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Chaetodactylidae
Chaetodactylidae is a family of mites in the order Sarcoptiformes The Sarcoptiformes are an order of Acari comprising over 15,000 described species in around 230 families. Previously it was divided into two suborders, Oribatida and Astigmatina, but Oribatida has been promoted to an order, and Astigmatina is n .... There are five genera: '' Sennertia'', '' Chaetodactylus, Achaetodactylus,'' Centriacarus, and '' Roubikia.'' File:BMOC-15-0510-001 Chaetodactylus krombeini f supracoxal sclerite TM3030 1662(x1.0k).jpg, '' Chaetodactylus krombeini'' female lateral propodosoma showing enlarged supracoxal sclerite. This trait is diagnostic for the family Chaetodactylidae. References Further reading * * * * * * * ''Chaetodactylus_krombeini''bugguide.net. Family Chaetodactylidae Acariformes Acari families {{acari-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chaetodactylus Krombeini
''Chaetodactylus krombeini'', (Krombein's hairy-footed pollen mite), was described by Karl Krombein and E. W. Baker in the 1960s. The mites are about 0.5 mm across, with the females larger than the males. Pollen mites are a kleptoparasitic pest of Megachilid solitary bees, with ''Ch. krombeini'' found with '' Osmia lignaria'' of North America North America is a continent in the Northern Hemisphere and almost entirely within the Western Hemisphere. It is bordered to the north by the Arctic Ocean, to the east by the Atlantic Ocean, to the southeast by South America and the Car ..., (the Blue Orchard Mason Bee). Pollen mites do not feed on bees, but rather their provisions, and are harmful because they consume the food resources and starve or stunt the developing larvae; there is evidence that pollen mites also directly harm the egg by puncturing it. The common name is somewhat misleading, as pollen mites consume more nectar than pollen. Both their feeding habit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sennertia
''Sennertia'' is a genus of mites in the Chaetodactylidae family. There are more than 70 species. Some of these mites are parasites or commensals Commensalism is a long-term biological interaction (symbiosis) in which members of one species gain benefits while those of the other species neither benefit nor are harmed. This is in contrast with mutualism, in which both organisms benefit fro ... of bees, but the presence in some bees of specialized structures for carrying mites ( acarinarium) indicates the Mutualism (biology), mutualistic nature of the relationship of some species (''Sennertia sayutara'', ''Sennertia devincta''). Most species of the genus ''Sennertia'' settle on adult bees as heteromorphic deutonymphs, but the species ''Sennertia vaga'' has no deutonymph and settle on adult bees in the eating adult stages. Reproduction and feeding occurs during resettlement. Most species occur on small carpenter bees (''Ceratina'') and large carpenter bees (''Xylocopa'') of the f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |