Discozerconidae
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Discozerconidae is a small family of mite
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....

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Species

Discozerconidae contains two genera, with three recognized species:
  • Genus Discozercon Berlese, 1910
    • Discozercon derricki Domrow, 1956
    • Discozercon mirabilis Berlese, 1910
  • Genus Discomegistus Trägårdh, 1911
    • Discomegistus pectinatus Trägårdh, 1911
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