Biology:Pionidae

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Short description: Family of mites

Pionidae
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Trombidiformes
Superfamily: Hygrobatoidea
Family: Pionidae
Thor, 1900

Pionidae is a family of prostigs in the order Trombidiformes. There are about 15 genera and at least 90 described species in Pionidae.[1][2][3][4][5]

Genera

  • Forelia Haller, 1882
  • Huitfeldtia Thor, 1898
  • Hydrochoreutes C. L. Koch, 1837
  • Najadicola Piersig, 1897
  • Nautarachna Moniez, 1888
  • Neotiphys Habeeb, 1957
  • Piona C. L. Koch, 1842
  • Pionacercus Piersig, 1894
  • Pionella Viets, 1937
  • Pionopsis Piersig, 1894
  • Pseudofeltria Soar, 1904
  • Schminkea
  • Tiphys C. L. Koch, 1836
  • Twinforksella
  • Wettina Piersig, 1892

References

Further reading

  • Breene, R.G.; Dean, D. Allen; Edwards, G.B.; Hebert, Blain; Levi, Herbert W.; Manning, Gail (2003). Common Names of Arachnids. Fifth Edition. American Tarantula Society. ISBN 1-929427-11-5. 
  • Encyclopedia of Entomology. Springer. 2008. ISBN 978-1402062421. 
  • Jackman, John A. (2002). A Field Guide to Spiders and Scorpions of Texas. Gulf Publishing. 
  • A Manual of Acarology. 3rd Edition. Texas Tech University Press. 2009. ISBN 9780896726208. 

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