Diplogyniidae

Diplogyniidae is a family of parasitic mites belonging to the order Mesostigmata. Many are parasites on beetles but some live on larger animals (e.g., rats).

Taxonomy
This is a list of the described species. The data is taken from Joel Hallan's Biology Catalog.


 * Bilongicauda Elsen, 1975
 * Bilongicauda brevis Elsen, 1981 — host unspecified beetle; Ivory Coast
 * Bilongicauda gigantica Elsen, 1981 — host unspecified beetle; Congo: Kinshasa
 * Bilongicauda microseta Elsen, 1981 — host Didimus aloysi sabandiae (Coleoptera: Passalidae); Congo Kinshasa
 * Bilongicauda modesta Elsen, 1981 — host Pentalobus barbatus (Coleoptera: Passalidae); Congo Kinshasa
 * Bilongicauda triseta Elsen, 1981 — host unspecified beetle; Congo Kinshasa
 * Bingervillia P. Elsen, 1981
 * Bingervillia hirsuta P. Elsen, 1981
 * Burgeonium Elsen, 1975
 * Burgeonium latipecten Elsen, 1975
 * Burgeonium megabasis Elsen, 1981 — host Pentalobus simia (Coleoptera: Passalidae); Congo Kinshasa
 * Burgeonium prolongus Elsen, 1981 — host Coleoptera; Ivory Coast
 * Burgeonium retrolongus Elsen, 1981 — host Coleoptera; Ivory Coast
 * Brachysternum Trägårdh, 1950
 * Brachysternum acuminatum Trägårdh, 1950
 * Brachysternopsis P. E. Hunter, 1993
 * Brachysternopsis flechtmanni P. E. Hunter, 1993
 * Ceratocelaenopsis Trägårdh, 1950
 * Ceratocelaenopsis womersleyi Trägårdh, 1950
 * Cingulacarus Elsen, 1975
 * Cingulacarus gangeticus Elsen, 1975
 * Crassoseta P. E. Hunter, 1993
 * Crassoseta cornutum (Hyatt, 1964)
 * Crassoseta fonsecai Hunter, 1993 — host Passalus coniferus (Coleoptera: Passalidae); Brazil
 * Crassoseta roseae Hunter, 1993 — host Passalus convexus; Brazil
 * Crassoseta starri P. E. Hunter, 1993
 * Crenamargo Hicks, 1958
 * Crenamargo binuseta Hicks, 1958
 * Cryptometasternum Trägårdh, 1950
 * Cryptometasternum aequalis Karg, 1997 — host Passalidae (Coleoptera); Irian Jaya
 * Cryptometasternum derricki Womersley, 1958
 * Cryptometasternum eboris Elsen, 1981 — host Coleoptera; Ivory Coast
 * Cryptometasternum natalense Trägårdh, 1950
 * Cryptometasternum queenslandense Womersley, 1958
 * Diplogyniella Trägårdh, 1950
 * Diplogyniella gayi Womersley, 1958
 * Diplogyniella levinseni Trägårdh, 1950
 * Diplogyniopsis Trägårdh, 1950
 * Diplogyniopsis multidentata Trägårdh, 1950
 * Diplogynium G. Canestrini, 1888
 * Diplogynium acuminatum G. Canestrini, 1888
 * Diplogynium oryctae Vishnupriya & Mohanasundaram, 1988 — host Oryctes rhinoceros (Coleoptera: Dynastinae); India
 * Discretoseta P. Elsen, 1981
 * Discretoseta cochlearia P. Elsen, 1981
 * Eboriella P. Elsen, 1981
 * Eboriella globuloseta P. Elsen, 1981
 * Forkosclerite A. Kumar-Datta, 1985
 * Forkosclerite assamensis A. Kumar-Datta, 1985
 * Heveacarus Elsen, 1974
 * Heveacarus splendidus Elsen, 1974
 * Heterodiplogynium Trägårdh, 1950
 * Heterodiplogynium vestitum Trägårdh, 1950
 * Hirsutocapillus P. Elsen, 1981
 * Hirsutocapillus lukombensis P. Elsen, 1981
 * Lobogyniella Krantz, 1958
 * Lobogyniella Trägårdhi Krantz, 1958
 * Lobogynium Trägårdh, 1950
 * Lobogynium rotumdtum Trägårdh, 1950
 * Brachylobogynium Bhattacharyya, 1969
 * Brachylobogynium setosum Bhattacharyya, 1969
 * Lobogynoides Trägårdh, 1950
 * Lobogynoides andreinii (Berlese, 1909)
 * Lobogynoides obtusum Trägårdh, 1950
 * Megachaetochela Trägårdh, 1950
 * Megachaetochela warreni Trägårdh, 1950
 * Microdiplogynium Trägårdh, 1950
 * Microdiplogynium reticulatum Trägårdh, 1950
 * Monodiplogynium Womersley, 1958
 * Monodiplogynium carabi Womersley, 1958
 * Neolobogynium Hicks, 1957
 * Neolobogynium lateriseta Hicks, 1957
 * Neodiplogynium Trägårdh, 1950
 * Neodiplogynium schubarti Trägårdh, 1950
 * Neodiplogynium eusetosum Karg, 1997 — New Caledonia
 * Neodiplogynium vallei Fox, 1959 — host is Rattus norvegicus (Brown rat); Puerto Rico
 * Ophiocelaeno Johnston & Fain, 1964
 * Ophiocelaeno sellnicki Johnston & Fain, 1964
 * Ophiocelaeno sudhiri Kumar-Datta, 1985 — India
 * Paradiplogynium Womersley, 1958
 * Paradiplogynium nahmani Seeman, 2007 &mdash; host is Titanolabis colossea
 * Paradiplogynium panesthia Womersley, 1958
 * Passalacarus Pearse & Wharton, 1936
 * Passalacarus brooksi Womersley, 1958
 * Pseudodiplogyniopsis P. Elsen, 1981
 * Pseudodiplogyniopsis garba P. Elsen, 1981
 * Pseudofusio P. Elsen, 1981
 * Pseudofusio hulstaerti P. Elsen, 1981
 * Pseudofusio membranus Elsen, 1981 — host unspecified beetle; Ivory Coast
 * Pseudofusio microcorniculus Elsen, 1981 — host unspecified beetle; Ivory Coast
 * Pyramidogynium Elsen, 1974
 * Pyramidogynium etataensis Elsen, 1974
 * Quadristernoseta Elsen, 1975
 * Quadristernoseta schoutedeni Elsen, 1975
 * Quadristernoseta intermedia Elsen, 1981 — host Pentalobus barbatus (Coleoptera); Congo Kinshasa
 * Quadristernoseta longigynium Elsen, 1981 — host Tenebrionidae (Coleoptera); Congo Kinshasa
 * Schizodiplogynium Trägårdh, 1950
 * Schizodiplogynium capillatum Trägårdh, 1950
 * Spatulosternum Elsen, 1974
 * Spatulosternum microspinosus Elsen, 1974
 * Trichodiplogynium Trägårdh, 1950
 * Trichodiplogynium hirsutum Trägårdh, 1950
 * Trichodiplogynium mesoamericanum Wisniewski & Hirschmann, 1993 — host Veturius platyrhinus (Coleoptera: Passalidae); Central America
 * Tridiplogynium Trägårdh, 1950
 * Tridiplogynium inexpectatum Trägårdh, 1950
 * Weiseronyssus Samsinak, 1962
 * Weiseronyssus mirus Samsinak, 1962