Cosmochthoniidae is a family of cosmochthoniids in the order Oribatida. There are about 6 genera and at least 40 described species in Cosmochthoniidae.

Genera

  • Cosmochthonius Berlese, 1910
  • Gozmanyina Balogh & Mahunka, 1983
  • Krivolutskiella Gordeeva, 1980
  • Nipponiella Gordeeva, 1980
  • Phyllozetes Gordeeva, 1978
  • Trichthonius Hammer, 1961

Further reading

  • Breene, R.G.; Dean, D. Allen; Edwards, G.B.; Hebert, Blain; Levi, Herbert W.; Manning, Gail (2003). Common Names of Arachnids. Vol. Fifth Edition. American Tarantula Society. ISBN 1-929427-11-5.
  • Capinera, John L., ed. (2008). Encyclopedia of Entomology. Springer. ISBN 978-1402062421.
  • Jackman, John A. (2002). A Field Guide to Spiders and Scorpions of Texas. Gulf Publishing.
  • Krantz, G.W.; Walter, D.E., eds. (2009). A Manual of Acarology. Vol. 3rd Edition. Texas Tech University Press. ISBN 9780896726208.