Phylogenomics resolves the higher-level phylogeny of herbivorous eriophyoid mites (Acariformes: Eriophyoidea) [PDF]
BMC BiologyBackground Eriophyoid mites (Eriophyoidea) are among the largest groups in the Acariformes; they are strictly phytophagous. The higher-level phylogeny of eriophyoid mites, however, remains unresolved due to the limited number of available morphological ...
Qi Zhang +8 more
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Acariform mites (Acariformes) - permanent symbionts of Hapalomys delacouri Thomas (Rodentia, Muridae) in Vietnam [PDF]
ZooKeys, 2014 Two new species of parasitic acariform mites (Acariformes) are described from the Delacour’s marmoset rat Hapalomys delacouri Thomas (Rodentia: Muridae) in Vietnam: Afrolistrophorus (Afrolistrophorus) hapalomys sp. n.
Andre Bochkov, Alexei Abramov
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Quill Mites of the Subfamily Syringophilinae (Acariformes: Syringophilidae) Parasitising Starlings (Passeriformes: Sturnidae). [PDF]
Animals (Basel)Simple Summary This study provides detailed information on six previously described species of syringophilines associated with starlings and records new host and locality data. Additionally, three new species are described: Aulonastus indonesianus sp. n.,
Marcisova I +4 more
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Quill Mites of the Family Syringophilidae (Acariformes: Cheyletoidea) Parasitising Birds of the Subfamily Euphoninae (Passeriformes: Fringillidae) [PDF]
AnimalsQuill mites of the family Syringophilidae (Acariformes: Prostigmata) are highly specialised avian ectoparasites that inhabit feather quills. Despite their widespread occurrence, their diversity, distribution, and host associations remain poorly ...
Bozena Sikora +5 more
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The sejugal furrow in camel spiders and acariform mites [PDF]
Arachnologische Mitteilungen, 2012 Camel spiders (Arachnida: Solifugae) are one of the arachnid groups characterised by a prosomal dorsal shield composed of three distinct elements: the pro-, meso- and metapeltidium.
Dunlop, Jason A. +2 more
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Gonads and gametogenesis in Chaetodactylus osmiae (Acariformes: Astigmata: Chaetodactylidae) a parasite of solitary bees [PDF]
, 2018 International audienceChaetodactylus osmiae (Dufour, 1839) is a mite parasitizing the solitary bee - Osmia rufa L.- used as a commercial pollinator. In this study we present the anatomy of female and male reproductive systems of this species as well as ...
Elżbieta Rożej‐Pabijan +1 more
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Where Eriophyoidea (Acariformes) Belong in the Tree of Life
Insects, 2023 Over the past century and a half, the taxonomic placement of Eriophyoidea has been in flux. For much of this period, this group has been treated as a subtaxon within Trombidiformes.
Samuel J. Bolton +3 more
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Louse flies (Diptera: Hippoboscidae) of Romania: New records and novel host–parasite and hyperparasites associations [PDF]
International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and WildlifeThis study presents records of ectoparasitic flies from the family Hippoboscidae collected in Romania between 2022 and 2024. A total of seven species were recorded, with Pseudolynchia canariensis (Macquart in Webb and Berthelot, 1839) representing a new ...
Laura Mlynárová +5 more
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AcarologiaThe feather mite Ingrassia aequinoctialis (Trouessart, 1899) (Xolalgidae: Ingrassiinae), never previously illustrated, is redescribed based on recently collected specimens from the Red-tailed Tropicbird Phaethon rubricauda Boddaert, 1783 ...
Sergey V. Mironov +2 more
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A New Species of the Feather Mite Genus Grallolichus Gaud, 1960 (Acariformes: Pterolichidae): First Report of a Commensal Mite Specific to the Sungrebe (Heliornis fulica). [PDF]
Animals (Basel)Simple Summary Feather mites are a specific group of ectoparasites or commensals of almost all bird species worldwide, morphologically and biologically adapted to function in a very unusual environment—the plumage of their hosts.
Dabert J.
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