Fagacarus

{{Short description|Genus of mites}} {{Taxobox | regnum = Animalia | phylum = Arthropoda | classis = Arachnida | subclassis = Acari | ordo = Sarcoptiformes | familia = Acaridae | subfamilia = Rhizoglyphinae | tribus = '''Fagacarini''' | genus = '''''Fagacarus''''' | genus_authority = Fain & R. A. Norton, 1979<ref>{{cite journal| title = ''Fagacarus verrucosus'' n.g., n.sp. (Acari, Astigmata) from decaying beech wood in the U.S.A.| year = 1979| last1 = Fain| first1 = A.| last2 = Norton| first2 = R.A.| journal = International Journal of Acarology| volume = 5| issue = 1| pages = 5–8| doi = 10.1080/01647957908683160| bibcode = 1979IJAca...5....5F}}</ref> | species = '''''F. verrucosus''''' | binomial = ''Fagacarus verrucosus'' | binomial_authority = 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.<ref name="Klimov">{{cite journal |author=Klimov, P. B. |year=2000 |title=Notes on systematics, distribution and ecology of mites of the genus ''Fagacarus'' (Acariformes, Acaridae) |journal=Acarina |volume=8 |issue=2 |pages=105–115 |url=http://insects.ummz.lsa.umich.edu/ACARI/staff/pklimov/PDF/Klimov2000_Fagacarus.pdf }}</ref> ''Fagacarus'' species feed on fungi in decaying wood.<ref name="Klimov"/>

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Category:Acaridae Category:Monotypic arachnid genera