Discozerconidae is a small family of
mite
Mites are small arachnids (eight-legged arthropods). Mites span two large orders of arachnids, the Acariformes and the Parasitiformes, which were historically grouped together in the subclass Acari, but genetic analysis does not show clear evid ...
s in the order
Mesostigmata
Mesostigmata is an order of mites belonging to the Parasitiformes. They are by far the largest group of Parasitiformes, with over 8,000 species in 130 families. Mesostigmata includes parasitic as well as free-living and predatory forms. They c ...
.
Species
Discozerconidae contains three genera, with four recognized species:
[Seeman, O.D.; Baker, M.R. 2013: A new genus and species of Discozerconidae (Acari: Mesostigmata) from carabid beetles (Coleoptera: Carabidae) in New Zealand. ''Zootaxa'', 3750(2): 130-142. ]
* Genus ''Berzercon''
Seeman & Baker, 2013
** ''
Berzercon ferdinandi
''Berzercon ferdinandi'' is a species of mite. It is the only species of the monotypic genus ''Berzercon'' (Seeman & Baker, 2013).Seeman, O.D.; Baker, M.R. 2013: A new genus and species of Discozerconidae (Acari: Mesostigmata) from carabid beetles ...
''
Seeman & Baker, 2013
* Genus ''Discozercon''
Berlese, 1910
** ''
Discozercon derricki''
Domrow, 1956
** ''
Discozercon mirabilis''
Berlese, 1910
* Genus ''Discomegistus''
Trägårdh, 1911
** ''
Discomegistus pectinatus''
Trägårdh, 1911
References
External links
Mesostigmata
Acari families
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