Opilioacarus
Sign in to saveOpilioacarus is a genus of opilioacarid mites native to the Mediterranean region. The following species are recognised: Opilioacarus baeticus Moraza et al. 2022, Iberian Peninsula Opilioacarus brignolii Araújo & di Palma, 2018, Southern Italy, Sardinia Opilioacarus italicus (With, 1904) Sicily Opilioacarus segmentatus With, 1902 Greece, Algeria, Uzbekistan? (possibly in need of splitting) Opilioacarus aenigmus Dunlop et al. 2004 Baltic amber, Eocene ?Opilioacarus groehni Dunlop & Bernardi, 2014 Burmese amber, Myanmar, Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian) (tentatively placed in this genus) The followin
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- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumArthropoda
- ClassArachnida
- OrderOpilioacarida
- FamilyOpilioacaridae
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Opilioacarus is a genus of opilioacarid mites native to the Mediterranean region. The following species are recognised: Opilioacarus baeticus Moraza et al. 2022, Iberian Peninsula Opilioacarus brignolii Araújo & di Palma, 2018, Southern Italy, Sardinia Opilioacarus italicus (With, 1904) Sicily Opilioacarus segmentatus With, 1902 Greece, Algeria, Uzbekistan? (possibly in need of splitting) Opilioacarus aenigmus Dunlop et al. 2004 Baltic amber, Eocene ?Opilioacarus groehni Dunlop & Bernardi, 2014 Burmese amber, Myanmar, Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian) (tentatively placed in this genus) The following species have been transferred elsewhere: Opilioacarus bajacalifornicus Vázquez & Klompen, 2002 Opilioacarus nicaraguensis Vázquez & Klompen, 2002 Opilioacarus nohbecanus Vázquez & Klompen, 2002 Opilioacarus ojastii (Lehtinen, 1980) Opilioacarus orghidani Juvara-Bals & Baltac, 1977 Opilioacarus platensis Silvestri, 1905 Opilioacarus siankaanensis Vázquez & Klompen, 2002 Opilioacarus texanus (Chamberlin & Mulaik, 1942) Opilioacarus vanderhammeni Juvara-Bals & Baltac, 1977
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