Phthiracarus assimilis, : Niedbala, 1986

Niedbała, Wojciech & Liu, Dong, 2023, Systematic, synonymic and biogeographical list of ptyctimous mites (Acari, Oribatida) in the world (1799 – 2022), Zootaxa 5265 (1), pp. 1-442 : 29-30

Neotropical, Brazil, endemic assimilis Phthiracarus Niedbała, 1983

Phthiracarus assimilis: Niedbała 1986b, 1992 , 2011b, 2012b, Niedbała & Liu 2018.

Phthiracarus (Archiphthiracarus) assimilis: Subías 2004 .

Palaearctic: Georgia, Russia (South European Territory), Turkey, Iran ( Niedbała 1983a, 1986b, 1992, 2011b, 2012b, 2015b, Subías 2004).

Western Palaearctic, reported from Pontic, Anatolian and Iranian areas

Note. Subías (2022) considered this species as congeneric with P. montanus Pérez-Íñigo, 1969 . However, P. assimilis has longer interlamellar and lamellar setae which exceed the insertion of rostral setae, c 1> c 1 - d 1, two pairs of lyrifissures, setae d of femora I situated anterior of level setae v´ and v˝, while P. montanus has shorter interlamellar and lamellar setae, not exceed the insertion of rostral setae, c 1 <c 1 - d 1, four pairs of lyrifissures, setae d of femora I situated posterior of level setae v´ and v˝.

ater Notophthiracarus Niedbała, 2000

Notophthiracarus ater: Niedbała & Penttinen 2007 , Liu & Zhang 2013d, 2015b, Niedbała & Liu 2018. Notophthiracarus (Notophthiracarus) ater: Subías 2004 .

Hoplophthiracarus (Notophthiracarus) ater: Subías 2022 .

Australasia: New Zealand ( Niedbała 2000, 2012a, Niedbała & Penttinen 2007, Subías 2022). Australasian, New Zealand, endemic atlanticus Phthiracarus ( Pérez-Íñigo, 1987)

Archiphthiracarus atlanticus Pérez-Íñigo, 1987

Archiphthiracarus atlanticus: Niedbała 1992 .

Phthiracarus atlanticus: Niedbała 1994a, 2011b , 2012b, Niedbała & Liu 2018.

Phthiracarus (Archiphthiracarus) atlanticus: Subías 2022 .

Phthiracarus falciformis Morell et Subías, 1991 syn. by Niedbała 2011b (incorrect synonym). Palaearctic: Azores ( Niedbała 1992, 1994a, 2011b, 2012b, Niedbała & Buczkowska 2020, Pérez-Íñigo 1987, Subías 2022).

Western Palaearctic , Azores, endemic

Note. Niedbała (2011b) incorrectly synonymized this species with Phthiracarus falciformis Morell et Subías, 1991 . Now, we considered P. falciformis as valid species.

atractos Mesotritia Niedbała, 2004

Mesotritia atractos: Niedbała 2004a, 2008e , Liu & Chen 2010 a, Niedbała & Liu 2018.

Mesotritia (Mesotritia) atractos: Oliveira et al. 2017 , Subías 2022.

Neotropic: Brazil, Argentina ( Niedbała 2004a, 2008e, Oliveira 2004, Oliveira et al. 2017, Subías 2022). Neotropical, Patagono-Andean atratus Notophthiracarus Niedbała, 2000

Notophthiracarus atratus: Liu & Zhang 2013d, 2015b , Niedbała & Liu 2018.

Phthiracarus (Archiphthiracarus) atratus: Subías 2004 .

Hoplophthiracarus (Steganacarellus) atratus: Subías 2022 .

Australasia: New Zealand ( Niedbała 2000, 2012a, Subías 2022).

Australasian, New Zealand, endemic attenuata Oribotritia (Oribotritia) Niedbała et Schatz, 1996

Oribotritia attenuata Niedbała et Schatz, 1996

Oribotritia attenuata: Niedbała 2003a, 2004a , 2008e, Subías 2004, Liu 2015 a, Niedbała & Liu 2018. Oribotritia (Oribotritia) attenuata: Subías 2022 .

Neotropic: Cocos Island, Costa Rica ( Niedbała 2003a, 2004a, 2008e, Niedbała & Schatz 1996, Subías 2022).

Neotropical, Mesoamerica and Cocos Island atypicus Hoplophthiracarus Mahunka, 1988 synonym of Arphthicarus inelegans (Niedbała, 1986)

aulicis Arphthicarus Niedbała, 2004

Arphthicarus aulicius (lapsus linguae): Niedbała 2008e.

Arphthicarus aulicis: Niedbała & Liu 2018 .

Hoplophthiracarus (Notophthiracarus) aulicis: Subías 2022 .

Neotropic: Brazil ( Niedbała 2004a, 2008e, Oliveira 2004, Oliveira et al. 2017, Subías 2022).