''Pilocepheus'' is a monotypic genus of

oribatid mite Oribatida (formerly Cryptostigmata), also known as oribatid mites, moss mites or beetle mites, are an order of mites, in the "chewing Acariformes" clade Sarcoptiformes. They range in size from . There are currently 12,000 species that have been i ...

s in the family Compactozetidae. It contains only one species, ''Pilocepheus azoricus'', and is endemic to the eastern half of the Azores archipelago.

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{{Taxonbar, from= Q11846859, from2= Q4555968 Endemic arthropods of the Azores Acariformes Animals described in 1992 Monotypic arachnid genera Near threatened animals