Chaetodactylidae
| Chaetodactylidae | |
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| Chaetodactylus on Osmia lignaria | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Oribatida |
| Superfamily: | Hemisarcoptoidea |
| Family: | Chaetodactylidae |
Chaetodactylidae is a family of mites in the order Sarcoptiformes. There are five genera: Sennertia, Chaetodactylus, Achaetodactylus, Centriacarus, and Roubikia.[1][2][3]
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Chaetodactylus krombeini female lateral propodosoma showing enlarged supracoxal sclerite. This trait is diagnostic for the family Chaetodactylidae.
References
[edit]- ^ "Chaetodactylidae Family Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-02-21.
- ^ "Chaetodactylidae Overview". Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved 2018-02-21.
- ^ Klimov, P.B.; B. OConnor; R. Ochoa; G.R. Bauchan; A.J. Redford; J. Scher (2016). "Achaetodactylus". Bee Mite ID: Bee-Associated Mite Genera of the World. Fort Collins, CO: USDA APHIS Identification Technology Program (ITP). Retrieved 2018-08-15.
Further reading
[edit]- Breene, R.G.; Dean, D. Allen; Edwards, G.B.; Hebert, Blain; Levi, Herbert W.; Manning, Gail (2003). Common Names of Arachnids. Vol. Fifth Edition. American Tarantula Society. ISBN 1-929427-11-5.
- Capinera, John L., ed. (2008). Encyclopedia of Entomology. Springer. ISBN 978-1402062421.
- Gaud, Jean; Atyeo, Warren T. (1996). "Feather mites of the world (Acarina, Astigmata): the supraspecific taxa". Annales-Musee Royal de l'Afrique Centrale. Sciences Zoologiques (Belgium). Musee Royal de l'Afrique Centrale.
- Jackman, John A. (2002). A Field Guide to Spiders and Scorpions of Texas. Gulf Publishing.
- Krantz, G.W.; Walter, D.E., eds. (2009). A Manual of Acarology. Vol. 3rd Edition. Texas Tech University Press. ISBN 9780896726208.
- Norton, Roy A. (1998). "Morphological evidence for the evolutionary origin of Astigmata (Acari: Acariformes)". Experimental & Applied Acarology. 22 (10). Springer: 559–594. doi:10.1023/A:1006135509248.
- Dabert, Jacek; Mironov, Serge V. (1999). "Origin and evolution of feather mites (Astigmata)". Ecology and Evolution of the Acari. Springer: 89–103. doi:10.1007/978-94-017-1343-6_5. ISBN 978-90-481-5200-1.
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