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. 2007 May 14;104(21):8885–8890. doi: 10.1073/pnas.0702851104

Table 2.

Taxonomic classification of mites

Site Sample no. Family Genus/species
Panama
    Isla Escudo 1 Scheloribatidae Genus near Megascheloribates sp.
2 Drymobatidae Drymobates sp. A
    Cayo Agua 1 Mochlozetidae Dynatozetes amplus (Grandjean)
2 Unknown A Unknown A
3 Unknown A; Oribotritiidae Unknown A; Oribotritia didyma (Niedbala & Schatz)
    Isla Popa 1 Scheloribatidae Genus near Megascheloribates sp., Scheloribates sp. B
2 Galumnidae; Drymobatidae Galumna sp. 1; Drymobates sp. B
3 Scheloribatidae; Haplozetidae Scheloribates sp.; Rostrozetes glaber (Beck), Rostrozetes carinatus (Beck)
4 Scheloribatidae; Haplozetidae Scheloribates sp. B (one was immature); Rostrozetes glaber (Beck)
5 Unknown A; Oppiidae Unknown A; Lanceoppia sp. sensu lato
6 Unknown A Unknown A
    Cerro Brujo 1 Scheloribatidae; Mochlozetidae Genus near Megascheloribates sp.; Dynatozetes amplus (Grandjean)
2 Unknown A; Oppiidae Unknown A; Ramusella sp. A, immature Ramusella sp. A
3 Unknown A Unknown A
4 Unknown A Unknown A
5 Scheloribatidae Unknown genus A
    Cayo Nancy 1 Galumnidae; Mochlozetidae Acrogalumna sp., Galumna sp. A; Dynatozetes amplus(Grandjean); unidentified
2 Trhypochthoniidae; Tectocepheidae; Epactozetidae; Mesostigmata* Afronothrus incisivus (Wallwork); Tegeozetes tunicatus (Berlese); Truncozetes sp.
    Isla Bastimentos 1 Trhypochthoniidae; Hypochthoniidae Afronothrus incisivus (Wallwork); Eohypochthonius sp., cf gracilis (Jacot)
2 Unknown A; Dampfiellidae; Mochlozetidae Unknown A; Beckiella sp., Unguizetes incertus (Balogh & Mahunka)
3 No identification No identification
4 Mochlozetidae; Scheloribatidae; Austrachipteriidae Unguizetes incertus (Balogh & Mahunka); unknown genus A, Hemileius sp.; Lamellobates sp.
5 Galumnidae; Scheloribatidae Galumna sp. A; genus near Megascheloribates sp.
    Pastores 1 Scheloribatidae; Haplozetidae; Galumnidae Scheloribates sp. A; Rostrozetes glaber (Beck); Pergalumnasp.
    Pastores Mainland 1 Mesostigmata: Uropodidae* Unidentified
Costa Rica
    Rio Sand Box 1 Mochlozetidae; Scheloribatidae; Galumnidae; Haplozetidae Dynatozetes amplus (Granjean); genus near Megascheloribates sp.; Acrogalumna sp. 2, Galumna sp. 1, unknown genus
2 Drymobatidae Drymobates sp. B
    Roja Maca 1 Scheloribatidae Genus near Megascheloribates sp.
    Isais 1 Mochlozetidae Uracrobates (sensu lato): new species
    La Selva 1 Scheloribatidae; Galumnidae Genus near Megascheloribates sp.; Acrogalumna sp., Galumna sp. B
    Tortuguero 1 Lohmanniidae; Hypochthoniidae; Oppiidae Meristacarus sp. cf. longisetosus (Mahunka); Malacoangelia remigera (Berlese); Brachioppia sp.
2 Unknown A; Oppiidae Unknown A; Kokoppia sp., Brachioppia sp. B
3 Galumnidae Galumna sp. 1
4 Unknown A; Oppiidae Unknown A; Kokoppia sp., Brachioppia sp. B, Pulchroppia sp.

*Not an oribatid mite.