Diplogyniidae

Diplogyniidae is a family of parasitic mites belonging to the order Mesostigmata. Many are parasites on beetles but some live on larger animals (e.g., rats).

==Taxonomy== This is a list of the described species. The data is taken from Joel Hallan's Biology Catalog. Bilongicauda Elsen, 1975 Bilongicauda brevis Elsen, 1981 — host unspecified beetle; Ivory Coast Bilongicauda gigantica Elsen, 1981 — host unspecified beetle; Congo: Kinshasa Bilongicauda microseta Elsen, 1981 — host Didimus aloysi sabandiae (Coleoptera: Passalidae); Congo Kinshasa Bilongicauda modesta Elsen, 1981 — host Pentalobus barbatus (Coleoptera: Passalidae); Congo Kinshasa Bilongicauda triseta Elsen, 1981 — host unspecified beetle; Congo Kinshasa Bingervillia P. Elsen, 1981 Bingervillia hirsuta P. Elsen, 1981 Burgeonium Elsen, 1975 Burgeonium latipecten Elsen, 1975 Burgeonium megabasis Elsen, 1981 — host Pentalobus simia (Coleoptera: Passalidae); Congo Kinshasa Burgeonium prolongus Elsen, 1981 — host Coleoptera; Ivory Coast Burgeonium retrolongus Elsen, 1981 — host Coleoptera; Ivory Coast Brachysternum Trägårdh, 1950 Brachysternum acuminatum Trägårdh, 1950 Brachysternopsis P. E. Hunter, 1993 Brachysternopsis flechtmanni P. E. Hunter, 1993 Ceratocelaenopsis Trägårdh, 1950 Ceratocelaenopsis womersleyi Trägårdh, 1950 Cingulacarus Elsen, 1975 Cingulacarus gangeticus Elsen, 1975 Crassoseta P. E. Hunter, 1993 Crassoseta cornutum (Hyatt, 1964) Crassoseta fonsecai Hunter, 1993 — host Passalus coniferus (Coleoptera: Passalidae); Brazil Crassoseta roseae Hunter, 1993 — host Passalus convexus; Brazil Crassoseta starri P. E. Hunter, 1993 Crenamargo Hicks, 1958 Crenamargo binuseta Hicks, 1958 Cryptometasternum Trägårdh, 1950 Cryptometasternum aequalis Karg, 1997 — host Passalidae (Coleoptera); Irian Jaya Cryptometasternum derricki Womersley, 1958 Cryptometasternum eboris Elsen, 1981 — host Coleoptera; Ivory Coast Cryptometasternum natalense Trägårdh, 1950 Cryptometasternum queenslandense Womersley, 1958 Diplogyniella Trägårdh, 1950 Diplogyniella gayi Womersley, 1958 Diplogyniella levinseni Trägårdh, 1950 Diplogyniopsis Trägårdh, 1950 Diplogyniopsis fluctuosum Sun, Seeman, Jin & Yi, 2024 Diplogyniopsis multidentata Trägårdh, 1950 Diplogynium G. Canestrini, 1888 Diplogynium acuminatum G. Canestrini, 1888 Diplogynium oryctae Vishnupriya & Mohanasundaram, 1988 — host Oryctes rhinoceros (Coleoptera: Dynastinae); India Discretoseta P. Elsen, 1981 Discretoseta cochlearia P. Elsen, 1981 Eboriella P. Elsen, 1981 Eboriella globuloseta P. Elsen, 1981 Forkosclerite A. Kumar-Datta, 1985 Forkosclerite assamensis A. Kumar-Datta, 1985 Heveacarus Elsen, 1974 Heveacarus splendidus Elsen, 1974 Heterodiplogynium Trägårdh, 1950 Heterodiplogynium vestitum Trägårdh, 1950 Hirsutocapillus P. Elsen, 1981 Hirsutocapillus lukombensis P. Elsen, 1981 Lobogyniella Krantz, 1958 Lobogyniella Trägårdhi Krantz, 1958 Lobogynium Trägårdh, 1950 Lobogynium rotumdtum Trägårdh, 1950 Brachylobogynium Bhattacharyya, 1969 Brachylobogynium setosum Bhattacharyya, 1969 Lobogynoides Trägårdh, 1950 Lobogynoides andreinii (Berlese, 1909) Lobogynoides obtusum Trägårdh, 1950 Megachaetochela Trägårdh, 1950 Megachaetochela warreni Trägårdh, 1950 Microdiplogynium Trägårdh, 1950 Microdiplogynium reticulatum Trägårdh, 1950 Monodiplogynium Womersley, 1958 Monodiplogynium carabi Womersley, 1958 Neolobogynium Hicks, 1957 Neolobogynium lateriseta Hicks, 1957 Neodiplogynium Trägårdh, 1950 Neodiplogynium schubarti Trägårdh, 1950 Neodiplogynium eusetosum Karg, 1997 — New Caledonia Neodiplogynium vallei Fox, 1959 — host is Rattus norvegicus (Brown rat); Puerto Rico Ophiocelaeno Johnston & Fain, 1964 Ophiocelaeno sellnicki Johnston & Fain, 1964 Ophiocelaeno sudhiri Kumar-Datta, 1985 — India Paradiplogynium Womersley, 1958 Paradiplogynium nahmani Seeman, 2007 — host is Titanolabis colossea Paradiplogynium panesthia Womersley, 1958 Passalacarus Pearse & Wharton, 1936 Passalacarus brooksi Womersley, 1958 Pseudodiplogyniopsis P. Elsen, 1981 Pseudodiplogyniopsis garba P. Elsen, 1981 Pseudofusio P. Elsen, 1981 Pseudofusio hulstaerti P. Elsen, 1981 Pseudofusio membranus Elsen, 1981 — host unspecified beetle; Ivory Coast Pseudofusio microcorniculus Elsen, 1981 — host unspecified beetle; Ivory Coast Pyramidogynium Elsen, 1974 Pyramidogynium etataensis Elsen, 1974 Quadristernoseta Elsen, 1975 Quadristernoseta schoutedeni Elsen, 1975 Quadristernoseta intermedia Elsen, 1981 — host Pentalobus barbatus (Coleoptera); Congo Kinshasa Quadristernoseta longigynium Elsen, 1981 — host Tenebrionidae (Coleoptera); Congo Kinshasa Schizodiplogynium Trägårdh, 1950 Schizodiplogynium capillatum Trägårdh, 1950 Spatulosternum Elsen, 1974 Spatulosternum microspinosus Elsen, 1974 Trichodiplogynium Trägårdh, 1950 Trichodiplogynium hirsutum Trägårdh, 1950 Trichodiplogynium mesoamericanum Wisniewski & Hirschmann, 1993 — host Veturius platyrhinus (Coleoptera: Passalidae); Central America Tridiplogynium Trägårdh, 1950 Tridiplogynium inexpectatum Trägårdh, 1950 Weiseronyssus Samsinak, 1962 Weiseronyssus mirus Samsinak, 1962