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The Biodiversity of Demodecid Mites (Acariformes: Prostigmata), Specific Parasites of Mammals with a Global Checklist and a New Finding for Demodex sciurinus

open access: yesDiversity, 2020
Demodecidae are the most specialized parasitic mites of mammals; they typically inhabit the skin, but they have been found in other tissues and organs.
Joanna N. Izdebska, Leszek Rolbiecki
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Complete mitochondrial genomes of the human follicle mites Demodex brevis and D. folliculorum: novel gene arrangement, truncated tRNA genes, and ancient divergence between species [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
BACKGROUND: Follicle mites of the genus Demodex are found on a wide diversity of mammals, including humans; surprisingly little is known, however, about the evolution of this association.
Alicia Satterly   +4 more
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A new species of Neotetranychus Trägårdh (Acari, Prostigmata, Tetranychidae) from Thailand with a key to world species

open access: yesPersian Journal of Acarology, 2013
Neotetranychus lek sp. nov., a spider mite collected in Thailand, is described and figured. A key to the world species of Neotetranychus, based on females, is presented.
Carlos H.W. Flechtmann
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A report of the complete mitochondrial genome of Bisetocreagris titanium (Arachnida: Pseudoscorpiones: Neobisiidae) from Yunnan Province, China

open access: yesMitochondrial DNA. Part B. Resources, 2021
A complete mitogenome of a cave dwelling pseudoscorpion Bisetocreagris titanium is reported here. The mitogenome is a circular DNA molecule with a length of 14,756 base pairs (bp), and it contains 13 protein coding genes (PCGs), 22 transfer RNAs (tRNAs),
Huifeng Zhao, Haifeng Chen, Yunchun Li
doaj   +1 more source

Redescription of Hemileius suramericanus (Acari, Oribatida, Scheloribatidae) with comments about Neotropical congeneric species [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
This paper represents the first redescription of Hemileius suramericanus (Hammer, 1958) (Oribatida, Scheloribatidae). Morphological and chaetotactic details are added to original Hammer's description.
Fredes, Natalia   +1 more
core   +1 more source

Mites of the genus Neharpyrhynchus Fain (Acariformes, Harpirhynchidae) from Neotropical birds

open access: yesZooKeys, 2011
Three new species of parasitic mites of the genus Neharpyrhynchus Fain (Acariformes, Harpirhynchidae) are described from Neotropical birds, N. chlorospingus sp. n. from Chlorospingus pileatus (Passeriformes, Emberizidae) from Costa Rica, N.
Andre Bochkov, Ivan Literak
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Morphological and ontogenetic characteristics of Miridex putorii (Acariformes: Demodecidae), a new genus and species of skin mite specific to the European polecat Mustela putorius

open access: yesInternational Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and Wildlife, 2022
Among carnivorans, mites of the family Demodecidae are mainly represented by the eight species of the genus Demodex known to cause demodecosis in domestic dog Canis lupus familiaris Linnaeus, 1758 and domestic cat Felis catus Linnaeus, 1758.
Joanna N. Izdebska   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Pest categorisation of Calepitrimerus baileyi. [PDF]

open access: yesEFSA J
Abstract The EFSA Panel on Plant Health performed a pest categorisation of Bailey's rust mite, Calepitrimerus baileyi Keifer (Acariformes: Eriophyidae), following the commodity risk assessment of Malus domestica plants from Türkiye performed by EFSA, in which C. baileyi was identified as a pest of possible concern to the European Union.
EFSA Panel on Plant Health (PLH)   +26 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

New species of parasitic nasal mites infesting birds in Manitoba, Canada (Mesostigmata, Rhinonyssidae)

open access: yesZooKeys, 2018
Mites (Acari, Acariformes, Parasitiformes) are one of the most diverse and abundant groups of arthropods associated with birds. Several families of mites have colonised the respiratory tract of birds, the Rhinonyssidae (Mesostigmata) being the most ...
Wayne Knee
doaj   +3 more sources

Checklist of mites associated with stored products (Arachnida: Acari) of Iran

open access: yesPersian Journal of Acarology, 2022
The fauna of Iranian stored products’ mites (Arachnida: Acari) is summarized based on data from published books and papers. A total of 144 species of the Acari belonging to 90 genera, 45 families, 27 superfamilies, three suborders, three orders and two ...
Najmeh Ebrahimi, Javad Noei
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