Mideopsinae

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The Mideopsidae is a family of water mites in the superfamily Arrenuroidea. In Australia there are five genera in four subfamilies.

There is only one genus in the subfamily Mideopsinae in Australia: Penemideopsis (3 spp., Vic, WA, and new records from Qld (HCP)).

Penemideopsis species are easily differentiated from other mideopsids by this combination of characters: only three pairs of genital acetabula; no serrate projection from the second palp segment.

Penemideopsis species occur in interstitial regions of streams and rivers.

References

Cook, D.R. 1986. Water mites from Australia. Mem. Amer. Ent. Inst. 40: 1-568.

Harvey, M.S. 1996. Two new species of the water mite genus Penemideopsis from Western Australia (Acarina: Mideopsidae). Rec. West. Aust. Mus. 17: 443-446.

Harvey, M.S. 1998. The Australian Water Mites: a Guide to Families and Genera. CSIRO Publishing, Collingwood, Vic.