title: Arctacaridae
text: # Arctacaridae
  
  Arctacaridae is a small family of mites in the order Mesostigmata. These mites were discovered and described by Evans in 1955 in the arctic regions of North America.
  
  ## Species
  
  Arctacaridae contains two genera, with six recognized species:
  
  * Genus Arctacarus Evans, 1955
     * Arctacarus rostratus Evans, 1955
     * Arctacarus beringianus Bregetova, 1977
     * Arctacarus dzungaricus Bregetova, 1977
  * Genus Proarctacarus Makarova, 2003
     * Proarctacarus canadensis Makarova, 2003
     * Proarctacarus johnstoni Makarova, 2003
     * Proarctacarus oregonensis Makarova, 2003
  