Distribution of the Quill Mite <i>Bubophilus asiobius</i> Parasitizing Western Palaearctic Owls of the Genus <i>Asio</i>. [PDF]
J Parasitol ResBackground Birds and their parasites have coevolved over millions of years, forming intricate relationships that shape biodiversity. Until recently, little was known about the mites parasitizing owl feathers. Quill mites of the family Syringophilidae (Acariformes: Prostigmata) are highly specialised ectoparasites that reside within feather quills ...
Kwieciński Z +3 more
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First Detection of Wolbachia in Namibian Bird Ectoparasites (Acariformes: Syringophilidae) with a Description of New Quill Mite Species. [PDF]
Animals (Basel)Glowska-Patyniak E +8 more
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New Definition of Neoprotereunetes Fain et Camerik, Its Distribution and Description of the New Genus in Eupodidae (Acariformes: Prostigmata: Eupodoidea) [PDF]
Animals, 2023 Simple Summary The mite genus Neoprotereunetes, long neglected in the literature, is revised according to modern taxonomic standards. Six species from both Arctic and Antarctic locations, previously placed in the genera Protereunetes or Eupodes, are ...
Ronald Laniecki, Wojciech Ł. Magowski
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Adaptation of new species of mites in the greenhouse of the Polar-Alpine Botanical Garden
Hortus Botanicus, 2022 The results of entomological monitoring of invasive species of herbivorous mites in the greenhouse of the Polar-Alpine Botanical Garden in the period from 2012 to 2020 are given.
Litvinova Svetlana Vasilevna +1 more
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Animals, 2023 A cauda-like structure was found, firstly in Cunaxidae, and with it the new taxa Cunaxicaudinae Chen & Jin subfam. nov., and its two new genera, Cunaxicaudus Chen & Jin gen. nov. (type genus) and Brevicaudus Chen & Jin gen.
Jianxin Chen +4 more
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Systematic and Applied Acarology, 2017 A morphology-based parsimony analysis (50 taxa; 110 characters) focused on relationships among basal acariform mites places Eriophyoidea (formerly in Trombidiformes) within Nematalycidae (Sarcoptiformes). Although both taxa have worm-like bodies, this grouping is unexpected because it combines obligate plant inhabitants (Eriophyoidea) with obligate ...
Samuel J. Bolton +2 more
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Particulate matter hinders the development and reproduction of predatory mites of Euseius finlandicus (Acariformes: Phytoseiidae). [PDF]
Sci RepThe foliage of the small-leaved lime (Tilia cordata) is characterised by the nerve axils being grown by non-glandular trichomes, which trait contributes to the enhanced retention of the particulate matter (PM).
Puchalska E +6 more
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An Ecological Survey of Chiggers (Acariformes: Trombiculidae) Associated with Small Mammals in an Epidemic Focus of Scrub Typhus on the China-Myanmar Border in Southwest China. [PDF]
InsectsSimple Summary Chiggers are common ectoparasites on rodents and other small mammals, and they transmit scrub typhus, a zoonotic disease. Dehong in Yunnan Province of southwest China is located on the China–Myanmar border, and it is a focus of scrub ...
Liu RJ +5 more
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Persian Journal of Acarology, 2023 Penthalodes caucasicus sp. nov. (Acari: Penthalodidae) is described based on females collected from moss in Western Caucasus, Russia. Some morphological characters in the genus Penthalodes are discussed.
Alexander Khaustov, Sergey Kravchenko
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Nuevas especies de Carabodidae (Acariformes, Oribatida) iberomagrebíes
Graellsia, 2001 El presente trabajo está dedicado al estudio de varias especies de Carabódidos iberomagrebíes; cuatro de ellas son nuevas para la ciencia: Carabodes pirenaicus sp. nov., Carabodes guadarramicus sp. nov., Odontocepheus bandae sp. nov.
L. S. Subías, A. Arillo
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