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Taxonomy

Proteonematalycidae Kethley, 1989Kethley, 1989:
Kethley J. 1989. Proteonematalycidae (Acari: Acariformes), a new mite family from fore-dune sand of Lake Michigan. International Journal of Acarology 15 (4): 209–217.

Diagnosis

Elongate endeostigmatans without prodorsal trichobothria, but with eyes and rutella.

Remarks

Proteonematalycus, an even more worm-like mite, has an unpaired median seta ro and minute prodorsal setae exa, in and exp. It also retains median and lateral eyes, as well as rutella and 3 pairs of genital papillae.

References

• Kethley 1989Kethley 1989:
  Kethley J. 1989. Proteonematalycidae (Acari: Acariformes), a new mite family from fore-dune sand of Lake Michigan. International Journal of Acarology 15 (4): 209–217.
• Kethley 1990aKethley 1990a:
  Kethley JB. 1990a. Acarina: Prostigmata (Actinedida). pp. 667–756. In: Dindal DL, ed. Soil biology guide. John Wiley & Sons, Brisbane.