Mesoplophora Berlese, 1904, p. 23.
Mesoplophora: Sellnick 1928, p. 38; Willmann 1931, p. 189; Grandjean 1933, p. 308; Lombardini 1936, p. 44; van der Hammen 1959, p. 31; Ghilarov & Krivolutsky 1975, p. 368; Aoki 1980, p. 10; Balogh & Mahunka 1983, p. 110; Niedbała 1985, p. 93; 2000, p. 36; 2001c, p. 94; 2002b, p. 15; 2004a, p. 18; 2006b, p. 8; 2008c, p. 113; 2011, p. 27; Marshall et al. 1987, p. 23; Balogh & Balogh 1988, p. 16; Fujikawa 1991, p. 6; Subías 2004, p. 42.
Phtiracarus (Phtiracarulus) Berlese, 1920, p. 149; van der Hammen 1959, p. 31.
Type species: Mesoplophora michaeliana Berlese, 1904
Distribution. Cosmopolitan (except Antarctic Region).