Mecognathidae

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Protostomia
Cladus: Ecdysozoa
Cladus: Panarthropoda
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Classis: Arachnida
Subclassis: Acari
Superordo: Acariformes
Ordo: Trombidiformes
Subordo: Prostigmata
Cohort: Eleutherengona
Sectio: Raphignathae
Superfamilia: Raphignathoidea

Familia: Mecognathidae
Genera: Mecognatha – Paraeupalopsellus
Name

Mecognathidae Gerson & Walter, 1998
References

Fan, Q.-H.; Zhang, Z.-Q. 2005: Raphignathoidea (Acari: Prostigmata). Fauna of New Zealand, (52)
Gerson, U.; Walter, D.E. 1998: Transfer of Mecognatha Wood from Stigmaeidae to Mecognathidae, fam. nov., a new synonymy, and a key to families of Raphignathoidea (Acari: Prostigmata). Systematic & applied acarology, 3: 145–147.

Links

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Fan, Q.-H. (coordinator): Mecognathidae Species Listing in Joel Hallan's Biology Catalog
Australian Faunal Directory