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Acarology 



Discussion: This family is of no known economic or medical impor- 

 tance. 



Reference: 



Tragardh, I. 1944. Zur Systematik der Uropodiden. Ent. Tidsk. 65: 

 173-186. 



Prodinychidae Berlese, 1916 



Figure 87 



Diagnosis: The tritosternum is 

 covered by coxae i. Grooves for 

 the legs are either absent or 

 poorly developed. The marginal 

 plate is continuous posteriorly 

 and fused with the dorsal plate 

 anteriorly. When the plates are 

 separated the marginal plate 

 clings to the ventral plate. 



Figure 81 Prodinychus formicarius 

 Vitzthum, 1925. Ventral view of male. 

 (After Vitzthum 1940) 



Genera: 



1. Pro^myc/7M5 Berlese, 1913 



Type, Dinychiis fimicolus Berlese, 1903 



2. Clausiadinychus Sellnick, 1930 



Type. Clausiadinychus cristatus Sellnick, 1930 



3. Dentidinychus Sellnick, 1926 



Type. Dentidinychus zikani Sellnick, 1926 



4. Dinychus Kramer, 1882 



Type. Dinychus perforatus Kramer, 1882 



5. Discotrachytes ^ev\esQ, \9\6 



Type. Discotrachytes splendidiformis Berlese, 1916 



6. Metadinychus Berlese, 1916 



Type. Metadinychus argasiformes Berlese, 1916 



