Family ZELANDOTHYADIDAE Cook, 1983

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• Zelandothyadinae Cook, D.R. 1983. Rheophilic and hyporheic water mites of New Zealand. Contributions of the American Entomological Institute 21(2): 1-224.

Introduction

Cook (1983) described the new subfamily Zealandothyadinae for an unusual species of aquatic mite from New Zealand. Harvey (1998) promoted the group to family level, and noted that the correct placement of the family has not yet been settled. The family includes two genera, one each in Australia and New Zealand. The single Australian species is known only from a stream in Tasmania. The small amount of available information on the family was reviewed by Cook (1986), Harvey (1998) and Walter et al. (2009).

General References

Cook, D.R. 1983. Rheophilic and hyporheic water mites of New Zealand. Contributions of the American Entomological Institute 21(2): 1-224

Harvey, M.S. 1998. The Australian Water Mites. A Guide to the Families and Genera. Melbourne : CSIRO Publishing 150 pp.

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.

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