Catalogue of snout mites (Acariformes: Bdellidae) of the world.
Bdellidae (Trombidiformes: Prostigmata) are moderate to large sized predatory mites that inhabit soil, leaves, leaf litter, and intertidal rocks. They are readily recognized by an elongated, snout-like gnathosoma and by elbowed pedipalps bearing two (one in Monotrichobdella Baker & Balock) long terminal setae. Despite being among the first mites ever described, with species described by Carl Linnaeus, the knowledge about bdellids has never been compiled into a taxonomic catalogue. Here we present a catalogue listing 278 valid species; for each species we include distribution information, taxonomic literature, and type depository institutions. The genus Rigibdella Tseng, 1978 is considered a junior synonym of Cyta von Heyden, 1826, and Bdellodes Oudemans, 1937 is considered a junior synonym of Odontoscirus Tohr, 1913. Illustrated keys to subfamilies and genera are presented, as well as keys to species of each genus.
Departamento de Zoologia, Avenida 24-A, 1515, 13506-900, Universidade Estadual Paulista, Rio Claro, SP, Brazil; Email: abakashi@gmail.com.
Fabio A
FA
Hernandes
Department of Entomology, University of Arkansas, 319 AGRI Building, Fayetteville, Arkansas, 72701, USA Department of Entomology, University of Maryland, 4112 Plant Sciences Building, College Park, MD 20742, USA Systematic Entomology Laboratory, U. S. Department of Agriculture, Beltsville Agricultural Research Center, Beltsville, Maryland, 20705, USA; Email: unknown.
Michael J
MJ
Skvarla
Department of Entomology, University of Arkansas, 319 AGRI Building, Fayetteville, Arkansas, 72701, USA; Email: unknown.
J Ray
JR
Fisher
Department of Entomology, University of Arkansas, 319 AGRI Building, Fayetteville, Arkansas, 72701, USA; Email: unknown.
Ashley P G
AP
Dowling
Systematic Entomology Laboratory, U. S. Department of Agriculture, Beltsville Agricultural Research Center, Beltsville, Maryland, 20705, USA; Email: unknown.
Ronald
R
Ochoa
School of Biological Sciences / Zoology, North-West University, Potchefstroom Campus 2520, Potchefstroom, South Africa; Email: unknown.
Edward A
EA
Ueckermann
Electron and Confocal Microscopy Unit, U. S. Department of Agriculture, Beltsville Agricultural Research Center, Beltsville, Maryland, 20705, USA; Email: unknown.
Gary R
GR
Bauchan
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