Macrocheles Pisentii
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''Macrocheles pisentii'' is a species of mite in the family
Macrochelidae Macrochelidae is a family of mites in the order Mesostigmata. Description Adult females of Macrochelidae have: an undivided dorsal shield bearing at least 28 pairs of setae, a sternal shield with three pairs of setae, a genital shield with one ...
. It is specialized to live in the nests of ''
Scarabaeus The genus ''Scarabaeus'' consists of a number of Old World dung beetle species, including the "sacred scarab beetle", ''Scarabaeus sacer'' and typical of the tribe Scarabaeini. These beetles feed exclusively on dung, which they accomplish by ...
'' beetles. The mite can be found in Europe, Israel, and northern Africa.


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pisentii Articles created by Qbugbot Animals described in 1882 {{mesostigmata-stub