Nanohystricidae n. fam., an unusual, plesiomorphic enarthronote mite family endemic to New Zealand (Acari, Oribatida) Author Norton, Roy A. Author Fuangarworn, Marut text Zootaxa 2015 4027 2 151 204 journal article 10.11646/zootaxa.4027.2.1 058b8bab-084b-4a45-8d74-29446fed1877 1175-5326 238764 B2D0A15A-16BE-4311-B9F1-ADC27341D40C Nanohystrix n. gen. Type species : Nanohystrix hammerae n. sp. Diagnosis and description . As for family. Etymology . The genus name is derived from the Latinized Greek word for porcupine ( hystrix ), prefaced by that for dwarf ( nano ). It relates to the long defensive hairs, which—based on postures of dead specimenspresumably trail behind the mite until they are erected upon disturbance.