Family ERIORHYNCHIDAE Qin & Halliday, 1997

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• Eriorhynchidae Qin, T.K. & Halliday, R.B. 1997. Eriorhynchidae, a new family of Prostigmata (Acarina), with a cladistic analysis of eupodoid species of Australia and New Zealand. Systematic Entomology 22: 151-171.

Introduction

The family Eriorhynchidae Qin & Halliday was established to accommodate five endemic Australian species. Some of these species may have previously been confused with crop pests in the related family Penthaleidae, which they superficially resemble. However, all the species of Eriorhynchidae are found only in native vegetation, and they appear to have no economic significance. The morphology of the gnathosoma of Eriorhynchidae, and the taxonomic similarity of this family with Penthaleidae and Penthalodidae, suggests that they are plant feeders, but this has not been confirmed by direct observation (Qin & Halliday 1997).

General References

Qin, T.K. & Halliday, R.B. 1997. Eriorhynchidae, a new family of Prostigmata (Acarina), with a cladistic analysis of eupodoid species of Australia and New Zealand. Systematic Entomology 22: 151-171

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