Holostaspella bifoliata

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Holostaspella bifoliata
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Mesostigmata
Family: Macrochelidae
Genus: Holostaspella
Species:
H. bifoliata
Binomial name
Holostaspella bifoliata
Tragrdh, 1952

Holostaspella bifoliata is a species of mite in the family Macrochelidae. [1] It has been found engaging in phoresis with certain species of Omorgus beetles, including Omorgus monachus and Omorgus persuberosus . [2]

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References

  1. "Holostaspella bifoliata". GBIF. Retrieved 2020-01-25.
  2. Philips, James R. (14 May 2009). "The mite (Acarina) fauna of trogid beetles (Coleoptera: Trogidae)". International Journal of Acarology. 35 (1): 1–17. doi:10.1080/01647950802709843.