Family DISCOZERCONIDAE Berlese, 1910

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• Discozerconidae Berlese, A. 1910. Brevi diagnosi di generi e specie nuovi di Acari. Redia. Giornale di entomologia, Firenze 6: 346-388.

Introduction

The family Discozerconidae in Australia includes one little-known species, described from specimens collected on a centipede in southeast Queensland (Domrow 1956). The correct taxonomic placement of the family, and the related family Heterozerconidae, has not yet been established, and the Infraorder Heterozerconina as used here must be regarded as provisional (Lindquist et al. 2009). The family is easily recognised by the pair of large ventral suckers, which are used to attach the mite to its host. Nothing is known of the biology of these species.

General References

Domrow, R. 1956. The family Discozerconidae (Acarina, Mesostigmata) in Australia. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 81: 193-196 pl. XII

Lindquist, E.E., Krantz, G.W. & Walter, D.E. 2009. Order Mesostigmata. pp.124-232 in Krantz, G.W. & Walter, D.E. (eds). A Manual of Acarology. Lubbock, Texas : Texas Tech University Press Third edition, 807 pp.

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