Belongs within: Gamasina.
The Digamasellidae are a widespread group of mostly predatory mites though the genus Digamasellus is considered fungivorous. Members of the genera Dendroseius and Dendrolaelaps possess two pairs of light-refractive structures between the setae z5 on the podonotum. Dendroseius have six evenly wide rows of denticles in the hypognathal groove whereas Dendrolaelaps have five rows of hypognathal denticles with the proximal row wider than the others. Digamasellus species lack setae z3 on the podonotum and have an enlarged anal opening (Evans & Till 1979).
Characters (from Lindquist et al. 2009): Dorsal shield of adults divided; palpi five-segmented, palptarsal apotele two-tined; legs IV usually with seven setae on genu (1 2/1, 2/0 1) and seven on tibia (1 1/1, 2/1 1); anterior portion of female sternal shield and male sternitigenital shield weakly defined; male with sternal setae st5 on separate platelets; female with separate epigynal shield.
<==Digamasellidae [Allolaelaptidae, Dendrolaelapinae]LKW09 |--Oligodentatus Shcherbak 1980FH93 |--Dendroseius Karg 1965ET79 | `--*D. scotarius (Sheals 1958)ET79 (see below for synonymy) |--Panteniphis Willmann 1949LKW09, H73 | | i. s.: P. athiasae Hirschmann 1983G00 | |--*P. (Panteniphis) mirandus Willmann 1949H73 | `--P. (Lindquistoseius Genis, Loots & Ryke 1969)H73 | `--P. (*L.) africanus (Genis, Loots & Ryke 1969) [=*Lindquistoseius africanus]H73 |--Longoseius Chant 1961FH93 | |--*L. (Longoseius) cuniculus Chant 1961C61 | `--L. (Longoseiulus) brachypodus (Hurlbutt 1967) [=Digamasellus brachypoda]FH93 |--Insectolaelaps Shcherbak 1980FH93 | |--I. armatus (Hirschmann 1960)FH93 [=Dendrolaelaps armatusFH93, Digamasellus armatusH67] | |--I. latoamarmatus Hirschmann & Wiśniewski 1982FH93 | |--I. neoarmatus Hirschmann & Wiśniewski 1982FH93 | `--I. quadrisetus (Berlese 1920) (see below for synonymy)FH93 |--Dendrolaelaspis Lindquist 1975FH93 | |--D. angulosus (Willmann 1936) [=Digamasellus angulosus]FH93 | |--D. baloghi (Hirschmann 1974) [=Dendrolaelaps (Dendrolaelaspis) baloghi]FH93 | |--D. bregetovae (Shcherbak 1978) [=Dendrolaelaps (Dendrolaelaspis) bregetovae]FH93 | |--D. brevisetosus (Shcherbak 1978) [=Dendrolaelaps (Dendrolaelaspis) brevisetosus]FH93 | |--D. cienfuegi (Wiśniewski & Hirschmann 1989) [=Dendrolaelaps (Dendrolaelaspis) cienfuegi]FH93 | |--D. lindquisti (Shcherbak 1978) [=Dendrolaelaps (Dendrolaelaspis) lindquisti]FH93 | `--D. miniangulosus (Shcherbak 1978) [=Dendrolaelaps (Dendrolaelaspis) miniangulosus]FH93 |--Digamasellus Berlese 1905H98 | |--D. punctum (Berlese 1904)FH93 (see below for synonymy) | |--D. abietisH67 | |--D. australis Lindquist 1975H98 | |--D. badenhorstiH67 | |--D. comatusH67 | |--D. cornutus [=Dendrolaelaps cornutus; incl. Gamasellus captator, Cyrtolaelaps captator]S61 | |--D. crassipes Schweizer 1961S61 | |--D. disetusH67 | |--D. euepistomusH67 | |--D. inermis (Halbert 1920) [=Gamasellus (Digamasellus) inermis]V25 | |--D. kargi (Hirschmann 1966) [=Dendrolaelaps kargi]SL71 | |--D. lemani Schweizer 1961S61 | |--D. macfarlaneiH67 | |--D. magnituberculatus (Vitzthum 1925) [=Gamasellus (Digamasellus) magnituberculatus]V25 | |--D. ornatusH67 | |--D. puntperivi Schweizer 1961S61 | |--D. schauenburgi Schweizer 1961S61 | |--D. schusteri (Hirschmann 1966) [=Dendrolaelaps schusteri]SL71 | |--D. sellnickiH67 | |--D. septentrionalisH67 | |--D. variabilis Wiśniewski & Hirschmann 1989FH93 | `--D. watsoni (Hirschmann 1966) [=Dendrolaelaps watsoni]SL71 |--Multidendrolaelaps Hirschmann 1974FH93 | |--M. bakeri (Hirschman & Wiśniewski 1982) [=Dendrolaelaps (Epistodendrolaelaps) bakeri]FH93 | |--M. epistospinosus Shcherbak 1985FH93 | |--M. fossilis (Hirschmann 1971) [=Dendrolaelaps fossilis]FH93 | |--M. hurlbutti Shcherbak 1985 [=M. harlbutti]FH93 | |--M. inconstans Shcherbak 1985FH93 | |--M. isodentatus (Hurlbutt 1967) [=Digamasellus isodentatus]FH93 | |--M. spinosusFH93 | | |--M. s. spinosusFH93 | | `--M. s. elongatus Shcherbak 1985FH93 | |--M. tetraspinosus (Hirschmann 1960) [=Dendrolaelaps tetraspinosus]FH93 | |--M. trispinosus Shcherbak 1985FH93 | `--M. ulmi (Hirschmann 1960) [=Dendrolaelaps ulmi]FH93 |--Pontiolaelaps Luxton 1984L90 | |--*P. crenatus (Luxton 1984) [=Dendrolaelaps (*Pontiolaelaps) crenatus]L90 | |--P. salinus Luxton 1989L90 | `--P. terebratus Luxton 1984L90 `--Dendrolaelaps Halbert 1915H98 | i. s.: D. adelaideae Womersley 1954 [=Cyrtolaelaps adelaideae; incl. D. concinna Womersley 1954, C. concinna]H98 | D. aegypticusE-KO07 | D. arenarius Karg 1971M96 | D. euarmatus Hirschmann 1960K91 | D. fukikoaeLKW09 | D. insignis Hirschmann 1960K91 | D. latiorWI89 | D. ophidiotrichus Luxton 1982L82 | D. procornutusWI89 | D. tumulus Luxton 1982L82 | D. unsipinatusLKW09 |--D. (Dendrolaelaps)FH93 | |--*D. (D.) oudemansi Halbert 1915ET79 [=Digamasellus oudemansiS61] | |--D. (D.) cylindricus (Berlese 1918) [=Gamasellus (Digamasellus) cylindricus]FH93 | |--D. (D.) hurlbutti Hirschmann & Wiśniewski 1982FH93 | |--D. (D.) moseri (Hurlbutt 1967) [=Digamasellus moseri]FH93 | `--D. (D.) neocornutus (Hurlbutt 1967) [=Digamasellus neocornutus]FH93 |--D. (Apophyseodendrolaelaps)FH93 | |--D. (A.) neodisetosimilis McGraw & Farrier 1969FH93 | |--D. (A.) neozwoelferi Hirschmann 1983FH93 | `--D. (A.) zwoelferi Hirschmann 1960FH93 |--D. (Cornodendrolaelaps)FH93 | |--D. (C.) carolinensis McGraw & Farrier 1969FH93 | |--D. (C.) passalorum (Pearse & Wharton in Pearse, Patterson et al. 1936) [=Zercon passalorum]FH93 | |--D. (C.) quadritorus (Robillard 1971) [=Digamasellus quadritorus]FH93 | |--D. (C.) reticulosus Hirschmann 1960FH93 | `--D. (C.) varipunctatus (Hurlbutt 1967) [=Digamasellus varipunctatus]FH93 |--D. (Disetodendrolaelaps)FH93 | |--D. (D.) disetus Hirschmann 1960FH93 | `--D. (D.) neodisetus (Hurlbutt 1967) [=Digamasellus neodisetus]FH93 |--D. (Epistodendrolaelaps) manualkrantzi Hirschmann 1983FH93 |--D. (Ipidodendrolaelaps) quadrisetosimilis Hirschmann 1960FH93 [=Digamasellus quadrisetosimilisH67] |--D. (Majestidendrolaelaps) majesticus Wiśniewski & Hirschmann 1989FH93 |--D. (Presepodendrolaelaps) presepum (Berlese 1918) [=Gamasellus (Digamasellus) presepum]FH93 |--D. (Punctodendrolaelaps)FH93 | |--D. (P.) debilipes (Berlese 1920) [=Gamasellus (Digamasellus) debilipes]FH93 | |--D. (P.) fallax (Leitner 1949) [=Digamasellus fallax]FH93 | |--D. (P.) louisianae Hirschmann & Wiśniewski 1982FH93 | |--D. (P.) quadricrinis (Berlese 1920) [=Gamasellus (Digamasellus) quadricrinis]FH93 | |--D. (P.) rotoni (Hurlbutt 1967) [=Digamasellus rotoni]FH93 | `--D. (P.) strenzkei Hirschmann 1960FH93 `--D. (Sellinickidendrolaelaps) marylandae (Hurlbutt 1967) [=Digamasellus marylandae]FH93
*Dendroseius scotarius (Sheals 1958)ET79 [=Digamasellus scotariusET79, Di. reticulatus Sheals 1956 (preoc.)ET79, Dendroseius reticulatusM96]
Digamasellus punctum (Berlese 1904)FH93 [=Cyrtolaelaps (Gamasellus) punctumFH93; incl. Gamasellus (*Digamasellus) perpusillus Berlese 1905ET79]
Insectolaelaps quadrisetus (Berlese 1920) [=Gamasellus (Digamasellus) quadrisetus; incl. Dendrolaelaps quadrisetoides Hirschmann & Wiśniewski 1982]FH93
*Type species of generic name indicated
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