Paramegistidae is a 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 e ...

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 can ...

Species

Paramegistidae contains four genera, with 21 recognized species: * Genus '' Meristomegistus'' Kim & Klompen, 2002 ** '' Meristomegistus vazquezus'' Kim & Klompen, 2002 * Genus '' Ophiomegistus'' Banks, 1914 ** '' Ophiomegistus alainae'' Goff, 1980 ** '' Ophiomegistus armouri'' Goff, 1979 ** '' Ophiomegistus australicus'' (Womersely, 1958) ** '' Ophiomegistus blumi'' Domrow, 1984 ** '' Ophiomegistus brennani'' Goff, 1980 ** '' Ophiomegistus clelandi'' Womersley, 1958 ** '' Ophiomegistus iriani'' Domrow, 1984 ** '' Ophiomegistus joppae'' Domrow, 1984 ** '' Ophiomegistus kaii'' Goff, 1979 ** '' Ophiomegistus keithi'' Domrow, 1978 ** '' Ophiomegistus luzonensis'' Banks, 1914 ** '' Ophiomegistus maximus'' Goff, 1980 ** '' Ophiomegistus nihi'' Goff, 1980 ** '' Ophiomegistus novaguinea'' Goff, 1980 ** '' Ophiomegistus radovskyi'' Goff, 1979 ** '' Ophiomegistus samuelsoni'' Goff, 1979 ** '' Ophiomegistus sarawakensis'' Goff, 1980 ** '' Ophiomegistus spectabilis'' Klompen & Austin, 2007 * Genus '' Paramegistus'' Trägårdh, 1906 ** '' Paramegistus confrater'' Trägårdh, 1906 * Genus '' Pseudomegistus'' Kethley, 1977 ** '' Pseudomegistus australis'' (Banks, 1916)

References

Mesostigmata Acari families {{Mesostigmata-stub