Arctacaridae
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Arctacaridae is a small family of mite
s in the order Mesostigmata
. These mites were discovered and described by Evans in 1955 in the arctic regions of North America.
Mite
Mites, along with ticks, are small arthropods belonging to the subclass Acari and the class Arachnida. The scientific discipline devoted to the study of ticks and mites is called acarology.-Diversity and systematics:...
s in the order Mesostigmata
Mesostigmata
Mesostigmata is an order of mites belonging to the Parasitiformes. Unlike most members of that group, many of these mites are not parasitic but free-living and predatory. They can be recognized by the single pair of spiracles positioned laterally on the body....
. 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