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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