• Labidostomidae Oudemans, A.C. 1904. Notes on Acari. Eleventh series. Tijdschrift voor Entomologie 46: 93–134 + Plates 11–13 [original spelling].
• Nicoletiellidae Canestrini, G. 1891. Abbozzo del sistema acarologico. Atti del Reale Istituto Veneto di Scienze, Lettere ed Arti 7 2: 699-725.

Introduction

The correct name of this family is Labidostommatidae, for reasons explained by Steyskal (1970). The family includes about 50 species of large heavily sclerotised mites, which are often brightly coloured, especially green and yellow, and which have a highly ornamented cuticle. They occur in forest litter, lichens, and moss, where they prey on other arthropods (Walter et al. 2009). The Australian Labidostommatidae are poorly known, with only two named species, but many more species are known to exist in collections. Unidentified species have been recorded from Australia a number of times as listed for each genus, and unidentified Labidostommatidae were also reported by Hamilton-Smith (1967), Walter (1995, 1999) and Proctor et al. (2011).

General References

Hamilton-Smith, E. 1967. The Arthropoda of Australian caves. Journal of the Australian Entomological Society 6: 103-118

Proctor, H., Kanowski, J., Catterall, C.P., Wardell-Johnson, G. & Reis, T. 2011. Rainforest-restoration success as judged by assemblages of soil- and litter-dwelling mites (Arachnida: Acari). Zoosymposia 6: 234–254

Steyskal, G.C. 1970. Notes on the grammar of acarine nomenclature. Acarologia 12: 639-642

Walter, D.E. 1995. Dancing on the head of a pin: mites in the rainforest canopy. pp. 49-53 in M.S. Harvey (ed.). Australasian Spiders and their Relatives: Papers Honouring Barbara York Main. Records of the Western Australian Museum 52(Supplement)

Walter, D.E. 1999. Living on leaves: adaptations of Australian rainforest mites. pp. 73–78 in Needham, G.R., Mitchell, R., Horn, D.J. & Welbourn, W.C. Acarology IX. Volume 2. Symposia. Columbus, Ohio : Ohio Biological Survey.

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

• Labidostomma Kramer, P. 1879. Neue Acariden. Archiv für Naturgeschichte 45: 1–18 + Plates I, II.

Miscellaneous Literature Names

• Labidostoma Kramer, 1879 [subsequent misspelling]. —
  Hamilton-Smith, E. 1966. Free living mites (Acarina) in Australian caves. National Speleological Society Bulletin 28: 100-103

Introduction

The genus Labidostomma is known from Australia only on the basis of unidentified species, as reported by Hamilton-Smith (1966) (as Labidostoma sp.). Walter et al. (2009) referred to species of Labidostomma (Atyeonella) from Australia, but this appears to be an error, referring to six species from New Zealand, as listed by Feider & Vasiliu (1969).

General References

Feider, Z. & Vasiliu, N. 1969. Revision critique de la famille Nicoletiellidae. pp. 201-207 in Evans, G.O. (ed.). Proceedings of the Second International Congress of Acarology. Sutton Bonington, England. Budapest : Akadémiai Kiadó.

Hamilton-Smith, E. 1966. Free living mites (Acarina) in Australian caves. National Speleological Society Bulletin 28: 100-103

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

• Sellnickiella Feider, Z. & Vasiliu, N. 1969. Revision critique de la famille Nicoletiellidae. pp. 201-207 in Evans, G.O. (ed.). Proceedings of the Second International Congress of Acarology. Sutton Bonington, England. Budapest : Akadémiai Kiadó.

History of changes

• Labidostomma adelaideæ Womersley, H. 1935. On some Cryptognathid and Nicoletiellid Acarina from Australia and New Zealand. Annals and Magazine of Natural History 10 16: 151-154 [original spelling].

Miscellaneous Literature Names

• Sellnickiella adelaidae Womersley, 1935 [subsequent misspelling]. —
  Bertrand, M. 1990. La famille des Labidostomidae Oudemans, 1904 (Acari : Actinedida). Révision des genres et sous-genres et catalogue des espèces décrites. Acarologia 31: 31-38

Introduction

The name of this species was originally spelled as Labidostomma adelaideæ. The terminating diphthong is correctly resolved as adelaideae. Feider & Vasiliu (1969) and Bertrand (1990) used the incorrect spelling adelaidae.

General References

Atyeo, W.T. & Crossley, D.A. 1961. Labidostommidae from Australia (Acarina, Prostigmata) with the description of a new species. Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia 84: 83-86 (as Labidostomma adelaideae)

Bertrand, M. 1990. La famille des Labidostomidae Oudemans, 1904 (Acari : Actinedida). Révision des genres et sous-genres et catalogue des espèces décrites. Acarologia 31: 31-38 (as Sellnickiella adelaidae)

Feider, Z. & Vasiliu, N. 1969. Revision critique de la famille Nicoletiellidae. pp. 201-207 in Evans, G.O. (ed.). Proceedings of the Second International Congress of Acarology. Sutton Bonington, England. Budapest : Akadémiai Kiadó. (as Sellnickiella adelaidae)

History of changes