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Nematalycidae
Nematalycus Strenzke, 1954: 638-647
Type species: Nematalycus nematoides Strenzke, 1954 – France, North Africa in interstitial sand; Nematalycus spp. Western Australia
Cunliffea Schubart 1973
Type species: Nematalycus strenzkei Schubart – Oklahoma in pasture soil
Gordialycus Coineau, Fize & Deboutteville 1967
Type species: Gordialycus tuzetae Coineau, Fize & Deboutteville 1967 – Mauritius, Nambia, South Africa, Venezuela, Cuba, France, Turkmenistan, New Caledonia, Western Australia
Psammolychus Schubart 1973
Type species: Psammolychus delamarei Schubart 1973- Brazil in deep sand
DIAGNOSIS. Elongate to worm-like endeostigmatans without prodorsal trichobothria and usually with only a single, unpaired internal vertical seta.
References
Cunliffe F. 1956. A new species of Nematalycus Strenzke with notes on the family (Acarina, Nematalycidae). Proc. Ent. Soc. Wash. 58: 353-355.
Kethley JB. 1982. Nematalycoidea. p. 122, In: Parker SP (ed.) Synopsis and classification of living organisms. McGraw-Hill, NY.
Kethley JB. 1990. Acarina: Prostigmata (Actinedida). pp. 667-756, In: DL Dindal (ed), Soil Biology Guide. John Wiley & Sons, Brisbane.