Family TENERIFFIIDAE Thor, 1911

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• Teneriffiidae Thor, S. 1911. Eine neue Acarinenfamilie (Teneriffiidae) and zwei neue Gattungen, die eine von Teneriffa, die andre aus Paraguay. Zoologischer Anzeiger 38: 171-179.

Introduction

Teneriffiids are predators, which have been collected on coastal sand, in arid and semi-arid deserts, and in high-altitude habitats. Most species have been found on the soil surface or under rocks, but some appear to be arboreal (Walter et al. 2009). Judson (1994, 1995) reviewed the limited available information on the family. Schmölzer (2002) reviewed the systematics and biogeography of the family, and described a new genus from the Himalayas. The Australian Teneriffiidae are poorly known, with only two named species in one genus and an unidentified species in a second genus. Unidentified species were also reported by Wood (1971), Heatwole et al. (1981) and Callan et al. (2011).

General References

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

Heatwole, H., Done, T. & Cameron, E. 1981. Community Ecology of a Coral Cay: A study of One-Tree Island, Great Barrier Reef, Australia. The Hague : W. Junk 379 pp.

Judson, M. 1994. Studies on the morphology and systematics of the Teneriffiidae (Acari, Prostigmata). I : A new species of Neoteneriffiola from Namibia. Acarologia 35: 115–134

Judson, M. 1995. Studies on Teneriffiidae (Acari : Anystoidea). II. A review of the genus Austroteneriffia. Invertebrate Taxonomy 9: 827-839

Schmölzer, K. 2002. Über Teneriffiidae, sowie Beschreibung einer neuen Gattung und Art aus dem Himalaya. (Acari, Trombidiformes). Bericht des Naturwissenschaftlich-Medizinischen Vereins in Innsbruck 89: 123–136

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.

Wood, T.G. 1971. The distribution and abundance of Folsomides deserticola (Collembola: Isotomidae) and other micro-arthropods in arid and semi-arid soils in southern Australia, with a note on nematode populations. Pedobiologia 11: 446-468

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