A checklist and key to species of Eupodoidea (Acari: Prostigmata) from Australia and New Zealand and their subantarctic islands

The Eupodoidea are reportedly represented in Australia and New Zealand (including their subantarctic islands) by 5 families, 14 genera, and 67 species (37 not identified to named species), as follows. Eriorhynchidae: Eriorhynchus ‐ 5 species; Eupodidae: Claveupodes ‐ 1, Cocceupodes ‐ 3, Eupodes ‐ 16, Linopodes ‐ 2; Penthaleidae: Chromotydaeus ‐ 1, Halotydeus ‐ 6, Linopenthalo ides ‐ 1, and Penthaleus ‐ 6; Penthalodidae: Penthalodes (generic determination need to be confirmed) ‐ 1, Stereotydeus ‐11; Rhagidiidae: Coccorhagidia ‐ 3, Poecilophysis ‐ 1, and Rhagidia ‐10. A checklist of all the reported species and a key to the 30 named species are provided.

Keywords:

• Eupodoidea
• Prostigmata
• Acari
• mites
• Australia
• New Zealand
• subantarctic islands
• key

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