Limnocharidae Grube, 1859

Gerecke, Reinhard, 2020, The early derivative water mites (Acari: Hydrachnidia, superfamilies Eylaoidea, Hydrachnoidea and Hydryphantoidea) of Madagascar, Zootaxa 4727 (1), pp. 1-77 : 9

Family Limnocharidae Grube, 1859

At the larval stage, limnocharids are known to parasitize aquatic bugs ( Böttger 1972, B.P. Smith 1989a), but also Odonata ( Petzold & Martin 2004) and aquatic beetles (B.P. Smith 1989b), while adults feed on insect larvae ( Böttger 1970). Tuzovskij & Gerecke (2009) give a survey on the diversity of this fauna in Madagascar, reporting the presence of six species.