Diplogyniidae is a family of parasitic mites belonging to the order Mesostigmata. Many are parasites on beetles but some live on larger animals (e.g., rats).
Taxonomy
This is a list of the described species. The data is taken from Joel Hallan's Biology Catalog.
- Bilongicauda <small>Elsen, 1975</small>
- Bilongicauda brevis <small>Elsen, 1981</small> â host unspecified beetle; Ivory Coast
- Bilongicauda gigantica <small>Elsen, 1981</small> â host unspecified beetle; Congo: Kinshasa
- Bilongicauda microseta <small>Elsen, 1981</small> â host Didimus aloysi sabandiae (Coleoptera: Passalidae); Congo Kinshasa
- Bilongicauda modesta <small>Elsen, 1981</small> â host Pentalobus barbatus (Coleoptera: Passalidae); Congo Kinshasa
- Bilongicauda triseta <small>Elsen, 1981</small> â host unspecified beetle; Congo Kinshasa
- Bingervillia <small>P. Elsen, 1981</small>
- Bingervillia hirsuta <small>P. Elsen, 1981</small>
- Burgeonium <small>Elsen, 1975</small>
- Burgeonium latipecten <small>Elsen, 1975</small>
- Burgeonium megabasis <small>Elsen, 1981</small> â host Pentalobus simia (Coleoptera: Passalidae); Congo Kinshasa
- Burgeonium prolongus <small>Elsen, 1981</small> â host Coleoptera; Ivory Coast
- Burgeonium retrolongus <small>Elsen, 1981</small> â host Coleoptera; Ivory Coast
- Brachysternum <small>TrägÃÂ¥rdh, 1950</small>
- Brachysternum acuminatum <small>TrägÃÂ¥rdh, 1950</small>
- Brachysternopsis <small>P. E. Hunter, 1993</small>
- Brachysternopsis flechtmanni <small>P. E. Hunter, 1993</small>
- Ceratocelaenopsis <small>TrägÃÂ¥rdh, 1950</small>
- Ceratocelaenopsis womersleyi <small>TrägÃÂ¥rdh, 1950</small>
- Cingulacarus <small>Elsen, 1975</small>
- Cingulacarus gangeticus <small>Elsen, 1975</small>
- Crassoseta <small>P. E. Hunter, 1993</small>
- Crassoseta cornutum <small>(Hyatt, 1964)</small>
- Crassoseta fonsecai <small>Hunter, 1993</small> â host Passalus coniferus (Coleoptera: Passalidae); Brazil
- Crassoseta roseae <small>Hunter, 1993</small> â host Passalus convexus; Brazil
- Crassoseta starri <small>P. E. Hunter, 1993</small>
- Crenamargo <small>Hicks, 1958</small>
- Crenamargo binuseta <small>Hicks, 1958</small>
- Cryptometasternum <small>TrägÃÂ¥rdh, 1950</small>
- Cryptometasternum aequalis <small>Karg, 1997</small> â host Passalidae (Coleoptera); Irian Jaya
- Cryptometasternum derricki <small>Womersley, 1958</small>
- Cryptometasternum eboris <small>Elsen, 1981</small> â host Coleoptera; Ivory Coast
- Cryptometasternum natalense <small>TrägÃÂ¥rdh, 1950</small>
- Cryptometasternum queenslandense <small>Womersley, 1958</small>
- Diplogyniella <small>TrägÃÂ¥rdh, 1950</small>
- Diplogyniella gayi <small>Womersley, 1958</small>
- Diplogyniella levinseni <small>TrägÃÂ¥rdh, 1950</small>
- Diplogyniopsis <small>TrägÃÂ¥rdh, 1950</small>
- Diplogyniopsis fluctuosum <small>Sun, Seeman, Jin & Yi, 2024</small>
- Diplogyniopsis multidentata <small>TrägÃÂ¥rdh, 1950</small>
- Diplogynium <small>G. Canestrini, 1888</small>
- Diplogynium acuminatum <small>G. Canestrini, 1888</small>
- Diplogynium oryctae <small>Vishnupriya & Mohanasundaram, 1988</small> â host Oryctes rhinoceros (Coleoptera: Dynastinae); India
- Discretoseta <small>P. Elsen, 1981</small>
- Discretoseta cochlearia <small>P. Elsen, 1981</small>
- Eboriella <small>P. Elsen, 1981</small>
- Eboriella globuloseta <small>P. Elsen, 1981</small>
- Forkosclerite <small>A. Kumar-Datta, 1985</small>
- Forkosclerite assamensis <small>A. Kumar-Datta, 1985</small>
- Heveacarus <small>Elsen, 1974</small>
- Heveacarus splendidus <small>Elsen, 1974</small>
- Heterodiplogynium <small>TrägÃÂ¥rdh, 1950</small>
- Heterodiplogynium vestitum <small>TrägÃÂ¥rdh, 1950</small>
- Hirsutocapillus <small>P. Elsen, 1981</small>
- Hirsutocapillus lukombensis <small>P. Elsen, 1981</small>
- Lobogyniella <small>Krantz, 1958</small>
- Lobogyniella TrägÃÂ¥rdhi <small>Krantz, 1958</small>
- Lobogynium <small>TrägÃÂ¥rdh, 1950</small>
- Lobogynium rotumdtum <small>TrägÃÂ¥rdh, 1950</small>
- Brachylobogynium <small>Bhattacharyya, 1969</small>
- Brachylobogynium setosum <small>Bhattacharyya, 1969</small>
- Lobogynoides <small>TrägÃÂ¥rdh, 1950</small>
- Lobogynoides andreinii <small>(Berlese, 1909)</small>
- Lobogynoides obtusum <small>TrägÃÂ¥rdh, 1950</small>
- Megachaetochela <small>TrägÃÂ¥rdh, 1950</small>
- Megachaetochela warreni <small>TrägÃÂ¥rdh, 1950</small>
- Microdiplogynium <small>TrägÃÂ¥rdh, 1950</small>
- Microdiplogynium reticulatum <small>TrägÃÂ¥rdh, 1950</small>
- Monodiplogynium <small>Womersley, 1958</small>
- Monodiplogynium carabi <small>Womersley, 1958</small>
- Neolobogynium <small>Hicks, 1957</small>
- Neolobogynium lateriseta <small>Hicks, 1957</small>
- Neodiplogynium <small>TrägÃÂ¥rdh, 1950</small>
- Neodiplogynium schubarti <small>TrägÃÂ¥rdh, 1950</small>
- Neodiplogynium eusetosum <small>Karg, 1997</small> â New Caledonia
- Neodiplogynium vallei <small>Fox, 1959</small> â host is Rattus norvegicus (Brown rat); Puerto Rico
- Ophiocelaeno <small>Johnston & Fain, 1964</small>
- Ophiocelaeno sellnicki <small>Johnston & Fain, 1964</small>
- Ophiocelaeno sudhiri <small>Kumar-Datta, 1985</small> â India
- Paradiplogynium <small>Womersley, 1958</small>
- Paradiplogynium nahmani <small>Seeman, 2007</small> — host is Titanolabis colossea
- Paradiplogynium panesthia <small>Womersley, 1958</small>
- Passalacarus <small>Pearse & Wharton, 1936</small>
- Passalacarus brooksi <small>Womersley, 1958</small>
- Pseudodiplogyniopsis <small>P. Elsen, 1981</small>
- Pseudodiplogyniopsis garba <small>P. Elsen, 1981</small>
- Pseudofusio <small>P. Elsen, 1981</small>
- Pseudofusio hulstaerti <small>P. Elsen, 1981</small>
- Pseudofusio membranus <small>Elsen, 1981</small> â host unspecified beetle; Ivory Coast
- Pseudofusio microcorniculus <small>Elsen, 1981</small> â host unspecified beetle; Ivory Coast
- Pyramidogynium <small>Elsen, 1974</small>
- Pyramidogynium etataensis <small>Elsen, 1974</small>
- Quadristernoseta <small>Elsen, 1975</small>
- Quadristernoseta schoutedeni <small>Elsen, 1975</small>
- Quadristernoseta intermedia <small>Elsen, 1981</small> â host Pentalobus barbatus (Coleoptera); Congo Kinshasa
- Quadristernoseta longigynium <small>Elsen, 1981</small> â host Tenebrionidae (Coleoptera); Congo Kinshasa
- Schizodiplogynium <small>TrägÃÂ¥rdh, 1950</small>
- Schizodiplogynium capillatum <small>TrägÃÂ¥rdh, 1950</small>
- Spatulosternum <small>Elsen, 1974</small>
- Spatulosternum microspinosus <small>Elsen, 1974</small>
- Trichodiplogynium <small>TrägÃÂ¥rdh, 1950</small>
- Trichodiplogynium hirsutum <small>TrägÃÂ¥rdh, 1950</small>
- Trichodiplogynium mesoamericanum <small>Wisniewski & Hirschmann, 1993</small> â host Veturius platyrhinus (Coleoptera: Passalidae); Central America
- Tridiplogynium <small>TrägÃÂ¥rdh, 1950</small>
- Tridiplogynium inexpectatum <small>TrägÃÂ¥rdh, 1950</small>
- Weiseronyssus <small>Samsinak, 1962</small>
- Weiseronyssus mirus <small>Samsinak, 1962</small>
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