Xenocaligonellididae

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: Trombidiformes
Subordo: Prostigmata
Cohort: Eleutherengona
Sectio: Raphignathae
Superfamilia: Raphignathoidea
Familia: Xenocaligonellididae
Genera: Apocaligonellidus – Xenocaligonellidus
Name

Xenocaligonellididae Gonzalez, 1978
Synonyms

Xenocaligonellidae [incorrect spelling - stem]

Type genus

Xenocaligonellidus de Leon, 1959

References

Fan, Q.-H.; Chen, Y. 1996: A new genus of the family Xenocaligonellidae (Acari: Raphignathoidea). Systematic and applied acarology, 1: 123–126.
Fan, Q.-H.; Chen, Y. 2008: Apocaligonellidus nom. nov. for Echinopsis Fan & Chen, 1996, preoccupied (Acari: Prostigmata: Raphignathoidea: Xenocaligonellididae). Zootaxa, 1717: 68. PDF [3 March 2008]
Fan, Q.-H.; Zhang, Z.-Q. 2005: Raphignathoidea (Acari: Prostigmata). Fauna of New Zealand, (52)
Koçak, A.Ö.; Kemal, M. 2008: Nomenclatural notes on the genus group names of the order Acarina. Centre for Entomological Studies Ankara miscellaneous papers, 145: 1–6. Internet Archive [15 December 2008]

Links

Fan, Q.-H. (coordinator): Xenocaligonellididae Species Listing in Joel Hallan's Biology Catalog

Xenocaligonellididae is a small family of acariform mites of the prostigmatan superfamily Raphignathoidea.

They have been found in China, Mexico, Natal and on the Galápagos Islands.

The two genera are:

Apocaligonellidus Fan & Chen, 2008 - formerly Echinopsis
Xenocaligonellidus de Leon, 1959

References

Joel Hallan's Biology Catalog: Xenocaligonellididae