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Gamasolaelaps Whartoni
''Gamasolaelaps whartoni'' is a species of mite in the family Veigaiidae Veigaiidae is a family of mites belonging to the superorder Parasitiformes. However they are not parasitic but free-living and predatory and are found in soil and decaying organic matter. Some species are specialists of rocky shorelines. Member .... References Mesostigmata Articles created by Qbugbot {{mesostigmata-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Veigaiidae
Veigaiidae is a family of mites belonging to the superorder Parasitiformes. However they are not parasitic but free-living and predatory and are found in soil and decaying organic matter. Some species are specialists of rocky shorelines. Members of this family can be distinguished by a hyaline appendage on the tarsus of the pedipalp. Genera * ''Cyrthydrolaelaps'' Berlese, 1904 * ''Gamasolaelaps'' Berlese, 1903 * ''Gorirossia'' Farrier, 1957 * ''Veigaia ''Veigaia'' is a genus of mites in the family Veigaiidae.Hallan, Joel, edVeigaiidae Species Listing. Biology Catalog. Texas A&M University. Retrieved on August 27, 2010. Species * '' Veigaia agilis'' (Berlese, 1916) * ''Veigaia anmashanensis'' T ...'' Oudemans, 1905 References *Evans, G. Owen (1959): The genera ''Cyrthydrolaelaps'' Berlese and ''Gamasolaelaps'' Berlese (Acarina: Mesostigmata). ''Acarologia I''. *Joel Hallan's Biology CatalogVeigaiidae Mesostigmata Taxa named by Anthonie Cornelis Oudemans Acari famili ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mesostigmata
Mesostigmata is an order of mites belonging to the Parasitiformes. They are by far the largest group of Parasitiformes, with over 8,000 species in 130 families. Mesostigmata includes parasitic as well as free-living and predatory forms. They can be recognized by the single pair of spiracles positioned laterally on the body. The family with the most described species is Phytoseiidae. Other families of note are Diplogyniidae, Macrochelidae, Pachylaelapidae, Uropodidae and Veigaiidae. Amongst the best known species are ''Varroa destructor'', an economically important parasite of honey bees, as well as the red mite (''Dermanyssus gallinae'') a parasite of poultry, most commonly chickens. Description Mesostigmata are mites ranging from 0.12-4 mm long (0.2-4 mm according to another source). They have a pair of stigmatal openings above legs III-IV usually associated with a peritrematal groove. The gnathosoma has a sclerotised ring around the bases of the chelicerae (basis capitul ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |