SYNOPSIS OF THE DESCRIBED MESOSTIGMATA OF THE WORLD
3/7/2005 
                                                         Recent        Fossil      Status
                                                      Gen.  Spec.    Gen.   Spec.
 
ORDER            Mesostigmata                         887    8280      2       5 
SUBORDER           MesostigmataIncertae                 1       1      0       0 
SUPERFAMILY               MesostigmatidaIncertae        1       1      0       0 
FAMILY                      MesostigmatinaIncertae      1       1      0       0 
SUBORDER           Heatherellina                        1       2      0       0 
FAMILY                      Heatherellidae              1       2      0       0 * Complete
SUBORDER           Sejina                              10      59      0       0 
SUPERFAMILY               Sejoidea                     10      59      0       0 * 
FAMILY                      Sejidae                    10      59      0       0 * 
SUBORDER           Arctacarina                          2       6      0       0 * 
SUPERFAMILY               Arctacaroidea                 2       6      0       0 * 
FAMILY                      Arctacaridae                2       6      0       0 * Complete
SUBORDER           Microgyniina                         3       6      0       0 * 
SUPERFAMILY               Microgynioidea                3       6      0       0 * 
FAMILY                      Nothogynidae                1       2      0       0 * Complete
FAMILY                      Microgyniidae               2       4      0       0 * Complete
SUBORDER           Epicriina                           43     233      1       1 
SUPERFAMILY               Epicrioidea                  54     252      1       1 
FAMILY                      Epicriidae                  4      17      0       0 * 
FAMILY                      Dwigubskyiidae              1       1      0       0 Complete
FAMILY                      Coprozerconidae             1       1      0       0 Complete
FAMILY                      Zerconidae                 37     214      1       1 * 
SUBORDER           Uropodina                           92    2167      0       0 * 
SUPERFAMILY               Uropodoidea                  92    2167      0       0 * Complete
FAMILY                      Protodinychidae             1       3      0       0 * Complete
FAMILY                      Thinozerconidae             1       1      0       0 * Complete
FAMILY                      Polyaspididae               4      19      0       0 * Complete
FAMILY                      Trachytidae                 3      95      0       0 * Complete
FAMILY                      Dithinozerconidae           1       1      0       0 * Complete
FAMILY                      Nenteriidae                 8     131      0       0 * Complete
FAMILY                      Trematuridae                5     406      0       0 * Complete
FAMILY                      Macrodinychidae             1      21      0       0 * Complete
FAMILY                      Trigonuropodidae            1      80      0       0 * Complete
FAMILY                      Urodinychidae               3     254      0       0 * Complete
FAMILY                      Dinychidae                 12      71      0       0 * Complete
FAMILY                      Uroactinidae                1      57      0       0 * Complete
FAMILY                      Circocyllibamidae           1       3      0       0 * Complete
FAMILY                      Deraiophoridae              1      67      0       0 * Complete
FAMILY                      Discourellidae              1      72      0       0 * Complete
FAMILY                      Uropodidae                 35     577      0       0 * Complete
FAMILY                      Metagynuridae               1      15      0       0 * Complete
FAMILY                      Oplitidae                   5     184      0       0 * Complete
FAMILY                      Trachyuropodidae            7     110      0       0 * Complete
SUBORDER           Diarthrophallina                    22      63      0       0 
SUPERFAMILY               Diarthrophalloidea           22      63      0       0 
FAMILY                      Diarthrophallidae          22      63      0       0 
SUBORDER           Cercomegistina                      11      12      0       0 * 
SUPERFAMILY               Cercomegistoidea             11      12      0       0 * 
FAMILY                      Cercomegistidae             6       6      0       0 * 
FAMILY                      Saltiseiidae                1       1      0       0 * Complete
FAMILY                      Asternoseiidae              1       1      0       0 * 
FAMILY                      Davacaridae                 1       1      0       0 * 
FAMILY                      Seiodidae                   1       2      0       0 * 
FAMILY                      Pyrosejidae                 1       1      0       0 * 
SUBORDER           Antennophorina                     101     210      0       0 
SUPERFAMILY               Aenicteguoidea                5       7      0       0 * 
FAMILY                      Aenicteguidae               1       0      0       0 * 
FAMILY                      Messoracaridae              2       3      0       0 * 
FAMILY                      Physalozerconidae           1       1      0       0 * 
FAMILY                      Ptochacaridae               1       3      0       0 * 
SUPERFAMILY               Antennophoroidea              5       9      0       0 * 
FAMILY                      Antennophoridae             5       9      0       0 * 
SUPERFAMILY               Celaenopsoidea               73     120      0       0 * 
FAMILY                      Neotenogyniidae             2       2      0       0 * 
FAMILY                      Celaenopsidae               7      14      0       0 * 
