Antennoseius

Antennoseius
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Arachnida
Subclass:	Acari
Order:	Mesostigmata
Family:	Ascidae
Genus:	Antennoseius; Berlese, 1916

Last updated January 30, 2023

Antennoseius is a genus of mites in the family Ascidae.^[1] As of 2021, it comprised 59 species mostly in subgenera Antennoseius (34 species) and Vitzthumia (19 species), as well as six species not assigned to a subgenus.^[2]

Description

Females of Antennoseius have two distinct shields on their dorsal surface. On the ventral surface, there is a sternal shield (usually with three pairs of setae), an epigynial shield that is rounded posteriorly, and either an anal shield (with circum-anal setae) or a subtriangular ventrianal shield (bearing 1 or 2 pairs of setae in addition to the circum-anal setae).^[3]^[4]

The two subgenera can be distinguished by the presence (Vitzthumia) or absence (Antennoseius) of ambulacra and claws on the first leg pair. Additionally, some species of Vitzthumia have two distinct morphs, a free-living morph and a phoretic morph. The free-living morph has much of its soft body cuticle with microtubercles superimposed on striae and on the shields. The phoretic morph has generally smooth cuticle, and its sternal shield may be eroded posteriorly so that st3 (the third seta pair) is on soft cuticle instead of the shield.^[4]

Males are known for only a few species. In the male of Antennoseiusperseus, the two dorsal shields are partially fused together, ventrally there is a sterno-genital shield (bearing 5 pairs of setae) and a ventrianal shield (bearing 7 pairs of setae in addition to the circum-anal setae), and each chelicera bears a spermatodactyl (structure used to transfer sperm to the female), among other differences.^[5]

Ecology

Antennoseius occur in soil (especially soil that is moist), plant litter, salt marshes, moss, and nests of various animals (mice, birds and ants).^[2]^[3]^[4]^[6]

Adult females of this genus often attach phoretically to ground beetles for transport.^[6]

Diet has been studied for only a few species, but these mainly feed on small invertebrates including other mites, nematodes and insects.^[3]^[4]

Species

Antennoseius arvensis Kaluz, 1994
Antennoseius boskopensis Ryke, 1962
Antennoseius bregetovae Chelebiev, 1984
Antennoseius calathi Fain, Noti & Dufrene, 1995
Antennoseius chirae Jordaan, Loots & Theron, 1987
Antennoseius dargomensis Barilo, 1987
Antennoseius davidovae Eidelberg, 1994
Antennoseius deyi Bhattacharyya, 1994
Antennoseius fecundusBerlese, 1916
Antennoseius garurensis Bhattacharyya, 1994
Antennoseius ghilarovi Balan, 1988
Antennoseius hyperboreus Nikolskij, 1988
Antennoseius janus Lindquist & Walter, 1989
Antennoseius koroljevae Chelebiev, 1984
Antennoseius kurumanensis Jordaan, Loots & Theron, 1987
Antennoseius lobochelus Halliday, Walter & Lindquist, 1998
Antennoseius longipalpus Barilo, 1987
Antennoseius longisetus Eidelberg, 2000
Antennoseius makarovae Eidelberg, 1994
Antennoseius maltzevi Eidelberg, 1994
Antennoseius matalini Eidelberg, 2001
Antennoseius matsjuki Eidelberg, 2001
Antennoseius multisetus Eidelberg, 2000
Antennoseius orientalis Bhattacharyya, Sanyal & Bhattacharya, 2003
Antennoseius oudemansi (Thor, 1930)
Antennoseius ovaliscutalis Eidelberg, 2000
Antennoseius ranikhetensis Bhattacharyya, 1994
Antennoseius rugosus Masan, 1997
Antennoseius shcherbakae Balan, 1988
Antennoseius similis Eidelberg, 2001
Antennoseius sinicus Guo & Gu, 1997
Antennoseius ukrainicusSklyar, 1994
Antennoseius vysotskajaeSklyar, 1994

Identification

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References

↑ David Evans Walter (ed.). "Ascidae Species Listing". Biology Catalog. Texas A&M University. Archived from the original on 7 August 2010. Retrieved August 29, 2010.
1 2 Long, Yun; Jin, Dao-Chao; Guo, Jian-Jun; Yi, Tian-Ci (2021-03-30). "A new species of Antennoseius (Vitzthumia) Thor (Acari: Mesostigmata: Ascidae) from China, with a key to species of the genus recorded from China". Acarologia. 61 (1): 46–54. doi: 10.24349/acarologia/20214416 .
1 2 3 "Opilioacariformes". idtools.org. Retrieved 2022-12-01.
1 2 3 4 "Antennoseius (Vitzthumia)". idtools.org. Retrieved 2022-12-01.
↑ Beaulieu, Frédéric; Déchêne, Andrea D.; Walter, David E. (2008-12-10). "Phase morphs and phoresy: New species of Antennoseius (Vitzthumia) mites (Acari: Mesostigmata: Ascidae) associated with pyrophilous carabids (Carabidae: Sericoda spp.) in Alberta, Canada". Zootaxa. 1961 (1): 37–57. doi: 10.11646/zootaxa.1961.1.4 . ISSN 1175-5334.
1 2 Joharchi, Omid; Marchenko, Irina I.; Stanyukovich, Maria K. (2022-06-30). "New data on some Antennoseius Berlese species (Acari: Ascidae) from Russia". Acarologia. 62 (2): 378–395. doi: 10.24349/4vni-nutt .

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[1] David Evans Walter (ed.). "Ascidae Species Listing". Biology Catalog. Texas A&M University. Archived from the original on 7 August 2010. Retrieved August 29, 2010.

[:0-2] 1 2 Long, Yun; Jin, Dao-Chao; Guo, Jian-Jun; Yi, Tian-Ci (2021-03-30). "A new species of Antennoseius (Vitzthumia) Thor (Acari: Mesostigmata: Ascidae) from China, with a key to species of the genus recorded from China". Acarologia. 61 (1): 46–54. doi: 10.24349/acarologia/20214416 .

[:1-3] 1 2 3 "Opilioacariformes". idtools.org. Retrieved 2022-12-01.

[:2-4] 1 2 3 4 "Antennoseius (Vitzthumia)". idtools.org. Retrieved 2022-12-01.

[5] Beaulieu, Frédéric; Déchêne, Andrea D.; Walter, David E. (2008-12-10). "Phase morphs and phoresy: New species of Antennoseius (Vitzthumia) mites (Acari: Mesostigmata: Ascidae) associated with pyrophilous carabids (Carabidae: Sericoda spp.) in Alberta, Canada". Zootaxa. 1961 (1): 37–57. doi: 10.11646/zootaxa.1961.1.4 . ISSN 1175-5334.

[:3-6] 1 2 Joharchi, Omid; Marchenko, Irina I.; Stanyukovich, Maria K. (2022-06-30). "New data on some Antennoseius Berlese species (Acari: Ascidae) from Russia". Acarologia. 62 (2): 378–395. doi: 10.24349/4vni-nutt .

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