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Family TRACHYTIDAE Trägårdh, 1938

Introduction

The family Trachytidae includes seven genera and about 100 species that occur in leaf litter, moss, tree holes, and rotting wood. Most species are known from Europe, with a few species in Asia, North America, and South America (Camin 1953; Hirschmann & Wiśniewski 1993; Lindquist et al. 2009). These species have strongly ornamented idiosomal shields and strongly plumose body setae, which often trap a layer of cuticular wax and adhering debris. Błoszyk et al. (2005) reviewed most of the known genera and added the new genus Acroseius. The Australian fauna includes one species in the cosmopolitan genus Polyaspinus and two species in the endemic genus Acroseius. The two species that are placed in the genus Uroseius are both based on questionable identifications. Unidentified species of Trachytidae have been reported from Australia by Beaulieu (2012) and Proctor et al. (2011).

 

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
19-Nov-2011 19-Nov-2011 MOVED
06-Nov-2011 06-Nov-2011 MOVED
06-Nov-2011 05-Nov-2011 MOVED
06-Nov-2011 01-Jun-2011 MOVED
08-Aug-2010 08-Aug-2010 MOVED
09-Jul-2010 09-Jul-2010 ADDED
12-Feb-2010 (import)