Ixodorhynchidae Explained

Ixodorhynchidae is a small family of mites in the order Mesostigmata.

Species

Ixodorhynchidae contains eight genera, with twelve recognized species:^[1]

• Genus Asiatolaelaps Fain, 1961
  • Asiatolaelaps evansi Fain, 1965
• Genus Chironobius H. A. P. M. Lombert & W. W. Moss, 1983
  • Chironobius alvus H. A. P. M. Lombert & W. W. Moss, 1983
  • Chironobius nordestinus Lizaso, 1983
• Genus Ixobioides Fonseca, 1934
  • Ixobioides brachispinosus (Lizaso, 1983)
  • Ixobioides butantanensis Fonseca, 1934
• Genus Ixodorhynchoides Johnston, 1962
  • Ixodorhynchoides truncatus Johnston, 1962
• Genus Ixodorhynchus Ewing, 1922
  • Ixodorhynchus liponyssoides Ewing, 1922
  • Ixodorhynchus piger (Berlese, 1917)
• Genus Ophiogongylus H. A. P. M. Lombert & W. W. Moss, 1983
  • Ophiogongylus breviscutum Lizaso, 1983
  • Ophiogongylus rotundus H. A. P. M. Lombert & W. W. Moss, 1983
• Genus Scutanolaelaps Lavoipierre, 1959
  • Scutanolaelaps ophidius Lavopierre, 1959
• Genus Strandtibbettsia Fain, 1961
  • Strandtibbettsia gordoni (Tibbetts, 1957)

Notes and References

1. Web site: David Evans Walter . Ixodorhynchidae Species Listing . https://web.archive.org/web/20141012232504/http://insects.tamu.edu/research/collection/hallan/Acari/Family/Ixodorhynchidae.txt . October 12, 2014 . dead . Biology Catalog . . September 2, 2010.