Spinnentiere, die man konventionell als Milben und Zecken anspricht, können in zwei gut
definierte,'clades' untergliedert werden, nämlich Anactinotrichida und Actinotrichida. Für …

A model based upon mechanics is used in a re-analysis of historical acarine morphological
work augmented by an extra seven zoophagous mesostigmatid species. This review shows …

Mites and ticks comprise the most diverse group of arachnids with worldwide distribution,
living in land, freshwater and marine habitats, having a great variety of food preferences and …

Carolus Linnaeus' contribution to the study of the smaller arachnid orders was modest with
the description of four taxa: the pseudoscorpions Acarus cancroides and A. scorpioides, the …

We inferred phylogeny among the three major lineages of the Acari (mites) from the small
subunit rRNA gene. Our phylogeny indicates that the Opilioacariformes is the sister-group to …

Four new species and one new subspecies of Opilioacaridae are described from Mexico,
Cuba, and Panama. The classification of Opilioacaridae is updated with recognition of the …

A catalog of the described Opilioacaridae species and their type depository institutions is
presented. Opilioacaridae comprises 53 valid taxa (with 2 subspecies and 3 fossil species) …

Neocarus coronatus n. sp., is described from caves and the surrounding epigean habitats
from a karst area of São Desidério county, Bahia state, Brazil. A dissection procedure is …

In order to study homology among the major lineages of the mite (super) order
Parasitiformes, developmental patterns in Opilioacarida are documented, emphasizing …

The first fossil opilioacariform mite (Acari: Opilioacariformes), Paracarus pristinus sp. n., is
described from Baltic amber (Tertiary: Eocene). This well-preserved inclusion has six eyes …