Nanorchestes taxonomy has been refined. N. antarcticus now only refers to a continental Antarctic species.
Strandtmann, R. W. (1982). Notes on <i>Nanorchestes</i>. IV. Four new species from Macquarie Island, Australia (Acari: Endeostigmatides: Nanorchestidae). <em>Pacific Insects.</em> 24(2):171-8.[details]
Strandtmann, R.W. (1967). Terrestrial Prostigmata (Trombidiform Mites). <em>Antarctic Research Series.</em> 10: 51–80. Available for editors [details]