| Macrocheles muscaedomesticae | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Mesostigmata |
| Family: | Macrochelidae |
| Genus: | Macrocheles |
| Species: | M. muscaedomesticae |
| Binomial name | |
| Macrocheles muscaedomesticae (Scopoli, 1772) | |
Macrocheles muscaedomesticae is a species of mite in the family Macrochelidae. It has a cosmopolitan distribution. [1]
This mite species feeds on flies in their egg, larval and (possibly) adult stages, and also attaches to adult flies for dispersal (phoresis). [2] [3] Its hosts include houseflies (Musca domestica), drosophilid flies (Drosophila hydei) [2] and stable flies (Stomoxys calcitrans). [3]