Ologamasidae

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Rhodacaroidea
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Amorphea Cladus: Obazoa Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Cladus: Filozoa Cladus: Choanozoa Regnum: Animalia Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Cladus: Protostomia Superphylum: Ecdysozoa Cladus: Panarthropoda Phylum: Arthropoda Subphylum: Chelicerata Classis: Arachnida Subclassis: Acari Superordo: Parasitiformes Ordo: Mesostigmata Subordo: Dermanyssina Superfamilia: Rhodacaroidea

Familia: Ologamasidae
Subfamiliae: Epiphidinae – Gamasellinae – Gamasiphinae – Ologamasinae

Overview of genera

Acugamasus – Acuphis – Allogamasellus – Antennolaelaps – Athiasella – Caliphis – Cymiphis – Cyrtolaelaps – Desectophis – Euepicrius – Euryparasitus – Evanssellus – Gamasellevans – Gamaselliphis – Gamasellopsis – Gamasellus – Gamasiphis – Gamasiphoides – Gamasitus – Geogamasus – Heterogamasus – Heydeniella – Hiniphis – Hydrogamasellus – Hydrogamasus – Laelaptiella – Laelogamasus – Litogamasus – Neogamasellevans – Notogamasellus – Ologamasus – Onchogamasus – Oriflammella – Pachymasiphis – Parasitiphis – Periseius – Pilellus – Podonotogamasellus – Psammonsella – Pyriphis – Queenslandolaelaps – Rhodacaroides – Rykellus – Sessiluncus – Solugamasus – Stylochirus

Name

Ologamasidae Ryke, 1962: 156 [As subfamily Ologamasinae]

Type genus:: Ologamasus Berlese, 1888

References

Primary references

Ryke, P.A.J. 1962. The subfamily Rhodacarinae with notes on a new subfamily Ologamasinae (Acarina : Rhodacaridae). Entomologische Berichten 22: 155–162. BHL Reference page. [p. 156]

Additional references

Barros, Á.R. de A., de Moraes, G.J., Castilho, R.C. & Halliday, B. 2026. Databases of information on the mite families Ologamasidae and Rhodacaridae (Mesostigmata: Rhodacaroidea): unlocking taxonomy, geographical distribution, and habitats. Zootaxa 5768(4): 576–582. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5768.4.7 Reference page.
Castilho, R.C., Silva, E.S., de Moraes, G.J. & Halliday, R.B. 2016. Catalogue of the family Ologamasidae Ryke (Acari: Mesostigmata). Zootaxa 4197(1): 1–147. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4197.1.1. Reference page.
Halliday, R.B. 2008: Oriflammella n. gen. (Acari: Ologamasidae), a remarkable new genus of mites from eastern Australia. International journal of acarology 34 (1): 43–53. DOI: 10.1080/01647950808683705
Karg, W.; Schorlemmer, A. 2011: The predatory mite family Ologamasidae Ryke, 1962 and its position within the higher groups of Parasitiformes (Acarina) with new species from South America. Zoosystematics and evolution, 87 (2): 205–219. DOI: 110.1002/zoos.201100003
Lee, D.C. 1977: Nomenclatural status of Cyrtolaelapidae, Ologamasinae and Gamasellinae (Acari: Mesostigmata). Journal of the Australian Entomological Society, 16 (3): 297–299. DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-6055.1977.tb00108.x
Mu, G-M., Hou, Z-P & Jin, D-C. & Yi, T-C. 2025. A new species of Rhodacaroides (Mesostigmata: Ologamasidae) from Yintiaoling Nature Reserve, with a key to Rhodacaroides. Zootaxa 5652(1): 162–168. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5652.1.17 Reference page.
Sirvid, P.J. et al. 2010: [Chapter] SIX Phylum ARTHROPODA CHELICERATA horseshoe crabs, arachnids, sea spiders. Pp. 50-89 in Gordon, D.P. (ed.): New Zealand inventory of biodiversity. Volume 2. Kingdom Animalia. Chaetognatha, Ecdysozoa, ichnofossils. Canterbury University Press, Christchurch, New Zealand. ISBN 978-1-87725793-3

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