Diplogyniidae is a family of

parasitic Parasitism is a close relationship between species, where one organism, the parasite, lives on or inside another organism, the host, causing it some harm, and is adapted structurally to this way of life. The entomologist E. O. Wilson ha ...

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 belonging to 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 ...

. Many are parasites on

beetle Beetles are insects that form the order Coleoptera (), in the superorder Endopterygota. Their front pair of wings are hardened into wing-cases, elytra, distinguishing them from most other insects. The Coleoptera, with about 400,000 describ ...

s but some live on larger animals (e.g.,

rat Rats are various medium-sized, long-tailed rodents. Species of rats are found throughout the order Rodentia, but stereotypical rats are found in the genus ''Rattus''. Other rat genera include '' Neotoma'' ( pack rats), '' Bandicota'' (bandico ...

s).

Taxonomy

This is a list of the described species. The data is taken from Joel Hallan's Biology Catalog. * '' Bilongicauda'' Elsen, 1975 ** '' Bilongicauda brevis'' Elsen, 1981 — host unspecified

;

Ivory Coast Ivory Coast, also known as Côte d'Ivoire, officially the Republic of Côte d'Ivoire, is a country on the southern coast of West Africa. Its capital is Yamoussoukro, in the centre of the country, while its largest city and economic centre is ...

** '' Bilongicauda gigantica'' Elsen, 1981 — host unspecified beetle; Congo: Kinshasa ** '' Bilongicauda microseta'' Elsen, 1981 — host ''

Didimus aloysi ''Didimus'' is a genus of beetles of the family Passalidae. Distribution These beetles can be found in tropical Africa. Species * ''Didimus aberrans'' (Kuwert, 1898) * ''Didimus africanus'' (Percheron, 1844) * ''Didimus aloysiisabaudiae'' (Pan ...

sabandiae'' (

Coleoptera Beetles are insects that form the order Coleoptera (), in the superorder Endopterygota. Their front pair of wings are hardened into wing-cases, elytra, distinguishing them from most other insects. The Coleoptera, with about 400,000 describ ...

Passalidae Passalidae is a family of beetles known variously as "bessbugs", "bess beetles", "betsy beetles" or "horned passalus beetles". Nearly all of the 500-odd species are tropical; species found in North America are notable for their size, ranging fro ...

); Congo Kinshasa ** '' Bilongicauda modesta'' Elsen, 1981 — host '' Pentalobus barbatus'' (Coleoptera: Passalidae); Congo Kinshasa ** '' Bilongicauda triseta'' Elsen, 1981 — host unspecified beetle; Congo Kinshasa * '' Bingervillia'' P. Elsen, 1981 ** '' Bingervillia hirsuta'' P. Elsen, 1981 * '' Burgeonium'' Elsen, 1975 ** '' Burgeonium latipecten'' Elsen, 1975 ** '' Burgeonium megabasis'' Elsen, 1981 — host '' Pentalobus simia'' (Coleoptera: Passalidae); Congo Kinshasa ** '' Burgeonium prolongus'' Elsen, 1981 — host Coleoptera; Ivory Coast ** '' Burgeonium retrolongus'' Elsen, 1981 — host Coleoptera; Ivory Coast * '' Brachysternum'' Trägårdh, 1950 ** '' Brachysternum acuminatum'' Trägårdh, 1950 * '' Brachysternopsis'' P. E. Hunter, 1993 ** '' Brachysternopsis flechtmanni'' P. E. Hunter, 1993 * '' Ceratocelaenopsis'' Trägårdh, 1950 ** '' Ceratocelaenopsis womersleyi'' Trägårdh, 1950 * '' Cingulacarus'' Elsen, 1975 ** '' Cingulacarus gangeticus'' Elsen, 1975 * '' Crassoseta'' P. E. Hunter, 1993 ** '' Crassoseta cornutum'' (Hyatt, 1964) ** '' Crassoseta fonsecai'' Hunter, 1993 — host '' Passalus coniferus'' (Coleoptera: Passalidae); Brazil ** '' Crassoseta roseae'' Hunter, 1993 — host '' Passalus convexus''; Brazil ** '' Crassoseta starri'' P. E. Hunter, 1993 * '' Crenamargo'' Hicks, 1958 ** '' Crenamargo binuseta'' Hicks, 1958 * '' Cryptometasternum'' Trägårdh, 1950 ** '' Cryptometasternum aequalis'' Karg, 1997 — host Passalidae (Coleoptera);

