Promegistus

Promegistus is a genus of parasitiform mite in the order Mesostigmata, suborder Trigynaspida. It is the only member of the family Promegistidae[1] (bein

Promegistus
Promegistus
Photo of Promegistus armstrongi
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Mesostigmata
Family: Promegistidae
Kethley, 1977
Genus: Promegistus
Womersley, 1958
Type species
Promegistus armstrongi
Womersley, 1958
Other species
  • Promegistus sachai Seeman & Baker, 2025

Promegistus is a genus of parasitiform mite in the order Mesostigmata, suborder Trigynaspida. It is the only member of the family Promegistidae[1] (being placed in its original description in the family Paramegistidae). It is endemic to Australia. It contains two species, Promegistus armstrongi and Promegistus sachai.[2] Adults are believed to be parasitic on large carabid beetles, while young juveniles like other trigynaspids are thought to be free living.[3]

References

  1. ^ Joel Hallan (ed.). "Promegistidae Species Listing". Biology Catalog. Texas A&M University. Retrieved September 10, 2010.
  2. ^ Seeman, Owen D.; Baker, Michelle R. (2025-08-18). "A new species of Promegistus (Mesostigmata: Parantennuloidea: Promegistidae) from Queensland's wet tropics". International Journal of Acarology. 51 (6): 413–424. doi:10.1080/01647954.2025.2544588. ISSN 0164-7954.
  3. ^ Queensland Museum; Seeman, Owen (2012). "Larva and deutonymph of Promegistus armstrongi Womersley (Acari: Mesostigmata: Trigynaspida: Promegistidae)". Memoirs of the Queensland Museum – Nature. 56 (1): 255–269. doi:10.17082/j.2204-1478.56.1.2012-14.


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