Family SCUTACARIDAE Oudemans, 1916

 

Introduction

The Scutacaridae is a distinctive family of mites that are easily recognised by the rounded dome-shaped carapace that covers the dorsal surface of the body. They are found in soil, leaf litter, compost, and the nests of mammals, and the adult females are usually phoretic on insects. They appear to be fungivorous, but only a few species have been studied in detail. About 750 species are known (Walter et al. 2009). The Australian fauna includes 26 species, most of which were described in a single publication (Mahunka 1967). Unidentified species have been recorded from Australia a number of times as listed for each genus, and unidentified Scutacaridae were also reported by Walter (1995, 1999) and Proctor et al. (2011).

 

General References

Mahunka, S. 1967. A survey of the scutacarid (Acari : Tarsonemini) fauna of Australia. Australian Journal of Zoology 15: 1299-1323

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

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

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
18-Oct-2011 18-Oct-2011 MOVED
29-Jul-2010 29-Jul-2010 MOVED
07-May-2013 09-Jul-2010 ADDED
08-Jul-2010 MODIFIED

Genus Diversipes Berlese, 1903

 

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
18-Oct-2011 18-Oct-2011 MOVED
29-Jul-2010 29-Jul-2010 MOVED
07-May-2013 09-Jul-2010 ADDED
08-Jul-2010 MODIFIED

Species Diversipes aequalis Mahunka, 1967

 

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
18-Oct-2011 18-Oct-2011 MOVED
29-Jul-2010 29-Jul-2010 MOVED
07-May-2013 09-Jul-2010 ADDED
08-Jul-2010 MODIFIED

Species Diversipes horridolatus Mahunka, 1975

 

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
18-Oct-2011 18-Oct-2011 MOVED
29-Jul-2010 29-Jul-2010 MOVED
07-May-2013 09-Jul-2010 ADDED
08-Jul-2010 MODIFIED

Species Diversipes pilosellus Mahunka, 1967

 

General References

Mahunka, S. 1974. Some new data to the scutacarid fauna of Australia (Acari). Folia Entomologica Hungarica 27: 97-102 (as Diversipes pilosellus)

 

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
18-Oct-2011 18-Oct-2011 MOVED
29-Jul-2010 29-Jul-2010 MOVED
07-May-2013 09-Jul-2010 ADDED
08-Jul-2010 MODIFIED

Species Diversipes setosus Mahunka, 1967

 

General References

Mahunka, S. 1974. Some new data to the scutacarid fauna of Australia (Acari). Folia Entomologica Hungarica 27: 97-102 (as Diversipes setosus)

 

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
18-Oct-2011 18-Oct-2011 MOVED
29-Jul-2010 29-Jul-2010 MOVED
07-May-2013 09-Jul-2010 ADDED
08-Jul-2010 MODIFIED

Genus Heterodispus Paoli, 1911

 

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
18-Oct-2011 18-Oct-2011 MOVED
29-Jul-2010 29-Jul-2010 MOVED
07-May-2013 09-Jul-2010 ADDED
08-Jul-2010 MODIFIED

Species Heterodispus horridus Mahunka, 1967

 

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
18-Oct-2011 18-Oct-2011 MOVED
29-Jul-2010 29-Jul-2010 MOVED
07-May-2013 09-Jul-2010 ADDED
08-Jul-2010 MODIFIED

Species Heterodispus longisetosus (Womersley, 1955)

 

General References

Ebermann, E. 1989. Supplementary description of Heterodispus longisetosus (Womersley, 1955) (Acari : Tarsonemina) a scutacarid species from mutton bird nests in southern Australia. Records of the South Australian Museum (Adelaide) 23: 73-74 (as Heterodispus longisetosus)

Mahunka, S. 1967. A survey of the scutacarid (Acari : Tarsonemini) fauna of Australia. Australian Journal of Zoology 15: 1299-1323 (as Heterodispus longisetosus)

Shaw, M. 1999. Mites and ticks from wedge-tailed shearwater (Puffinus pacificus) burrows on Masthead Island. Queensland Naturalist 37: 43-47 (as Heterodispus longisetosus)

 

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
18-Oct-2011 18-Oct-2011 MOVED
29-Jul-2010 29-Jul-2010 MOVED
07-May-2013 09-Jul-2010 ADDED
08-Jul-2010 MODIFIED

Genus Imparipes Berlese, 1903

 

Introduction

Walter et al. (2002) reported an unidentified species associated with an Australian bee.