Irian Jaya New Guinea (; Hiri Motu: ''Niu Gini''; id, Papua, or , historically ) is the world's second-largest island with an area of . Located in Oceania in the southwestern Pacific Ocean, the island is separated from Australia by the wide Torres ...

** '' Cryptometasternum derricki'' Womersley, 1958 ** '' Cryptometasternum eboris'' Elsen, 1981 — host Coleoptera; Ivory Coast ** '' Cryptometasternum natalense'' Trägårdh, 1950 ** '' Cryptometasternum queenslandense'' Womersley, 1958 * '' Diplogyniella'' Trägårdh, 1950 ** '' Diplogyniella gayi'' Womersley, 1958 ** '' Diplogyniella levinseni'' Trägårdh, 1950 * '' Diplogyniopsis'' Trägårdh, 1950 ** '' Diplogyniopsis multidentata'' Trägårdh, 1950 * '' Diplogynium'' G. Canestrini, 1888 ** '' Diplogynium acuminatum'' G. Canestrini, 1888 ** '' Diplogynium oryctae'' Vishnupriya & Mohanasundaram, 1988 — host ''

Oryctes rhinoceros The Asiatic rhinoceros beetle, coconut rhinoceros beetle or coconut palm rhinoceros beetle, (''Oryctes rhinoceros'') is a species of rhinoceros beetle of the family Scarabaeidae. ''O. rhinoceros'' attacks the developing fronds of raffia, coconut, ...

'' (Coleoptera:

Dynastinae Dynastinae or rhinoceros beetles are a subfamily of the scarab beetle family (Scarabaeidae). Other common names – some for particular groups of rhinoceros beetles – include Hercules beetles, unicorn beetles or horn beetles. Over ...

);

India India, officially the Republic of India ( Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most populous country, and the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the ...

* '' Discretoseta'' P. Elsen, 1981 ** '' Discretoseta cochlearia'' P. Elsen, 1981 * '' Eboriella'' P. Elsen, 1981 ** '' Eboriella globuloseta'' P. Elsen, 1981 * '' Forkosclerite'' A. Kumar-Datta, 1985 ** '' Forkosclerite assamensis'' A. Kumar-Datta, 1985 * '' Heveacarus'' Elsen, 1974 ** '' Heveacarus splendidus'' Elsen, 1974 * '' Heterodiplogynium'' Trägårdh, 1950 ** '' Heterodiplogynium vestitum'' Trägårdh, 1950 * '' Hirsutocapillus'' P. Elsen, 1981 ** '' Hirsutocapillus lukombensis'' P. Elsen, 1981 * '' Lobogyniella'' Krantz, 1958 ** '' Lobogyniella Trägårdhi'' Krantz, 1958 * '' Lobogynium'' Trägårdh, 1950 ** '' Lobogynium rotumdtum'' Trägårdh, 1950 * '' Brachylobogynium'' Bhattacharyya, 1969 ** '' Brachylobogynium setosum'' Bhattacharyya, 1969 * '' Lobogynoides'' Trägårdh, 1950 ** '' Lobogynoides andreinii'' (Berlese, 1909) ** '' Lobogynoides obtusum'' Trägårdh, 1950 * '' Megachaetochela'' Trägårdh, 1950 ** '' Megachaetochela warreni'' Trägårdh, 1950 * '' Microdiplogynium'' Trägårdh, 1950 ** '' Microdiplogynium reticulatum'' Trägårdh, 1950 * '' Monodiplogynium'' Womersley, 1958 ** '' Monodiplogynium carabi'' Womersley, 1958 * '' Neolobogynium'' Hicks, 1957 ** '' Neolobogynium lateriseta'' Hicks, 1957 * '' Neodiplogynium'' Trägårdh, 1950 ** '' Neodiplogynium schubarti'' Trägårdh, 1950 ** '' Neodiplogynium eusetosum'' Karg, 1997 — New Caledonia ** '' Neodiplogynium vallei'' Fox, 1959 — host is ''

Rattus norvegicus ''Rattus'' is a genus of muroid rodents, all typically called rats. However, the term rat can also be applied to rodent species outside of this genus. Species and description The best-known ''Rattus'' species are the black rat (''R. rattus'' ...

