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Parasitus is a genus of mites in the family Parasitidae, including the following species:
Neoseiulus is a genus of mites in the Phytoseiidae family.
Aclerogamasus is a genus of mites in the family Parasitidae.
Carpaidion is a genus of mites in the family Parasitidae.
Cornigamasus is a genus of mites in the family Parasitidae.
Cycetogamasus is a genus of mites in the family Parasitidae.
Erithosoma is a genus of mites in the family Parasitidae.
Gamasodes is a genus of mites in the family Parasitidae.
Heteroparasitus is a genus of mites in the family Parasitidae.
Holoparasitus is a genus of mites in the family Parasitidae.
Mixogamasus is a genus of mites in the family Parasitidae.
Ologamasiphis is a genus of mites in the family Parasitidae.
Parasitellus is a genus of mites in the family Parasitidae which are obligatory parasites of bumblebees. These mites can be found clinging to the carapace, sometimes in large numbers. Mites in this genus hibernate in the deutonymphal stage. In the tritonymph stage they can actively transfer from bumblebee to bumblebee from flowers, where they can survive up to 24 hours. After they arrive in a bumblebee nest, they will moult into adults. Whilst it is not known what factors trigger the mite to molt, in laboratory conditions P. fucorum were found to moult after eating fresh pollen, although overall moulting success was low. They are kleptoparasitic or neutral to beneficial, depending on life stage; females and deutonymphs feed on provisioned pollen, while other stages are predators of small arthropods.
Pergamasus is a genus of mites in the family Parasitidae.
Phorytocarpais is a genus of mites in the family Parasitidae.
Psilogamasus is a genus of mites in the family Parasitidae.
Rhabdocarpais is a genus of mites in the family Parasitidae.
Schizosthetus is a genus of mites in the family Parasitidae.
Cryptocellus is an arachnid genus in the order Ricinulei, first described by John Westwood in 1874. It is native to the Neotropics.
References
- ↑ Joel Hallan (ed.). "Parasitidae Species Listing". Biology Catalog. Texas A&M University. Archived from the original on 7 August 2010. Retrieved September 4, 2010.