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Arctacaridae

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Superfamily
  
Arctacaroidea

Rank
  
Family

Subclass
  
Acari

Suborder
  
Arctacarina

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Mesostigmata

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Arctacaridae is a small family of mites in the order Mesostigmata. These mites were discovered and described by Evans in 1955 in the arctic regions of North America.

Species

Arctacaridae contains two genera, with six recognized species:

  • Genus Arctacarus Evans, 1955
  • Arctacarus rostratus Evans, 1955
  • Arctacarus beringianus Bregetova, 1977
  • Arctacarus dzungaricus Bregetova, 1977
  • Genus Proarctacarus Makarova, 2003
  • Proarctacarus canadensis Makarova, 2003
  • Proarctacarus johnstoni Bregetova, 1977
  • Proarctacarus oregonensis Bregetova, 1977

    • References

    Arctacaridae Wikipedia
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