 

General References

Walter, D.E., Beard, J.J., Walker, K.L. & Sparks, K. 2002. Of mites and bees: A review of mite-bee associations in Australia and a revision of Raymentia Womersley (Acari: Mesostigmata: Laelapidae), with the description of two new species of mites from Lasioglossum (Paraspechodes) spp. (Hymenoptera: Halictidae). Australian Journal of Entomology 41: 128-148

 

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
18-Oct-2011 18-Oct-2011 MOVED
29-Jul-2010 29-Jul-2010 MOVED
07-May-2013 09-Jul-2010 ADDED
08-Jul-2010 MODIFIED

Species Imparipes australiensis Mahunka, 1974

 

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
18-Oct-2011 18-Oct-2011 MOVED
29-Jul-2010 29-Jul-2010 MOVED
07-May-2013 09-Jul-2010 ADDED
08-Jul-2010 MODIFIED

Species Imparipes australis Mahunka, 1967

 

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
18-Oct-2011 18-Oct-2011 MOVED
29-Jul-2010 29-Jul-2010 MOVED
07-May-2013 09-Jul-2010 ADDED
08-Jul-2010 MODIFIED

Species Imparipes bornemisszai Mahunka, 1967

 

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
18-Oct-2011 18-Oct-2011 MOVED
29-Jul-2010 29-Jul-2010 MOVED
07-May-2013 09-Jul-2010 ADDED
08-Jul-2010 MODIFIED

Species Imparipes histricinus Berlese, 1903

 

Miscellaneous Literature Names

 

General References

Ebermann, E. 1986. Zum Verbleib und Erhaltungszustand von Präparaten aus der Sammlung Ivar Trägårdh (Acari : Prostigmata, Scutacaridae; Astigmata, Freyanidae). Entomologische Blätter 8(128): 285-288 (as Imparipes histricinus)

Ebermann, E. 1990. Taxonomic consequences of the polymorphism found in scutacarids (Acari, Scutacaridae). Entomologische Blätter 10(139/140): 29-42 (as Imparipes histricinus)

Mahunka, S. 1967. A survey of the scutacarid (Acari : Tarsonemini) fauna of Australia. Australian Journal of Zoology 15: 1299-1323 (as Imparipes hystricinus)

 

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
18-Oct-2011 18-Oct-2011 MOVED
29-Jul-2010 29-Jul-2010 MOVED
07-May-2013 09-Jul-2010 ADDED
08-Jul-2010 MODIFIED

Species Imparipes karafiati Mahunka, 1967

 

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
18-Oct-2011 18-Oct-2011 MOVED
29-Jul-2010 29-Jul-2010 MOVED
07-May-2013 09-Jul-2010 ADDED
08-Jul-2010 MODIFIED

Species Imparipes woodi Mahunka, 1974

 

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
18-Oct-2011 18-Oct-2011 MOVED
29-Jul-2010 29-Jul-2010 MOVED
07-May-2013 09-Jul-2010 ADDED
08-Jul-2010 MODIFIED

Species Imparipes zilui Mahunka, 1967

 

General References

Mahunka, S. 1974. Some new data to the scutacarid fauna of Australia (Acari). Folia Entomologica Hungarica 27: 97-102 (as Imparipes zilui)

 

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
18-Oct-2011 18-Oct-2011 MOVED
29-Jul-2010 29-Jul-2010 MOVED
07-May-2013 09-Jul-2010 ADDED
08-Jul-2010 MODIFIED

Genus Pygmodispus Paoli, 1911

 

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
18-Oct-2011 18-Oct-2011 MOVED
29-Jul-2010 29-Jul-2010 MOVED
07-May-2013 09-Jul-2010 ADDED
08-Jul-2010 MODIFIED

Species Pygmodispus mancus Mahunka, 1967

 

General References

Ebermann, E. 1997. Redescription of Pygmodispus (Allodispus) mancus (Acari, Tarsonemina, Scutacaridae), a mite species from Australia. Entomologische Blätter 12(156): 197-203 (as Pygmodispus mancus)

 

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
18-Oct-2011 18-Oct-2011 MOVED
29-Jul-2010 29-Jul-2010 MOVED
07-May-2013 09-Jul-2010 ADDED
08-Jul-2010 MODIFIED

Genus Scutacarus Gros, 1845

 

Introduction

In addition to the named species listed here, unidentified species of Scutacarus have been reported from Australia by Beer & Cross (1960), Colloff et al. (1991), Noble et al. (1996) and Longstaff et al. (1999).

 

General References

Beer, R.E. & Cross, E.A. 1960. A new genus and two new species of scutacarid mites (Acarina) phoretic upon bees. Journal of the Kansas Entomological Society 33: 49-57

Colloff, M.J., Stewart, G.A. & Thompson, P.J. 1991. House dust acarofauna and Der p I equivalent in Australia : the relative importance of Dermatophagoides pteronyssinus and Euroglyphus maynei. Clinical and Experimental Allergy 21: 225-230

Longstaff, B.C., Greenslade, P.J.M., Colloff, M., Reid, I., Hart, P. & Packer, I. 1999. Managing Soils in Agriculture. The Impact of Soil Tillage Practices on Soil Fauna. Canberra, Australia : Rural Industries Research and Development Corporation Publication No 99/18. pp. 65.