FAMILY                      Costacaridae                1       1      0       0 * 
FAMILY                      Schizogyniidae              6       6      0       0 * 
FAMILY                      Megacelaenopsidae           2       2      0       0 * 
FAMILY                      Triplogyniidae              2      10      0       0 * 
FAMILY                      Meinertulidae               1       1      0       0 * 
FAMILY                      Diplogyniidae              40      64      0       0 * 
FAMILY                      Euzerconidae               12      20      0       0 * 
SUPERFAMILY               Fedrizzioidea                12      62      0       0 * 
FAMILY                      Fedrizziidae                3      21      0       0 * 
FAMILY                      Klinckowstroemiidae         4      20      0       0 * 
FAMILY                      Promegistidae               1       1      0       0 * 
FAMILY                      Paramegistidae              4      20      0       0 * 
SUPERFAMILY               Megisthanoidea                2       7      0       0 * 
FAMILY                      Hoplomegistidae             1       2      0       0 * 
FAMILY                      Megisthanidae               1       5      0       0 * 
SUPERFAMILY               Parantennuloidea              4       5      0       0 * 
FAMILY                      Parantennulidae             3       4      0       0 * 
FAMILY                      Philodanidae                1       1      0       0 * 
SUBORDER           Parasitina                          32     363      1       3 
SUPERFAMILY               Parasitoidea                 32     363      1       3 
FAMILY                      Parasitidae                32     363      1       3 * 
SUBORDER           Dermanyssina                       559    5141      0       1 
SUPERFAMILY               Rhodacaroidea                72     506      0       1 
FAMILY                      RhodacaroideaIncertae       0       0      0       0 
FAMILY                      Ologamasidae               36     236      0       0 
FAMILY                      Euryparasitidae             7      24      0       0 
FAMILY                      Rhodacaridae               18      63      0       0 
FAMILY                      Digamasellidae              5     170      0       1 * 
FAMILY                      Laelaptonyssidae            1       6      0       0 
FAMILY                      Panteniphididae             2       4      0       0 Complete
SUPERFAMILY               Veigaioidea                   4      59      0       0 
FAMILY                      Veigaiidae                  4      59      0       0 
SUPERFAMILY               Eviphidoidea                 72     505      0       0 
FAMILY                      Macrochelidae              26     248      0       0 * 
FAMILY                      Parholaspididae            12      91      0       0 
FAMILY                      Pachylaelapidae            18      86      0       0 
FAMILY                      Megalolaelapidae            1       2      0       0 
FAMILY                      Eviphididae                15      78      0       0 
SUPERFAMILY               Ascoidea                    138    2721      0       0 
FAMILY                      Ascidae                    39     558      0       0 * 
FAMILY                      Phytoseiidae               67    2000      0       0 * 
FAMILY                      Otopheidomenidae            9      18      0       0 * 
FAMILY                      Halolaelapidae              6      56      0       0 * 
FAMILY                      Ameroseiidae               10      64      0       0 
FAMILY                      Podocinidae                 7      25      0       0 
SUPERFAMILY               Dermanyssoidea              273    1359      0       0 
FAMILY                      Trichoaspididae             1       1      0       0 Complete
FAMILY                      Larvamimidae                1       4      0       0 Complete
FAMILY                      Leptolaelapidae            10      31      0       0 
FAMILY                      Varroidae                   1       5      0       0 
FAMILY                      Laelapidae                144     791      0       0 
FAMILY                      Haemogamasidae              7      62      0       0 
FAMILY                      Pneumophionyssidae          1       1      0       0 Complete
FAMILY                      Dermanyssidae               5      37      0       0 *
FAMILY                      Hirstionyssidae             5      44      0       0 
FAMILY                      Hystrichonyssidae           1       1      0       0 Complete
FAMILY                      Macronyssidae              26     127      0       0 * 
FAMILY                      Rhinonyssidae              30     160      0       0 
FAMILY                      Spinturnicidae             13      48      0       0 
FAMILY                      Spelaeorhynchidae           1       5      0       0 
FAMILY                      Halarachnidae               7      10      0       0 
FAMILY                      Raillietiidae               1       7      0       0 
FAMILY                      Entonyssidae                7       9      0       0 
FAMILY                      Ixodorhynchidae             8      12      0       0 
FAMILY                      Omentolaelapidae            1       1      0       0 Complete
FAMILY                      Dasyponyssidae              2       2      0       0 
FAMILY                      Manitherionyssidae          1       1      0       0 
SUBORDER           Heterozerconina                     10      17      0       0 * 
FAMILY                      Heterozerconidae            8      14      0       0 * 
FAMILY                      Discozerconidae             2       3      0       0 *