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Cave Biology Data Portal
Subterranean biodiversity of North America and around the globe
AnimaliaArthropodaChelicerataArachnida

Order Mesostigmata
Canestrini, 1891 · Mesostig Mites

Species in this portal
16
Ecological class
6 troglophiles, 5 trogloxenes and 5 troglobionts
Realm
Terrestrial
Continent
North America
Country
United States
States and provinces
7 states and provinces
Counties
12
Karst regions
Interior Low Plateau
Conservation
4 of 5 ranked G1 or G2

Families

  • Discourellidae 1 in portal
  • Laelapidae 3 in portal
  • Macrochelidae 4 in portal
  • Macronyssidae 1 in portal
  • Parasitidae 3 in portal
  • Sejidae
  • Trachytidae 1 in portal
  • Veigaiidae 3 in portal

Species in this portal

Species Common name Class Status States Karst regions
Chiroptonyssus robustipes (Ewing, 1925) Trogloxene NM, TX
Discourella dubiosa (Schweizer, 1961) Trogloxene IL
Gaeolaelaps queenslandicus (Womersley) Troglophile IL
Hypoaspis angusta Karg, 1962 Troglophile IL
Laelaps cavernicola Packard, 1888 Troglobiont KY Interior Low Plateau
Macrocheles penicilliger (Berlese, 1904) Troglophile TN
Macrocheles robustulus (Berlese, 1904) Mite Troglophile TN
Macrocheles stygius (Packard, 1888) Troglobiont G1G2 KY Interior Low Plateau
Macrocheles troglodytes (Packard, 1888) Troglobiont G1G2 KY Interior Low Plateau
Parasitus fimetorum (Berlese, 1904) Trogloxene TN
Parasitus remberti (Oudemans, 1912) Troglophile IA
Poecilochirus carabi Canestrini & Canestrini, 1882 Trogloxene TN
Uroseius infirmus (Berlese, 1887) Trogloxene TN
Veigaia bakeri Farrier, 1957 Baker's Cave Mite Troglobiont G1 IN, NM Interior Low Plateau
Veigaia kochi (Trägårdh, 1901) Troglophile GNR
Veigaia wyandottensis (Packard, 1888) Wyandotte Cave Mite Troglobiont G1 IN Interior Low Plateau

Other resources

Catalogue of Life
MS
GBIF
1109
ITIS
82760
iNaturalist
52790
NCBI Taxonomy
34634

Cave Biology Data Portal

Species accounts, distributions, and conservation status for the subterranean fauna of North America and around the globe, with resources for the cave and karst research community.

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