''Castriidinychus'' is a genus of tortoise mites in the family

Uropodidae Uropodidae is a family of mites in the order Mesostigmata. Description As part of superfamily Uropodoidea, Uropodidae are tortoise-like mites with an oval to circular outline, and with armour both dorsally and ventrally. They can be distinguis ...

. The genus was first described in 1973 by

Werner Hirschmann Werner Hirschmann(1921 - 1993) was a German acarologist (zoologist specializing in mites). In 1951 he earned a doctorate from the University of Erlangen, with the thesis: ''"Subcorticale Parasitiformes und die Gattung Digamasellus Berlese 1905 ...

. According to the

Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera (IRMNG) is a taxonomic database which attempts to cover published genus names for all domains of life (also including subgenera in zoology), from 1758 in zoology (1753 in botany) up to the pre ...

there are 20 accepted species in ''Castriidinychus''.

References

Uropodidae Articles created by Qbugbot Taxa named by Werner Hirschmann Taxa described in 1973 {{mesostigmata-stub