Brachychthoniidae

Brachychthoniidae Temporal range: Palaeogene–present PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Chelicerata
Class:	Arachnida
Subclass:	Acari
Order:	Oribatida
Suborder:	Enarthronota
Family:	Brachychthoniidae Thor, 1934

Brachychthoniidae is a family of oribatids in the order Oribatida. There are about 11 genera and at least 150 described species in Brachychthoniidae. ^{[1] [2] [3]}

Genera

• Brachychthonius Berlese, 1910
• Eobrachychthonius Jacot, 1936
• Liochthonius Hammen, 1959
• Mixochthonius Niedbala, 1972
• Neobrachychthonius Moritz, 1976
• Neoliochthonius Lee, 1982
• Papillochthonius Gil-Martín, Subías & Arillo, 1992
• Poecilochthonius Balogh, 1943
• Sellnickochthonius Krivolutsky, 1964
• Synchthonius Hammen, 1952
• Verachthonius Moritz, 1976

References

1. "Brachychthoniidae Family Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-02-21.
2. "Brachychthoniidae Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-02-21.
3. "Brachychthoniidae Overview". Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved 2018-02-21.

Further reading

• Breene, R.G.; Dean, D. Allen; Edwards, G.B.; Hebert, Blain; Levi, Herbert W.; Manning, Gail (2003). Common Names of Arachnids. Fifth Edition. American Tarantula Society. ISBN   1-929427-11-5.
• Capinera, John L., ed. (2008). Encyclopedia of Entomology. Springer. ISBN   978-1402062421.
• Jackman, John A. (2002). A Field Guide to Spiders and Scorpions of Texas. Gulf Publishing.
• Krantz, G.W.; Walter, D.E., eds. (2009). A Manual of Acarology. 3rd Edition. Texas Tech University Press. ISBN   9780896726208.