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 Seta, setae, a sternal shield with three pairs of setae, a genital shield with one pair of setae and with a pair of conspicuous accessory Sclerite, sclerites beneath lateral margins, usually a ventrianal shield with 1–5 pairs of setae in addition to circumanal setae, peritreme usually looped around stigma, and movable cheliceral digit usually with a well-developed arthrodial brush at the base. Adult males are similar but with a holoventral shield or separate sternigenital and ventrianal shields. Reproduction Macrochelidae Sexual reproduction, reproduce sexually and some can also Asexual reproduction, reproduce asexually. Species of ''Geholaspis'' and ''Macrocheles'' can perform thelytoky, the production of female offspring from unfertilised eggs. Species of ''Glyptholaspis'', ''Holostaspella'' and ''Macrochele ...
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Macrocheles Muscaedomesticae
''Macrocheles muscaedomesticae'' is a species of mite in the family Macrochelidae. It has a cosmopolitan distribution. This mite species feeds on Fly, flies in their egg, larval and (possibly) adult stages, and also attaches to adult flies for dispersal (phoresis). Its hosts include Housefly, houseflies (''Musca domestica''), Drosophila hydei, drosophilid flies (''Drosophila hydei'') and Stable fly, stable flies (''Stomoxys calcitrans''). References

Macrocheles, muscaedomesticae Articles created by Qbugbot Animals described in 1772 Taxa named by Giovanni Antonio Scopoli {{mesostigmata-stub ...
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