A revision of the family Ameroseiidae (Acari, Mesostigmata), with some data on Slovak fauna Author Masan, Peter Institute of Zoology, Slovak Academy of Sciences, Dubravska cesta 9, 845 06 Bratislava, Slovakia uzaepema@savba.sk text ZooKeys 2017 2017-09-29 704 1 228 http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.704.13304 journal article http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.704.13304 1313-2970-704-1 111A101E74054C408F51693957A64D97 CB39FF8EFFA2FF8CFFBFFFA9FF94FF8B 1149838 Ameroseius cavernosus Westerboer, 1963 Plates 4 , 5 Ameroseius cavernosus Westerboer (in Westerboer & Bernhard, 1963: 526). Ameroseius cavernosus . - Karg 1971a : 232; Bregetova 1977 : 161; Karg 1993 : 229. Type depository. Not stated. Type locality and habitat. Spain, Monte Montera Mt. (altitude 850 m), mixed forest predominated by beech and growing on clay slate, in humid leaf litter and humus. New material from Slovakia . Hronska Pahorkatina Wold: 2 ♀♀ - 12. 11. 2015 , Vieska Nad Zitavou Village , Mlynany Arboretum , deciduous forest, soil with raw humus and wood detritus, altitude 210 m , leg. P. Masan . Ipeľska Pahorkatina Wold: 1 ♀ - 13. 11. 2015 , Horsa Village , Horsianska Dolina Valley , hornbeam forest ( Carpinion betuli ) with oak ( Quercus sp.) and elm ( Ulmus sp.), leaf litter and soil detritus, altitude 200 m , leg. P. Masan . Zemplinske Vrchy Hills : 2 ♀♀ - 10. 11. 2006 , Ladmovce Village , Kasvar Mt. , steppe with small groups of acacia-trees ( Robinia pseudoacacia ) and oaks ( Quercus sp.), leaf litter and soil detritus, altitude 160 m , leg. P. Masan . Remarks. The illustration of the original description shows only 26-27 pairs of dorsal shield setae. I detected the usual complement of 29 pairs in the specimens from Slovakia.