Cercomegistoidea Trägårdh, 1938

Karg, W. & Schorlemmer, A., 2011, New Insights Into The Systematics Of Parasitiformes (Acarina) With New Species From South America, Acarologia 51 (1), pp. 3-29 : 5

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.1051/acarologia/20111995
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treatment provided by	Marcus
scientific name	Cercomegistoidea Trägårdh, 1938
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Cercomegistoidea Trägårdh, 1938 View in CoL View at ENA

Diagnosis — Adults with two or more dorsal shields, palpgenu with six setae, latigynial plates elongated, first sternal setae free or on separate jugular plates, endopodal plates II, III and IV fused and with one or two setae, tectum with a serrated edge.

We distinguish two families:

• Cercomegistidae Trägårdh, 1938

• Pyrosejidae Lindquist et Moraza, 1993 View in CoL .

One new species belongs to the Pyrosejidae View in CoL , genus Pyrosejus .