Annotated catalogue of Stigmaeidae (Acari: Prostigmata), with a pictorial key to genera.
Stigmaeidae is one of the most studied mite families in Acarology, with the number of described species increasing by 44 percent in the last twenty years. To summarize the taxonomic and biological research in this family we compiled a catalogue with annotated information to nomenclature, synonymies, type localities, type depositories, host/habitat, feeding habits (if applicable) and distribution of 577 species in 34 genera (up to 31 July 2016). We also provide an overview of the main revisions and reviews. To facilitate future taxonomic research we present a pictorial key to genera. The following nomenclature changes are made: Raphignathus siculus var. lapponica Trägårdh, 1910 and Wooderia philippica Rimando & Corpuz-Raros, 1997 transferred to Eustigmaeus Berlese, Mullederia makilingae Rimando & Corpuz-Raros, 1996 transferred to Indostigmaeus Gupta & Ghosh.
Plant Health & Environment Laboratory, Ministry for Primary Industries, 231 Morrin Road, Auckland, New Zealand.; Email: Qinghai.Fan@mpi.govt.nz.
Qing-Hai
QH
Fan
Departamento de Entomologia e Acarologia, Universidade de São Paulo - ESALQ, 13418-900 Piracicaba, SP, Brasil. CNPq-Brazil Researchers.; Email: chwflech@usp.br.
Carlos H W
CH
Flechtmann
Departamento de Entomologia e Acarologia, Universidade de São Paulo - ESALQ, 13418-900 Piracicaba, SP, Brasil. CNPq-Brazil Researchers.; Email: moraesg@usp.br.
Gilberto José
GJ
De Moraes
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