''Dinogamasus'' is a genus 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 family

Laelapidae The Laelapidae are a family (biology), family of mites in the order Mesostigmata. The family is also referred to in the literature as Laelaptidae, which may be the correct spelling. Description Laelapidae have a shield covering all or most of ...

. Most species are associated with carpenter bees in the genus ''Xylocopa'' and are found in their

acarinarium An acarinarium is a specialized anatomical structure which is evolved to facilitate the retention of mites on the body of an organism, typically a bee or a wasp. The term was introduced by Walter Karl Johann Roepke. Evolution The acarinarium has ...

Species

* '' Dinogamasus acutus'' LeVeque, 1930 * '' Dinogamasus affinis'' (Berlese, 1918) * '' Dinogamasus albulus'' Lundqvist, 1998 * '' Dinogamasus alfkeni'' (Oudemans, 1902) * '' Dinogamasus amaniensis'' (Vitzthum, 1919) * '' Dinogamasus assimiensis'' Lundqvist, 1998 * '' Dinogamasus bakeri'' LeVeque, 1931 * '' Dinogamasus bequaerti'' LeVeque, 1930 * '' Dinogamasus braunsi'' (Vitzthum, 1914) * '' Dinogamasus brevihirtus'' LeVeque, 1930 * '' Dinogamasus brevipes'' LeVeque, 1931 * '' Dinogamasus collarti'' (Oudemans, 1929) * '' Dinogamasus concinnus'' LeVeque, 1931 * '' Dinogamasus crassipes'' Kramer, 1898 * '' Dinogamasus heteraspis'' LeVeque, 1930 * '' Dinogamasus inflatus'' LeVeque, 1930 * '' Dinogamasus jacobsoni'' (Berlese, 1910) * '' Dinogamasus kerrianus'' LeVeque, 1931 * '' Dinogamasus kordofaniensis'' Lundqvist, 1998 * '' Dinogamasus levequae'' Lundqvist, 1998 * '' Dinogamasus macgregori'' LeVeque, 1931 * '' Dinogamasus maxima'' (Vitzthum, 1919) * '' Dinogamasus medini'' Cunliffe, 1959 * '' Dinogamasus minor'' Lundqvist, 1998 * '' Dinogamasus northolmensis'' Loots, 1980 * '' Dinogamasus occidentalis'' Lundqvist, 1998 * '' Dinogamasus octoconus'' LeVeque, 1931 * '' Dinogamasus oudemansi'' LeVeque, 1930 * '' Dinogamasus parvus'' LeVeque, 1930 * '' Dinogamasus perkinsi'' (Oudemans, 1901) * '' Dinogamasus philippinensis'' LeVeque, 1930 * '' Dinogamasus piperi'' LeVeque, 1930 * '' Dinogamasus productus'' LeVeque, 1930 * '' Dinogamasus ramaleyi'' LeVeque, 1931 * '' Dinogamasus schoutedeni'' (Oudemans, 1929) * '' Dinogamasus similis'' LeVeque, 1931 * '' Dinogamasus sjoestedti'' (Trägårdh, 1904) * '' Dinogamasus sternisetosa'' (Vitzthum, 1930) * '' Dinogamasus tonkinensis'' Lundqvist, 1998 * '' Dinogamasus tortivus'' Lundqvist, 1998 * '' Dinogamasus trihirtus'' LeVeque, 1931 * '' Dinogamasus villosior'' (Berlese, 1918) * '' Dinogamasus vitzthumi'' (Oudemans, 1926)

References

Laelapidae Parasites of bees {{Laelapidae-stub