Noble, J.C., Whitford, W.G. & Kaliszewski, M. 1996. Soil and litter microarthropod populations from two contrasting ecosystems in semi-arid eastern Australia. Journal of Arid Environments 32: 329-346

 

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
18-Oct-2011 18-Oct-2011 MOVED
29-Jul-2010 29-Jul-2010 MOVED
07-May-2013 09-Jul-2010 ADDED
08-Jul-2010 MODIFIED

Species Scutacarus australiensis Mahunka, 1967

 

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
18-Oct-2011 18-Oct-2011 MOVED
29-Jul-2010 29-Jul-2010 MOVED
07-May-2013 09-Jul-2010 ADDED
08-Jul-2010 MODIFIED

Species Scutacarus baloghi Mahunka, 1967

 

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
18-Oct-2011 18-Oct-2011 MOVED
29-Jul-2010 29-Jul-2010 MOVED
07-May-2013 09-Jul-2010 ADDED
08-Jul-2010 MODIFIED

Species Scutacarus bornemisszai Mahunka, 1967

 

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
18-Oct-2011 18-Oct-2011 MOVED
29-Jul-2010 29-Jul-2010 MOVED
07-May-2013 09-Jul-2010 ADDED
08-Jul-2010 MODIFIED

Species Scutacarus cactaeformis Mahunka, 1967

 

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
18-Oct-2011 18-Oct-2011 MOVED
29-Jul-2010 29-Jul-2010 MOVED
07-May-2013 09-Jul-2010 ADDED
08-Jul-2010 MODIFIED

Species Scutacarus canberrai Mahunka, 1967

 

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
18-Oct-2011 18-Oct-2011 MOVED
29-Jul-2010 29-Jul-2010 MOVED
07-May-2013 09-Jul-2010 ADDED
08-Jul-2010 MODIFIED

Species Scutacarus fusiformis Mahunka, 1967

 

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
18-Oct-2011 18-Oct-2011 MOVED
29-Jul-2010 29-Jul-2010 MOVED
07-May-2013 09-Jul-2010 ADDED
08-Jul-2010 MODIFIED

Subspecies Scutacarus fusiformis subsimilis Mahunka, 1967

 

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
18-Oct-2011 18-Oct-2011 MOVED
29-Jul-2010 29-Jul-2010 MOVED
07-May-2013 09-Jul-2010 ADDED
08-Jul-2010 MODIFIED

Species Scutacarus hammerae Mahunka, 1967

 

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
18-Oct-2011 18-Oct-2011 MOVED
29-Jul-2010 29-Jul-2010 MOVED
07-May-2013 09-Jul-2010 ADDED
08-Jul-2010 MODIFIED

Species Scutacarus pannonicus Willmann, 1951

 

General References

Mahunka, S. 1967. A survey of the scutacarid (Acari : Tarsonemini) fauna of Australia. Australian Journal of Zoology 15: 1299-1323 (as Scutacarus pannonicus)

 

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
18-Oct-2011 18-Oct-2011 MOVED
29-Jul-2010 29-Jul-2010 MOVED
07-May-2013 09-Jul-2010 ADDED
08-Jul-2010 MODIFIED

Species Scutacarus quadrangularis (Paoli, 1911)

 

General References

Mahunka, S. 1967. A survey of the scutacarid (Acari : Tarsonemini) fauna of Australia. Australian Journal of Zoology 15: 1299-1323 (as Scutacarus quadrangularis)

Mahunka, S. 1974. Some new data to the scutacarid fauna of Australia (Acari). Folia Entomologica Hungarica 27: 97-102 (as Scutacarus quadrangularis)

 

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
18-Oct-2011 18-Oct-2011 MOVED
29-Jul-2010 29-Jul-2010 MOVED
07-May-2013 09-Jul-2010 ADDED
08-Jul-2010 MODIFIED

Species Scutacarus southcotti Mahunka, 1967

 

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
18-Oct-2011 18-Oct-2011 MOVED
29-Jul-2010 29-Jul-2010 MOVED
07-May-2013 09-Jul-2010 ADDED
08-Jul-2010 MODIFIED

Species Scutacarus sydneyensis Mahunka, 1967

 

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
18-Oct-2011 18-Oct-2011 MOVED
29-Jul-2010 29-Jul-2010 MOVED
07-May-2013 09-Jul-2010 ADDED
08-Jul-2010 MODIFIED

Species Scutacarus szentivanyii Mahunka, 1967

 

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
18-Oct-2011 18-Oct-2011 MOVED
29-Jul-2010 29-Jul-2010 MOVED
07-May-2013 09-Jul-2010 ADDED
08-Jul-2010 MODIFIED