• Calyptostomidae Oudemans, A.C. 1923. Studie over de sedert 1877 ontwerpen Systemen der Acari; Nieuwe Classificatie; Phylogenetische Beschouwingen. Tijdschrift voor Entomologie 66: 49-85.

Introduction

Members of this little-known family have predatory adults that occur in wet litter and moss, and larvae that are parasites of aquatic insects (Walter et al., 2009). The single known genus includes only a few species. Most are known from Europe, with some records from Africa and North America. Wainstein (1977) reviewed the species known to that date. The Australian fauna of Calyptostomatidae includes two species from Queensland, both of which are inadequately described and may be misidentified. Maķol & Wohltmann (2012) catalogued the world fauna and recorded the Malaysian species C. latiseta Shiba, 1976 from Tasmania.

General References

Mąkol, J. & Wohltmann, A. 2012. An annotated checklist of terrestrial Parasitengona (Actinotrichida: Prostigmata) of the world, excluding Trombiculidae and Walchiidae. Annales Zoologici, Warszawa 62: 359–562

Shiba, M. 1976. Taxonomic investigation on free-living Prostigmata from the Malay Peninsula. Nature and Life in Southeast Asia 7: 83–299

Wainstein, B.A. 1977. The genus Calyptostoma (Acariformes, Calyptostomidae). Zoologicheskii Zhurnal 56: 158–161

Walter, D.E., Lindquist, E.E., Smith, I.M., Cook, D.R. & Krantz, G.W. 2009. Order Trombidiformes. pp. 233-420 in Krantz, G.W. & Walter, D.E. (eds). A Manual of Acarology. Lubbock, Texas : Texas Tech University Press Third edition, 807 pp.

History of changes

• Calyptostoma Cambridge, O.P.- 1875. On three new and curious forms of Arachnida. Annals and Magazine of Natural History 4 16: 383-390 pl. XIII.

Introduction

In addition to the named species listed here, unidentified species of Calyptostoma have been reported from Australia by Noble et al. (1996).

General References

Noble, J.C., Whitford, W.G. & Kaliszewski, M. 1996. Soil and litter microarthropod populations from two contrasting ecosystems in semi-arid eastern Australia. Journal of Arid Environments 32: 329-346

History of changes

• Smaridia extranea Koch, L. 1867. Beschreibungen neuer Arachniden und Myriapoden. II. Verhandlungen der Zoologisch-Botanischen Gesellschaft in Wien 17: 173-250.

Introduction

Oudemans (1941) stated that Smaridia extranea Koch, 1867 belonged in the family Calyptostomidae, but not in the genus Calyptostoma. However, since only one genus is recognised in this family, I have no alternative but to list this species as Calyptostoma extranea, until its position is resolved.

General References

Beron, P. 2008. Acarorum Catalogus. I. Acariformes: Calyptostomatoidea (Calyptostomatidae), Erythraeoidea (Smarididae, Erythraeidae). Sofia : Pensoft pp. 271. (as Calyptostoma extranea)

Mąkol, J. & Wohltmann, A. 2012. An annotated checklist of terrestrial Parasitengona (Actinotrichida: Prostigmata) of the world, excluding Trombiculidae and Walchiidae. Annales Zoologici, Warszawa 62: 359–562 (as Calyptostoma extranea)

Oudemans, A.C. 1941. Neue funde auf dem Gebiete der Systematik und der Nomenklatur der Acari. VIII. Zoologischer Anzeiger 136: 177-186 (as Smaridia extranea)

Rainbow, W.J. 1906. A synopsis of Australian Acarina. Records of the Australian Museum 6: 145-193 (as Smaridia extranea)

History of changes

• Calyptostoma latiseta Shiba, M. 1976. Taxonomic investigation on free-living Prostigmata from the Malay Peninsula. Nature and Life in Southeast Asia 7: 83–299.

Introduction

Beron (2008) listed Calyptostoma latiseta Shiba, 1976 as a synonym of Calyptostoma velutinum (Müller, 1776). However, Saboori et al (2012) showed that these are two different species, and that usage is followed here. Calyptostoma latiseta was recorded from Tasmania by Mąkol & Wohltmann (2012, 2013).

General References

Beron, P. 2008. Acarorum Catalogus. I. Acariformes: Calyptostomatoidea (Calyptostomatidae), Erythraeoidea (Smarididae, Erythraeidae). Sofia : Pensoft pp. 271. (as Calyptostoma velutinum [in part])

Mąkol, J. & Wohltmann, A. 2012. An annotated checklist of terrestrial Parasitengona (Actinotrichida: Prostigmata) of the world, excluding Trombiculidae and Walchiidae. Annales Zoologici, Warszawa 62: 359–562 (as Calyptostoma latiseta)

Mąkol, J. & Wohltmann, A. 2013. Corrections and additions to the checklist of terrestrial Parasitengona (Actinotrichida: Prostigmata) of the world, excluding Trombiculidae and Walchiidae. Annales Zoologici (Warsaw) 63: 15–27 (as Calyptostoma latiseta)

Saboori, A., Soukhtsaraii, N., Yazdanian, M. & Golpayegani, A.Z. 2012. Fourth larval species of Calyptostoma (Acari: Prostigmata: Calyptostomatidae). Systematic and Applied Acarology 17: 36–44 (as Calyptostoma latiseta)

History of changes

• Acarus velutinus Müller, O.F. 1776. Zoologicae Danicae Prodromus, seu Animalium Daniae et Norvegiae indigenarum characteres, nomina et synonyma imprimis popularium. Copenhagen : Havniae Vol. 32 pp. 1-282. [pls published in 1777].

Introduction

The Australian record of this species by Womersley (1942) is very dubious, since it is otherwise known only from the Holarctic Region (Maķol & Ehrnsberger 2012).

General References

Beron, P. 2008. Acarorum Catalogus. I. Acariformes: Calyptostomatoidea (Calyptostomatidae), Erythraeoidea (Smarididae, Erythraeidae). Sofia : Pensoft pp. 271. (as Calyptostoma velutinum [in part])

Mąkol, J. & Wohltmann, A. 2012. An annotated checklist of terrestrial Parasitengona (Actinotrichida: Prostigmata) of the world, excluding Trombiculidae and Walchiidae. Annales Zoologici, Warszawa 62: 359–562 (as Calyptostoma velutinum)

Wainstein, B.A. 1977. The genus Calyptostoma (Acariformes, Calyptostomidae). Zoologicheskii Zhurnal 56: 158–161 (as Calyptostoma velutinus)

Womersley, H. 1942. Additions to the Acarina of Australia (Trombidiidae and Calyptostomidae). Records of the South Australian Museum (Adelaide) 7: 169-181 (as Calyptostoma velutinus)

History of changes