Eviphididae

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Eviphididae
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Mesostigmata
Suborder: Monogynaspida
Infraorder: Gamasina
Superfamily: Eviphidoidea
Family: Eviphididae
Berlese, 1913

Eviphididae is a family of mites in the order Mesostigmata. [1]

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Species

Alliphis Halbert, 1923

Copriphis Berlese, 1910

Crassicheles Karg, 1963

Cryptoseius Makarova, 1998

Evimirus Karg, 1963

Eviphis Berlese, 1903

Pelethiphis Berlese, 1911

Rafaphis Skorupski & Blaszak, 1997

Scamaphis Karg, 1976

Scarabacariphis P. Masan, 1994

Scarabaspis Womersley, 1956

Thinoseius Halbert, 1920

Hosts

The Thinoseius genera is known to parasitize the specific species of insects, C. frigida and their overarching genera Coelopa. There is still research being done on the parasitic behavior demonstrated from other genera of the Eviphididae.

References

  1. David Evans Walter (ed.). "Eviphididae Species Listing". Biology Catalog. Texas A&M University. Archived from the original on August 3, 2010. Retrieved August 27, 2010.