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Compactozetidae
Compactozetidae is a family of mites belonging to the order Oribatida. Genera: * '' Cepheus'' Koch, 1835 * '' Compactozetes'' Hammer, 1966 * '' Conoppia'' Berlese, 1908 * '' Eupterotegaeus'' Berlese, 1916 * '' Hamotegeus'' Balogh & Mahunka, 1969 * '' Hypocepheus'' Krivolusky, 1971 * '' Ommatocepheus'' Berlese, 1913 * '' Oribatodes'' Banks, 1895 * ''Pilocepheus ''Pilocepheus'' is a monotypic genus of oribatid mite Oribatida (formerly Cryptostigmata), also known as oribatid mites, moss mites or beetle mites, are an order of mites, in the "chewing Acariformes" clade Sarcoptiformes. They range in size ...'' Pérez-Íñigo, 1992 * '' Protocepheus'' Jacot, 1928 * '' Reticulocepheus'' Vasiliu & Calugar, 1977 * '' Sadocepheus'' Aoki, 1965 * '' Sphodrocepheus'' Woolley & Higgins, 1963 * '' Tereticepheus'' Bernini, 1990 * '' Tikizetes'' Hammer, 1967 * '' Tritegeus'' Berlese, 1913 References {{Taxonbar, from=Q18713990 Acari ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pilocepheus
''Pilocepheus'' is a monotypic genus of oribatid mite Oribatida (formerly Cryptostigmata), also known as oribatid mites, moss mites or beetle mites, are an order of mites, in the "chewing Acariformes" clade Sarcoptiformes. They range in size from . There are currently 12,000 species that have been i ...s in the family Compactozetidae. It contains only one species, ''Pilocepheus azoricus'', and is endemic to the eastern half of the Azores archipelago. References {{Taxonbar, from= Q11846859, from2= Q4555968 Endemic arthropods of the Azores Acariformes Animals described in 1992 Monotypic arachnid genera Near threatened animals ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mites
Mites are small arachnids (eight-legged arthropods). Mites span two large orders of arachnids, the Acariformes and the Parasitiformes, which were historically grouped together in the subclass Acari, but genetic analysis does not show clear evidence of a close relationship. Most mites are tiny, less than in length, and have a simple, unsegmented body plan. The small size of most species makes them easily overlooked; some species live in water, many live in soil as decomposers, others live on plants, sometimes creating galls, while others again are predators or parasites. This last type includes the commercially destructive ''Varroa'' parasite of honey bees, as well as scabies mites of humans. Most species are harmless to humans, but a few are associated with allergies or may transmit diseases. The scientific discipline devoted to the study of mites is called acarology. Evolution and taxonomy The mites are not a defined taxon, but is used for two distinct groups of arachnids ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oribatida
Oribatida (formerly Cryptostigmata), also known as oribatid mites, moss mites or beetle mites, are an order (biology), order of mites, in the "chewing Acariformes" clade Sarcoptiformes. They range in size from . There are currently 12,000 species that have been identified, but researchers estimate that there may be anywhere from 60,000 to 120,000 total species. Oribatid mites are by far the most prevalent of all arthropods in forest soils, and are essential for breaking down organic detritus and distributing fungi. Oribatid mites generally have low Metabolism, metabolic rates, slow development and low fecundity. Species are Semelparity and iteroparity, iteroparous with adults living a relatively long time; for example, estimates of development time from Egg (biology), egg to adult vary from several months to two years in temperate forest soils. Oribatid mites have six active instars: prelarva, larva, three nymph (biology), nymphal instars and the adult. All these stages after the p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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