Acaridae

Acaridae
Acarus siro
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Arachnida
Subclass:	Acari
Superorder:	Acariformes
Order:	Sarcoptiformes
(unranked):	Astigmatina
Family:	Acaridae Latreille, 1802
Subfamilies
Fagacarinae Acarinae Rhizoglyphinae Pontoppidaniinae
Diversity
> 110 genera, > 400 species

The Acaridae are a family of mites. Common forms include some mold mites, for example the grain mite. Genera in the family include:

Fagacarinae Fain & R. A. Norton, 1979

• Fagacarus Fain & R. A. Norton, 1979

Acarinae Nesbitt, 1945

• Acarus Linnaeus, 1758
• Aleuroglyphus Zachvatkin, 1940
• Ebertia Oudemans, 1924
• Podoglyphus Oudemans, 1937
• Tyrolichus Oudemans, 1924
• Tyroglyphites Pampaloni, 1902
• Tyrophagus Oudemans, 1924

Rhizoglyphinae Zakhvatkin, 1941

• Acarotalpa Volgin, 1966
• Acotyledon Oudemans, 1903
• Caloglyphus Berlese, 1923
• Cosmoglyphus Oudemans, 1932
• Froriepia Vitzthum, 1919
• Garsaultia Oudemans, 1916
• Histiogaster Berlese, 1883
• Horstia Oudemans, 1905
• Mycetoglyphus Oudemans, 1932
• Myrmoglyphus Vitzthum, 1935
• Rhizoglyphus Claparédè, 1869
• Sancassania Oudemans, 1916
• Schwiebea Oudemans, 1916
• Stereoglyphus Berlese, 1923
• Thyreophagus Rondani, 1874
• Troglocoptes Fain, 1966
• Valmontia Oudemans, 1923
• Viedebanttia Oudemans, 1929

Pontoppidaniinae Oudemans, 1925

• Diphtheroglyphus Nesbitt, 1950
• Pontoppidania Oudemans, 1923

Incertae sedis

• Aellenella S. Mahunka, 1978
• Apiacarus Volgin, 1974
• Amphicalvolia Türk, 1963
• Armacarus S. Mahunka, 1979
• Askinasia Yunker, 1970
• Australhypopus Fain & Friend, 1984
• Baloghella Mahunka, 1963
• Bembidioglyphus Klimov, 1998
• Boletacarus V. I. Volgin & S. V. Mironov, 1980
• Boletoglyphus Volgin, 1953
• Bromeliaglyphus H. H. J. Nesbitt, 1985
• Calvoliella Samsinak, 1969
• Calvoliopsis Mahunka, 1973
• Capillaroglyphus Klimov, 1998
• Carabidobius Volgin, 1953
• Cerophagopsis Zachvatkin, 1941
• Chibidaria Sasa, 1952
• Contromelisia Samsinak, 1969
• Ctenocolletacarus Fain, 1984
• Diadasiopus OConnor, 1997
• Dynastopus Fain, 1978
• Ewingia Pearse, 1929
• Fainoglyphus S. Mahunka, 1979
• Forcellinia Oudemans, 1924
• Ghanacarus Mahunka, 1973
• Halictacarus Mahunka, 1975
• Heteroglyphus Foa, 1897
• Hoogstraalacarus Yunker, 1970
• Horstiella Türk, 1949
• Hortacarus S. Mahunka, 1979
• Hyohondania Sasa, 1952
• Irianopus Fain, 1986
• Kanekobia Fain, C. E. Yunker, J. van Goethem & D. E. Johnston, 1982
• Kargoecius Fain, 1985
• Konoglyphus Delfinado & Baker, 1974
• Kuzinia Zachvatkin, 1941
• Lackerbaueria Zachvatkin, 1941
• Lamtoglyphus Fain, 1975
• Lasioacarus Kadzhyaya, 1968
• Lemmaniella Mahunka, 1977
• Lindquistia Mahunka, 1977
• Lowryacarus Fain, 1986
• Machadoglyphus Mahunka, 1963
• Madaglyphus Fain, 1971
• Mahunkaglyphus Eraky, 1998
• Mahunkallinia Eraky, 1999
• Mauracarus S. Mahunka, 1978
• Medeus Volgin, 1974
• Megachilopus Fain, 1974
• Mezorhizoglyphus Kadzhaya, 1966
• Mycetosancassania Klimov, 2000
• Myrmolichus Türk & Türk, 1957
• Naiacus H. H. J. Nesbitt, 1990
• Naiadacarus Fashing, 1974
• Neoacotyledon K. Samsinak, 1980
• Neohorstia Zachvatkin, 1941
• Neotropacarus Baker, 1985
• Notiopsyllopus Fain, 1977
• Ocellacarus S. Mahunka, 1979
• Olafsenia Oudemans, 1927
• Omentopus Fain, 1978
• Paraceroglyphus Fain & Beaucournu, 1979
• Paraforcellinia Kadzhaya, 1974
• Passaloglyphus Mahunka & Samsinak, 1972
• Paulacarellus Fain, 1976
• Pelzneria Scheucher, in Stammer 1957
• Pinoglyphus S. Mahunka, 1978
• Psyllacarus Fain, F. Bartholomaeus, B. Cooke & J. C. Beaucournu, 1990
• Psylloglyphus Fain, 1966
• Psyllopus Fain & J. C. Beaucournu, 1993
• Reckiacarus G. Kadzhaya, 1972
• Rettacarus S. Mahunka, 1979
• Rhizoglyphoides V. I. Volgin, 1978
• Rodionovia Zachvatkin, 1941
• Scatoglyphus Berlese, 1913
• Schulzea Zachvatkin, 1941
• Sennertionyx Zachvatkin, 1941
• Setoglyphus S. Mahunka, 1979
• Sinolardoglyphus Z. T. Jiang, 1991
• Sinosuidasia Jiang, 1996
• Spinacaropus Fain & A. M. Camerik, 1978
• Terglyphus Samsinak, 1965
• Thectochloracarus Fain, Engel, Flechtmann & OConnor, 1999
• Trichopsyllopus Fain & G. T. Baker, 1983
• Troxocoptes Fain & J. R. Philips, 1983
• Umakefeq Klimov, 2000
• Volginia Kadzhaya, 1967

External links

• Stuart M. Bennett (2003): Acarus siro (Flour Mite)