• DOI:10.3733/HILG.V23N12P539
• Corpus ID: 87282870

Mites of the family Caligonellidae (Acarina)

@inproceedings{Summers1955MitesOT,
  title={Mites of the family Caligonellidae (Acarina)},
  author={Francis Marion Summers and Evert I. Schlinger},
  year={1955}
}

• F. Summers, E. Schlinger
• Published 1 May 1955
• Biology

Much uncertainty still exists about raphignathoid taxonomy because the foundational
genera are based upon little-known types. It now seems possible to define three families
of raphignathoid mites according to differences in the superficial parts of the respiratory
apparatus associated with the mouthparts.
This paper discusses the systematics of one of these obscure families of mites, the
Caligonellidae. Diagnoses are given for the family and for Caligonella, the type genus. The type species, C. humilis (Koch) is re-described.
Three new genera—Molothrognathus, Stigmagnathus, and Coptocheles—and eight new species are described:
Molothrognathus leptostylus
Molothrognathus fulgidus
Molothrognathus crucis
Stigmagnathus spectabilis
Stigmagnathus terrestris
Coptocheles triscutatus
Coptocheles boharti
Neophyllobius lombardinii