TY  - JOUR
JF  - Acarologia
T1  - The water mite family Acherontacaridae Cook, 1967 nov. stat. and diagnosis of the superfamily Hydrovolzioidea Thor. 1905 (Acariformes, Hydrachnidia)
VL  - 41
IS  - 4
SP  - 451
EP  - 473
PY  - 2000
SN  - 0044-586X
SN  - 2107-7207
PB  - Les Amis d'Acarologia
AU  - Tuzovsu, P.
AU  - Beneatti, D.
AU  - Gerecke, R.
UR  - https://www1.montpellier.inrae.fr/CBGP/acarologia/article.php?id=1845
DA  - 2001-09-25
KW  - Acariformes
KW  - Acherontacarus
KW  - Acherontacaridae
KW  - Hydrovolzia
KW  - Hydrovolzioidea
KW  - life cycle
KW  - insect hosts
KW  - Coleoptera
KW  - Diptera
KW  - Hemiptera
KW  - morphology
KW  - systematics
AB  - The morphology of adults, deutonymphs and larvae of water mites of the superfamily Hydrovolzioidea is studied, taking as exemple the species Hydrovolzia cancellata Walter, 1906 and Acherontacarus rutilans E. Angelier, 1951. All active stages, especially larvae, show strong differences from each other in many important character states. As a consequence, a new diagnosis of the superfamily Hydrovolzioidea is given, and the former subfamily Acherontacarinae elevated to family level. A diagnosis for all active instars of the families Hydrovolzioidae and Acherontacaridae nov. stat. is proposed. New data on larval behaviour, host range, coevolution and zoogeography are provided.
ER -