Megisthanidae is a family of mites in the order Mesostigmata. It contains 26 currently recognised species, including the largest known Mesostigmata.[1] There is at least one genus, Megisthanus, in Megisthanidae.[2][3]
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| Megisthanus | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Mesostigmata |
| Superfamily: | Megisthanoidea |
| Family: | Megisthanidae Berlese, 1914 |
References edit
- ^ Seeman, O. 2017: Megisthanus leviathanicus sp. nov. (Parasitiformes: Megisthanidae), the largest known Mesostigmata, a symbiont of the beetle Mastachilus australasicus (Coleoptera: Passalidae). International journal of acarology, doi:10.1080/01647954.2017.1293733
- ^ "Megisthanidae". GBIF. Retrieved 2018-05-13.
- ^ "Megisthanidae Family Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-05-13.
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