World distribution and habitat scope of Ameroseiidae (Acari: Mesostigmata)

The mite family Ameroseiidae with 138valid speciesis presently classified in the superfamily Ascoidea of the orderMesostigmata. Seventy-twospecieshave been described based on type specimens and no report has been done sincethen, while the other66 specieshave been frequently reported from around theworld. The objective of this study is toprovide information about distribution and habitat of thelatter group, which are listed in twelve genera:Ameroseius(21 species), Kleemannia(15), Neocypholaelaps(8), Epicriopsis(7), Hattenaand Sertitympanum(4each), Ameroseiella(2), Afrocypholaelaps, Asperolaelaps,Brontispalaelaps, PseudoameroseiusandSinoseius(1 each)