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Family TRIPLOGYNIIDAE Funk, 1977

Introduction

The family Triplogyniidae includes two genera and nine species of large heavily sclerotised mites that have been collected in tropical forest habitats in Asia, Central America and Africa (Seeman & Walter 1997). They occur in soil and litter, dung, compost, rotting fungi, in nests and tunnels made by insects, under bark, and in rodent nests. One species is known from Australia, collected from rotting fungi on fallen logs in southeast Queensland. Funkotriplogynium iagobadius is an aggressive predator that fed on insect larvae, mites and nematodes, and is sometimes phoretic on passalid beetles (Seeman & Walter 1997). Proctor et al. (2011) reported an 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
09-Jul-2010 09-Jul-2010 ADDED
08-Jul-2010 MODIFIED