Diplogyniidae

Diplogyniidae
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Arachnida
Subclass:	Acari
Order:	Mesostigmata
Family:	Diplogyniidae Trägårdh, 1941
Genera
Neodiplogynium many others, see text
Diversity
40 genera, > 60 species

Diplogyniidae is a family of parasitic mites belonging to the order Mesostigmata. Many are parasites on beetles but some live on larger animals (e.g., rats).

Taxonomy

This is a list of the described species. The data is taken from Joel Hallan's Biology Catalog.^[1]

• Bilongicauda Elsen, 1975
  • Bilongicauda brevis Elsen, 1981 — host unspecified beetle; Ivory Coast
  • Bilongicauda gigantica Elsen, 1981 — host unspecified beetle; Congo: Kinshasa
  • Bilongicauda microseta Elsen, 1981 — host Didimus aloysi sabandiae (Coleoptera: Passalidae); Congo Kinshasa
  • Bilongicauda modesta Elsen, 1981 — host Pentalobus barbatus (Coleoptera: Passalidae); Congo Kinshasa
  • Bilongicauda triseta Elsen, 1981 — host unspecified beetle; Congo Kinshasa
• Bingervillia P. Elsen, 1981
  • Bingervillia hirsuta P. Elsen, 1981
• Burgeonium Elsen, 1975
  • Burgeonium latipecten Elsen, 1975
  • Burgeonium megabasis Elsen, 1981 — host Pentalobus simia (Coleoptera: Passalidae); Congo Kinshasa
  • Burgeonium prolongus Elsen, 1981 — host Coleoptera; Ivory Coast
  • Burgeonium retrolongus Elsen, 1981 — host Coleoptera; Ivory Coast
• Brachysternum Trägårdh, 1950
  • Brachysternum acuminatum Trägårdh, 1950
• Brachysternopsis P. E. Hunter, 1993
  • Brachysternopsis flechtmanni P. E. Hunter, 1993
• Ceratocelaenopsis Trägårdh, 1950
  • Ceratocelaenopsis womersleyi Trägårdh, 1950
• Cingulacarus Elsen, 1975
  • Cingulacarus gangeticus Elsen, 1975
• Crassoseta P. E. Hunter, 1993
  • Crassoseta cornutum (Hyatt, 1964)
  • Crassoseta fonsecai Hunter, 1993 — host Passalus coniferus (Coleoptera: Passalidae); Brazil
  • Crassoseta roseae Hunter, 1993 — host Passalus convexus; Brazil
  • Crassoseta starri P. E. Hunter, 1993
• Crenamargo Hicks, 1958
  • Crenamargo binuseta Hicks, 1958
• Cryptometasternum Trägårdh, 1950
  • Cryptometasternum aequalis Karg, 1997 — host Passalidae (Coleoptera); Irian Jaya
  • Cryptometasternum derricki Womersley, 1958
  • Cryptometasternum eboris Elsen, 1981 — host Coleoptera; Ivory Coast
  • Cryptometasternum natalense Trägårdh, 1950
  • Cryptometasternum queenslandense Womersley, 1958
• Diplogyniella Trägårdh, 1950
  • Diplogyniella gayi Womersley, 1958
  • Diplogyniella levinseni Trägårdh, 1950
• Diplogyniopsis Trägårdh, 1950
  • Diplogyniopsis multidentata Trägårdh, 1950
• Diplogynium G. Canestrini, 1888
  • Diplogynium acuminatum G. Canestrini, 1888
  • Diplogynium oryctae Vishnupriya & Mohanasundaram, 1988 — host Oryctes rhinoceros (Coleoptera: Dynastinae); India
• Discretoseta P. Elsen, 1981
  • Discretoseta cochlearia P. Elsen, 1981
• Eboriella P. Elsen, 1981
  • Eboriella globuloseta P. Elsen, 1981
• Forkosclerite A. Kumar-Datta, 1985
  • Forkosclerite assamensis A. Kumar-Datta, 1985
