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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
Bregetova, 1977
*
Proarctacarus
oregonensis
Bregetova, 1977