kinshasa
• Bilongicauda triseta Elsen, 1981 — host unspecified beetle; Congo Kinshasa

• Bingervillia P. Elsen, 1981

• Bingervillia hirsuta P. Elsen, 1981

• Burgeonium Elsen, 1975

• Burgeonium latipecten Elsen, 1975
• Burgeonium megabasis Elsen, 1981 — host Pentalobus simia (Coleoptera: Passalidae); Congo Kinshasa
• Burgeonium prolongus Elsen, 1981 — host Coleoptera; Ivory Coast
• Burgeonium retrolongus Elsen, 1981 — host Coleoptera; Ivory Coast

• Brachysternum Trägårdh, 1950

• Brachysternum acuminatum Trägårdh, 1950

• Brachysternopsis P. E. Hunter, 1993

• Brachysternopsis flechtmanni P. E. Hunter, 1993

• Ceratocelaenopsis Trägårdh, 1950

• Ceratocelaenopsis womersleyi Trägårdh, 1950

• Cingulacarus Elsen, 1975

• Cingulacarus gangeticus Elsen, 1975

• Crassoseta P. E. Hunter, 1993

• Crassoseta cornutum (Hyatt, 1964)
• Crassoseta fonsecai Hunter, 1993 — host Passalus coniferus (Coleoptera: Passalidae); Brazil
• Crassoseta roseae Hunter, 1993 — host Passalus convexus; Brazil
• Crassoseta starri P. E. Hunter, 1993

• Crenamargo Hicks, 1958

• Crenamargo binuseta Hicks, 1958

• Cryptometasternum Trägårdh, 1950

• Cryptometasternum aequalis Karg, 1997 — host Passalidae (Coleoptera); Irian Jaya
• Cryptometasternum derricki Womersley, 1958
• Cryptometasternum eboris Elsen, 1981 — host Coleoptera; Ivory Coast
• Cryptometasternum natalense Trägårdh, 1950
• Cryptometasternum queenslandense Womersley, 1958

• Diplogyniella Trägårdh, 1950

• Diplogyniella gayi Womersley, 1958
• Diplogyniella levinseni Trägårdh, 1950

• Diplogyniopsis Trägårdh, 1950

• Diplogyniopsis multidentata Trägårdh, 1950

• Diplogynium G. Canestrini, 1888

• Diplogynium acuminatum G. Canestrini, 1888
• Diplogynium oryctae Vishnupriya & Mohanasundaram, 1988 — host Oryctes rhinoceros (Coleoptera: Dynastinae); India

• Discretoseta P. Elsen, 1981

• Discretoseta cochlearia P. Elsen, 1981

• Eboriella P. Elsen, 1981

• Eboriella globuloseta P. Elsen, 1981

• Forkosclerite A. Kumar-Datta, 1985

• Forkosclerite assamensis A. Kumar-Datta, 1985

• Heveacarus Elsen, 1974

• Heveacarus splendidus Elsen, 1974

• Heterodiplogynium Trägårdh, 1950

• Heterodiplogynium vestitum Trägårdh, 1950

• Hirsutocapillus P. Elsen, 1981

• Hirsutocapillus lukombensis P. Elsen, 1981

• Lobogyniella Krantz, 1958

• Lobogyniella Trägårdhi Krantz, 1958

• Lobogynium Trägårdh, 1950

• Lobogynium rotumdtum Trägårdh, 1950

• Brachylobogynium Bhattacharyya, 1969

• Brachylobogynium setosum Bhattacharyya, 1969

• Lobogynoides Trägårdh, 1950

• Lobogynoides andreinii (Berlese, 1909)
• Lobogynoides obtusum Trägårdh, 1950

• Megachaetochela Trägårdh, 1950

• Megachaetochela warreni Trägårdh, 1950

• Microdiplogynium Trägårdh, 1950

• Microdiplogynium reticulatum Trägårdh, 1950

• Monodiplogynium Womersley, 1958

• Monodiplogynium carabi Womersley, 1958

• Neolobogynium Hicks, 1957

• Neolobogynium lateriseta Hicks, 1957

• Neodiplogynium Trägårdh, 1950

• Neodiplogynium schubarti Trägårdh, 1950
• Neodiplogynium eusetosum Karg, 1997 — New Caledonia
• Neodiplogynium vallei Fox, 1959 — host is Rattus norvegicus (Brown rat); Puerto Rico

• Ophiocelaeno Johnston & Fain, 1964

• Ophiocelaeno sellnicki Johnston & Fain, 1964
• Ophiocelaeno sudhiri Kumar-Datta, 1985 — India

• Paradiplogynium Womersley, 1958

• Paradiplogynium panesthia Womersley, 1958

• Passalacarus Pearse & Wharton, 1936

• Passalacarus brooksi Womersley, 1958

• Pseudodiplogyniopsis P. Elsen, 1981

• Pseudodiplogyniopsis garba P. Elsen, 1981

• Pseudofusio P. Elsen, 1981

• Pseudofusio hulstaerti P. Elsen, 1981
• Pseudofusio membranus Elsen, 1981 — host unspecified beetle; Ivory Coast
• Pseudofusio microcorniculus Elsen, 1981 — host unspecified beetle; Ivory Coast

• Pyramidogynium Elsen, 1974

• Pyramidogynium etataensis Elsen, 1974

• Quadristernoseta Elsen, 1975

• Quadristernoseta schoutedeni Elsen, 1975
• Quadristernoseta intermedia Elsen, 1981 — host Pentalobus barbatus (Coleoptera); Congo Kinshasa
• Quadristernoseta longigynium Elsen, 1981 — host Tenebrionidae (Coleoptera); Congo Kinshasa

• Schizodiplogynium Trägårdh, 1950

• Schizodiplogynium capillatum Trägårdh, 1950

• Spatulosternum Elsen, 1974

• Spatulosternum microspinosus Elsen, 1974

• Trichodiplogynium Trägårdh, 1950

• Trichodiplogynium hirsutum Trägårdh, 1950
• Trichodiplogynium mesoamericanum Wisniewski & Hirschmann, 1993 — host Veturius platyrhinus (Coleoptera: Passalidae); Central America

• Tridiplogynium Trägårdh, 1950

• Tridiplogynium inexpectatum Trägårdh, 1950

• Weiseronyssus Samsinak, 1962

• Weiseronyssus mirus Samsinak, 1962

[edit] References

• Joel Hallan's Biology Catalog: Diplogyniidae