• Heveacarus Elsen, 1974
  • Heveacarus splendidus Elsen, 1974
• Heterodiplogynium Trägårdh, 1950
  • Heterodiplogynium vestitum Trägårdh, 1950
• Hirsutocapillus P. Elsen, 1981
  • Hirsutocapillus lukombensis P. Elsen, 1981
• Lobogyniella Krantz, 1958
  • Lobogyniella Trägårdhi Krantz, 1958
• Lobogynium Trägårdh, 1950
  • Lobogynium rotumdtum Trägårdh, 1950
• Brachylobogynium Bhattacharyya, 1969
  • Brachylobogynium setosum Bhattacharyya, 1969
• Lobogynoides Trägårdh, 1950
  • Lobogynoides andreinii (Berlese, 1909)
  • Lobogynoides obtusum Trägårdh, 1950
• Megachaetochela Trägårdh, 1950
  • Megachaetochela warreni Trägårdh, 1950
• Microdiplogynium Trägårdh, 1950
  • Microdiplogynium reticulatum Trägårdh, 1950
• Monodiplogynium Womersley, 1958
  • Monodiplogynium carabi Womersley, 1958
• Neolobogynium Hicks, 1957
  • Neolobogynium lateriseta Hicks, 1957
• Neodiplogynium Trägårdh, 1950
  • Neodiplogynium schubarti Trägårdh, 1950
  • Neodiplogynium eusetosum Karg, 1997 — New Caledonia
  • Neodiplogynium vallei Fox, 1959 — host is Rattus norvegicus (Brown rat); Puerto Rico
• Ophiocelaeno Johnston & Fain, 1964
  • Ophiocelaeno sellnicki Johnston & Fain, 1964
  • Ophiocelaeno sudhiri Kumar-Datta, 1985 — India
• Paradiplogynium Womersley, 1958
  • Paradiplogynium nahmani Seeman, 2007^[2] — host is Titanolabis colossea
  • Paradiplogynium panesthia Womersley, 1958
• Passalacarus Pearse & Wharton, 1936
  • Passalacarus brooksi Womersley, 1958
• Pseudodiplogyniopsis P. Elsen, 1981
  • Pseudodiplogyniopsis garba P. Elsen, 1981
• Pseudofusio P. Elsen, 1981
  • Pseudofusio hulstaerti P. Elsen, 1981
  • Pseudofusio membranus Elsen, 1981 — host unspecified beetle; Ivory Coast
  • Pseudofusio microcorniculus Elsen, 1981 — host unspecified beetle; Ivory Coast
• Pyramidogynium Elsen, 1974
  • Pyramidogynium etataensis Elsen, 1974
• Quadristernoseta Elsen, 1975
  • Quadristernoseta schoutedeni Elsen, 1975
  • Quadristernoseta intermedia Elsen, 1981 — host Pentalobus barbatus (Coleoptera); Congo Kinshasa
  • Quadristernoseta longigynium Elsen, 1981 — host Tenebrionidae (Coleoptera); Congo Kinshasa
• Schizodiplogynium Trägårdh, 1950
  • Schizodiplogynium capillatum Trägårdh, 1950
• Spatulosternum Elsen, 1974
  • Spatulosternum microspinosus Elsen, 1974
• Trichodiplogynium Trägårdh, 1950
  • Trichodiplogynium hirsutum Trägårdh, 1950
  • Trichodiplogynium mesoamericanum Wisniewski & Hirschmann, 1993 — host Veturius platyrhinus (Coleoptera: Passalidae); Central America
• Tridiplogynium Trägårdh, 1950
  • Tridiplogynium inexpectatum Trägårdh, 1950
• Weiseronyssus Samsinak, 1962
  • Weiseronyssus mirus Samsinak, 1962

References

1. Joel Hallan (ed.). "Diplogyniidae Species Listing". Biology Catalog. Texas A&M University. Retrieved September 10, 2010.
2. Seeman, Owen D (2007). "A new species of Paradiplogynium (Acari: Diplogyniidae) from Titanolabis colossea (Dohrn) (Dermaptera: Anisolabididae), Australia’s largest earwig". Zootaxa 1386: 31–38.