Macrocheles pisentii

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Macrocheles pisentii
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Mesostigmata
Family: Macrochelidae
Genus: Macrocheles
Species:
M. pisentii
Binomial name
Macrocheles pisentii
(Berlese, 1882)

Macrocheles pisentii is a species of mite in the family Macrochelidae. [1] It is specialized to live in the nests of Scarabaeus beetles. The mite can be found in Europe, Israel, and northern Africa. [2]

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References

  1. "Macrocheles pisentii". GBIF. Retrieved 2020-01-25.
  2. Lumaret, Jean-Pierre; Niogret, Jerome (2016-07-28). "Review of the phoretic association between coprophilous insects and macrochelid mites (Acari: Mesostigmata) in France". Academia.edu. Retrieved 2023-01-05.