title: Catalogue of the mite family Tydeidae (Acari: Prostigmata) with the world key to the species.
abstract: Members of the Tydeidae are cosmopolitan, soft-bodied, striated or reticulated mites that are reported to be mainly phytophages, mycophages, pollenophages, insect parasites or scavengers. This catalogue includes 328 species belonging to 30 genera, and their distributions and type habitat. Until now, Brachytydeus comprises the largest number of species with 200, followed by Tydeus, with 50 species, and Pretydeus and Pseudolorryia, with 12 species each. An updated list of the Tydeidae (Acari: Prostigmata), a world key to the species and data on the zoogeographical distribution of the species are presented.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Microbiologia, Imunologia e Parasitologia, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul. 90050-170 Porto Alegre, RS, Brasil Laboratório de Acarologia, Tecnovates, UNIVATES-Centro Universitário. 95900-000 Lajeado, RS, Brasil.; Email: unknown.
authors.forename: Guilherme Liberato Da
authors.initials: GL
authors.lastname: Silva
authors.affiliation: Laboratório de Acarologia, Tecnovates, UNIVATES-Centro Universitário. 95900-000 Lajeado, RS, Brasil.; Email: unknown.
authors.forename: Maicon Henrique
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Metzelthin
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Microbiologia, Imunologia e Parasitologia, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul. 90050-170 Porto Alegre, RS, Brasil.; Email: unknown.
authors.forename: Onilda Santos Da
authors.initials: OS
authors.lastname: Silva
authors.affiliation: Laboratório de Acarologia, Tecnovates, UNIVATES-Centro Universitário. 95900-000 Lajeado, RS, Brasil. CNPq Researcher; Email: unknown.
authors.forename: Noeli Juarez
authors.initials: NJ
authors.lastname: Ferla
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D017753:Ecosystem; D005260:Female; D008297:Male; D008925:Mites / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000145:classification*; D013045:Species Specificity