Selenoribatidae

Arotrobates granulatus, from here.

Belongs within: Circumdehiscentiae.

The Selenoribatidae are a group of oribatid mites found in intertidal habitats in tropical and northern temperate regions.

Characters (from Norton & Behan-Pelletier 2009): Length 370–420 µm. Gnathosoma normal; chelicerae with dentate chelae, with two setae. Prodorsum without true lamellae; bothridial setae reduced. Octotaxic system absent. Epimeral setal formula 1-0-1-1. Genital plates with three pairs of setae. Tarsus II with one solenidion.

<==Selenoribatidae
    |--Thalassozetes Schuster 1963 S04
    |    `--*T. riparius Schuster 1963 S04
    |--Psednobates Luxton 1992 S04
    |    `--*P. uncunguis Luxton 1992 S04
    |--Arotrobates Luxton 1992 S04
    |    |--*A. lanceolatus Luxton 1992 S04
    |    `--A. granulatus Luxton 1992 S04
    |--Selenoribates Strenzke 1961 S04
    |    |--*S. foveiventris Strenzke 1961 S04
    |    |--S. ghardaqensis Abdel-Hamid 1973 S04
    |    `--S. mediterraneus Grandjean 1966 S04
    `--Schusteria Grandjean 1968 S04
         |--*S. littorea Grandjean 1968 S04
         |--S. melanomerus Marshall & Pugh 2000 S04
         `--S. ugraseni Marshall & Pugh 2000 S04

*Type species of generic name indicated

REFERENCES

Norton, R. A., & V. M. Behan-Pelletier. 2009. Suborder Oribatida. In: Krantz, G. W., & D. E. Walter (eds) A Manual of Acarology 3rd ed. pp. 430–564. Texas Tech University Press.

[S04] Subías, L. S. 2004. Listado sistemático, sinonímico y biogeográfico de los ácaros oribátidos (Acariformes, Oribatida) del mundo (1758–2002). Graellsia 60 (número extraordinario): 3–305.