Malaconothridae

Life-forms

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Protostomia
Cladus: Ecdysozoa
Cladus: Panarthropoda
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Classis: Arachnida
Subclassis: Acari
Superordo: Acariformes
Ordo: Oribatida
Subordo: Holosomata
Superfamilia: Crotonioidea

Familia: Malaconothridae
Genera (2): Malaconothrus – Trimalaconothrus
References

Colloff, M.J. 2013: Species-groups and biogeography of the oribatid mite family Malaconothridae (Oribatida: Malaconothroidea), with new species from the south-western Pacific region. Zootaxa 3722(4): 401–438. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3722.4.1 Reference page.
Colloff, M.J.; Cameron, S.L. 2013: A phylogenetic analysis and taxonomic revision of the oribatid mite family Malaconothridae (Acari: Oribatida), with new species of Tyrphonothrus and Malaconothrus from Australia. Zootaxa 3681(4): 301–346. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3681.4.1 Reference page.

Malaconothridae is a family of mites belonging to the order Sarcoptiformes.[1]

Genera:[1]

Elapheremaeus Grandjean, 1943
Fossonothrus Hammer, 1962
Malaconothrus Berlese, 1904
Tyrphonothrus Knülle, 1957
Zeanothrus Hammer, 1966

References

"Malaconothridae". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 2 June 2021.