Arctacaridae

Arctacaridae is a small family of mites in the order Mesostigmata. These mites were discovered and described by Evans in 1955 in the arctic regions of North America.

Species
Arctacaridae contains two genera, with six recognized species:


 * Genus Arctacarus Evans, 1955
 * Arctacarus rostratus Evans, 1955
 * Arctacarus beringianus Bregetova, 1977
 * Arctacarus dzungaricus Bregetova, 1977
 * Genus Proarctacarus Makarova, 2003
 * Proarctacarus canadensis Makarova, 2003
 * Proarctacarus johnstoni Makarova, 2003
 * Proarctacarus oregonensis Makarova, 2003