'' (Brown rat);

Puerto Rico Puerto Rico (; abbreviated PR; tnq, Boriken, ''Borinquen''), officially the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico ( es, link=yes, Estado Libre Asociado de Puerto Rico, lit=Free Associated State of Puerto Rico), is a Caribbean island and Unincorporated ...

* '' Ophiocelaeno'' Johnston & Fain, 1964 ** '' Ophiocelaeno sellnicki'' Johnston & Fain, 1964 ** '' Ophiocelaeno sudhiri'' Kumar-Datta, 1985 — India * '' Paradiplogynium'' Womersley, 1958 ** '' Paradiplogynium nahmani'' Seeman, 2007 — host is ''

Titanolabis colossea ''Titanolabis'' is a genus of earwigs in the subfamily Anisolabidinae (though formerly in its own subfamily).See first entry in external links section for reference. It was cited by Srivastava in ''Part 2'' of ''Fauna of India''. Among its spec ...

'' ** '' Paradiplogynium panesthia'' Womersley, 1958 * '' Passalacarus'' Pearse & Wharton, 1936 ** '' Passalacarus brooksi'' Womersley, 1958 * '' Pseudodiplogyniopsis'' P. Elsen, 1981 ** '' Pseudodiplogyniopsis garba'' P. Elsen, 1981 * '' Pseudofusio'' P. Elsen, 1981 ** '' Pseudofusio hulstaerti'' P. Elsen, 1981 ** '' Pseudofusio membranus'' Elsen, 1981 — host unspecified beetle; Ivory Coast ** '' Pseudofusio microcorniculus'' Elsen, 1981 — host unspecified beetle; Ivory Coast * '' Pyramidogynium'' Elsen, 1974 ** '' Pyramidogynium etataensis'' Elsen, 1974 * '' Quadristernoseta'' Elsen, 1975 ** '' Quadristernoseta schoutedeni'' Elsen, 1975 ** '' Quadristernoseta intermedia'' Elsen, 1981 — host '' Pentalobus barbatus'' (Coleoptera); Congo Kinshasa ** '' Quadristernoseta longigynium'' Elsen, 1981 — host

Tenebrionidae Darkling beetle is the common name for members of the beetle family Tenebrionidae. The number of species in the Tenebrionidae is estimated at more than 20,000 and the family is cosmopolitan in distribution. Taxonomy ''Tenebrio'' is the Latin ge ...

(Coleoptera); Congo Kinshasa * '' Schizodiplogynium'' Trägårdh, 1950 ** '' Schizodiplogynium capillatum'' Trägårdh, 1950 * '' Spatulosternum'' Elsen, 1974 ** '' Spatulosternum microspinosus'' Elsen, 1974 * '' Trichodiplogynium'' Trägårdh, 1950 ** '' Trichodiplogynium hirsutum'' Trägårdh, 1950 ** '' Trichodiplogynium mesoamericanum'' Wisniewski & Hirschmann, 1993 — host '' Veturius platyrhinus'' (Coleoptera: Passalidae);

Central America Central America ( es, América Central or ) is a subregion of the Americas. Its boundaries are defined as bordering the United States to the north, Colombia to the south, the Caribbean Sea to the east, and the Pacific Ocean to the west. ...

* '' Tridiplogynium'' Trägårdh, 1950 ** '' Tridiplogynium inexpectatum'' Trägårdh, 1950 * '' Weiseronyssus'' Samsinak, 1962 ** '' Weiseronyssus mirus'' Samsinak, 1962

References

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