Schizogyniidae
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Schizogyniidae is a family of mite
s in the order Mesostigmata
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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
Schizogyniidae contains six genera, with six recognized species:- Genus Fusura Valle & Fox, 1966
- Fusura civica Valle & Fox, 1966
- Genus Choriarchus Kinn, 1966
- Choriarchus reginus Kinn, 1966
- Genus Indogynium Sellnick, 1954
- Indogynium lindbergi Sellnick, 1954
- Genus Mixogynium Ryke, 1957
- Mixogynium proteae Ryke, 1957
- Genus Paraschizogynium P. E. Hunter & R. M. T. Rosario, 1987
- Paraschizogynium odontokeri P. E. Hunter & R. M. T. Rosario, 1987
- Genus Schizogynium Karg 1997
- Schizogynium forcipis Karg, 1997