Taxonomic position

Phylum: Arthropoda
    Subphylum: Chelicerata
        Class: Arachnida
            Subclass: Acari
                Superorder: Parasitiformes
                    Order: Mesostigmata
                        Superfamily: Rhodacaroidea
                            Family: Rhodacaridae Oudemans

Definition of the family Rhodacaridae

With three-tined palp tarsal claw; podonotal and opisthonotal shields separated; generally with scleronoduli between setae j5 and j6; with seta st4 on sternal shield; genital shield with a pair of setae and separate from ventrianal shield; with ventrianal shield, bearing 1-8 pairs of preanal setae; generally with desclerotised punctate bands on dorsal and ventral shields; tibia I with 6 dorsal setae; genu IV with 8-10 setae; and tibia IV with 9-10 setae.

The taxonomic concept used in this work is based on Castilho et al. (2012), which provides detailed information on the nomenclature reported for each genus and species. This database is updated periodically, as new information becomes available in the literature. A major effort was made to include precise information about all known Rhodacaridae species, but mistakes and omissions may have occurred. We would be grateful to users for letting us know of those mistakes or omissions, so that the information can be corrected or complemented.

How to cite

Barros, A.R.A., Moraes, G.J., Castilho, R.C. & Halliday, B. (current year) Rhodacaridae Database. Available from: http://www.lea.esalq.usp.br/acari/rhodacaridae/ (accessed day/Month/year).

Publications

Barros, A.R.A., Moraes, G.J., Castilho, R.C. & Halliday, B. (2026) Databases of information on the mite families Ologamasidae and Rhodacaridae (Mesostigmata: Rhodacaroidea): unlocking taxonomy, geographical distribution, and habitats. Zootaxa, 5768, 576-582. Doi: 10.11646/zootaxa.5768.4.7.

Castilho, R.C.; Moraes, G.J., & Halliday, B. (2012) Catalogue of the mite family Rhodacaridae Oudemans, with notes on the classification of the Rhodacaroidea (Acari: Mesostigmata). Zootaxa, 3471: 1-69. Doi: 10.11646/zootaxa.3471.1.1.

NOTES

For some of the species, observations are presented explaining particular situations, such as species of questionable identification (tentative identifications, affinis, “near”, “cf” and “?”), species listed differently from the way that currently (cited as) and species whose information was complemented by queries to the authors (***).