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Family PODOCINIDAE Berlese, 1913

Introduction

The Podocinidae is a family of predatory mites that occur in leaf litter, especially in tropical and semi-tropical climates, where they prey on Collembola. Some species have been collected in the nests of rodents and ants (Lindquist et al. 2009). They are easily recognised by their very long anterior legs and highly ornamented cuticle. The family includes two genera and about 40 species world-wide. The most recent taxonomic work on the family was by Yan et al. (2011). The Australian fauna comprises three species, including the cosmopolitan Podocinum pacificum and two endemic species (Halliday 1990). Proctor et al. (2011) reported unidentified species from Queensland.

 

History of changes

Note that this list may be incomplete for dates prior to September 2013.
Published As part of group Action Date Action Type Compiler(s)
07-May-2013 07-May-2013 MODIFIED
06-Nov-2011 06-Nov-2011 MOVED
08-Aug-2010 08-Aug-2010 MOVED
08-Aug-2010 09-Jul-2010 ADDED
09-Jul-2010 09-Jul-2010 ADDED
08-Jul-2010 MODIFIED