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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]
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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New species and records of the mite genus Prolistrophorus (Acariformes: Listrophoridae) from rodents of the subfamily Sigmodontinae (Rodentia: Cricetidae) [PDF]
Six fur-mite species of the genus Prolistrophorus Fain, 1970 (Acariformes: Listrophoridae) were recorded from Central and South American rodents of the subfamily Sigmodontinae (Rodentia: Cricetidae).
Barreto, Mauricio +2 more
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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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Redescription of Hemileius suramericanus (Acari, Oribatida, Scheloribatidae) with comments about Neotropical congeneric species [PDF]
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
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Mites of the genus Neharpyrhynchus Fain (Acariformes, Harpirhynchidae) from Neotropical birds
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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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
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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
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Checklist of mites associated with stored products (Arachnida: Acari) of Iran
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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A female heterogametic ZW sex-determination system in Acariformes
Sexual reproduction, while often associated with separate sexes, is an ancient and widespread feature of multicellular eukaryotes. While a diversity of sex-determination mechanisms exist, for many organisms, which of these mechanisms is used remains ...
Svenja Wulsch +4 more
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Oribatid mites are one of the dominant soil microarthropods. These mites have an important role in increasing soil fertility through organic materials decomposition.
Maryam Rahgozar +3 more
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