Family RAPHIGNATHIDAE Kramer, 1877
- Raphignathidae Kramer, P.M. 1877. Grundzüge zur Systematik der Milben. Archiv für Naturgeschichte 43: 215-247.
Introduction
The Raphignathidae is a cosmopolitan family of about 40 species, most of which are found in leaf litter, under bark, and on low plants, with some records from birds' nests and stored food (Walter et al. 2009). Recent studies of regional faunas are available for southern Africa (Smith Meyer & Ueckermann 1989), China (Fan & Yin 2000) and New Zealand (Fan & Zhang 2005). The Australian Raphignathidae are very poorly known, with only a single named species described from Eucalyptus leaf litter (Atyeo 1963). Unidentified species have been recorded from Australia a number of times as reported by Springett (1976, 1979), Greenslade (1985), Adolphson & Kinnear (2008), Callan et al. (2011) Proctor et al. (2011) and Majer et al. (2013). Walter et al. (2009) referred to a diverse but unstudied Australian fauna of Raphignathidae.
General References
Adolphson, H. & Kinnear, A. 2008. Acari (mite) assemblages under plantations of bluegum, Eucalyptus globulus, in southwestern Australia. Pedobiologia 51: 427–437
Atyeo, W.T. 1963. New and redescribed species of Raphignathidae (Acarina) and a discussion of the chaetotaxy of the Raphignathoidea. Journal of the Kansas Entomological Society 36: 172-186
Callan, S.K., Majer, J.D., Edwards, K. & Moro, D. 2011. Documenting the terrestrial invertebrate fauna of Barrow Island, Western Australia. Australian Journal of Entomology 50: 323–343
Fan, Q.-H. & Yin, X.-M. 2000. The genus Raphignathus (Acari: Raphignathidae) from China. Systematic and Applied Acarology 5: 83–98
Fan, Q.H. & Zhang, Z.Q. 2005. Raphignathoidea (Acari: Prostigmata). Fauna of New Zealand 52: 1–394
Greenslade, P. 1985. Terrestrial invertebrates of the mound spring bores, creek beds and other habitats. pp. 64-77 in Greenslade, J., Joseph, L. & Reeves, A. (eds). South Australia's Mound Springs. Adelaide : Nature Conservation Society of South Australia.
Majer, J.D., Callan, S.K., Edwards, K., Gunawardene, N.R. & Taylor, C.K. 2013. Baseline survey of the terrestrial invertebrate fauna of Barrow Island. Records of the Western Australian Museum, Supplement 83: 13-112.
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
Smith Meyer, M.K.P. & Ueckermann, E.A. 1989. African Raphignathoidea (Acari: Prostigmata). Republic of South Africa Department of Agriculture and Water Supply, Entomology Memoir 74: 1–58
Springett, J.A. 1976. The effect of planting Pinus pinaster Ait. on populations of soil microarthropods and on litter decomposition at Gnangara, Western Australia. Australian Journal of Ecology 1: 83-87
Springett, J.A. 1979. The effects of a single hot summer fire on soil fauna and on litter decomposition in jarrah (Eucalyptus marginata) forest in Western Australia. Australian Journal of Ecology 4: 279-291
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
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01-May-2017 | Acari | 21-Jan-2017 | MODIFIED | Dr Bruce Halliday |
| 07-May-2013 | 07-May-2013 | MODIFIED | ||
| 29-Jul-2010 | 29-Jul-2010 | MOVED | ||
| 28-Jul-2010 | 28-Jul-2010 | MOVED | ||
| 07-May-2013 | 09-Jul-2010 | ADDED | ||
| 08-Jul-2010 | MODIFIED |