Fagacarus

Fagacarus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Arachnida
Subclass:	Acari
Order:	Sarcoptiformes
Family:	Acaridae
Subfamily:	Rhizoglyphinae
Tribe:	Fagacarini
Genus:	Fagacarus; Fain & R. A. Norton, 1979[1]
Species:	F. verrucosus
Binomial name
	Fagacarus verrucosus; Fain & R. A. Norton, 1979

Fagacarus is a genus of mites in the family Acaridae. It contains a single described species, and at least two undescribed species.[2] Fagacarus species feed on fungi in decaying wood.[2]

References

Fain, A.; Norton, R.A. (1979). "Fagacarus verrucosus n.g., n.sp. (Acari, Astigmata) from decaying beech wood in the U.S.A.". International Journal of Acarology. 5: 5–8. doi:10.1080/01647957908683160.
Klimov, P. B. (2000). "Notes on systematics, distribution and ecology of mites of the genus Fagacarus (Acariformes, Acaridae)" (PDF). Acarina. 8 (2): 105–115.

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[1] Fain, A.; Norton, R.A. (1979). "Fagacarus verrucosus n.g., n.sp. (Acari, Astigmata) from decaying beech wood in the U.S.A.". International Journal of Acarology. 5: 5–8. doi:10.1080/01647957908683160.

[Klimov-2] Klimov, P. B. (2000). "Notes on systematics, distribution and ecology of mites of the genus Fagacarus (Acariformes, Acaridae)" (PDF). Acarina. 8 (2): 105–115.