Opilioacarus
| Opilioacarus Temporal range: | |
|---|---|
| Photo of Opilioacarus baeticus | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Opilioacarida |
| Family: | Opilioacaridae |
| Genus: | Opilioacarus With, 1902 |
| Type species | |
| Opilioacarus segmentatus With, 1902 | |
Opilioacarus is a genus of opilioacarid mites native to the Mediterranean region. The following species are recognised:
- Opilioacarus baeticus Moraza et al. 2022, Iberian Peninsula
- Opilioacarus brignolii Araújo & di Palma, 2018, Southern Italy, Sardinia
- Opilioacarus italicus (With, 1904) Sicily
- Opilioacarus segmentatus With, 1902 Greece, Algeria, Uzbekistan? (possibly in need of splitting)
- †Opilioacarus aenigmus Dunlop et al. 2004 Baltic amber, Eocene
- †?Opilioacarus groehni Dunlop & Bernardi, 2014 Burmese amber, Myanmar, Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian) (tentatively placed in this genus)
The following species have been transferred elsewhere:
- Opilioacarus bajacalifornicus Vázquez & Klompen, 2002
- Opilioacarus nicaraguensis Vázquez & Klompen, 2002
- Opilioacarus nohbecanus Vázquez & Klompen, 2002
- Opilioacarus ojastii (Lehtinen, 1980)
- Opilioacarus orghidani Juvara-Bals & Baltac, 1977
- Opilioacarus platensis Silvestri, 1905
- Opilioacarus siankaanensis Vázquez & Klompen, 2002
- Opilioacarus texanus (Chamberlin & Mulaik, 1942)
- Opilioacarus vanderhammeni Juvara-Bals & Baltac, 1977