| Queenslandolaelaps vitzthumi | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Subclass: | Acari |
| Order: | Mesostigmata |
| Family: | Ologamasidae |
| Genus: | Queenslandolaelaps |
| Species: | Q. vitzthumi |
| Binomial name | |
| Queenslandolaelaps vitzthumi Womersley, 1956 | |
Queenslandolaelaps vitzthumi is a species of mite in the family Ologamasidae. [1]
Gigantolaelaps is a genus of mites in the family Laelapidae. It is found in the fur of cricetid rodents, most often from the tribe Oryzomyini, from South America north to the southern United States. They are large (>1 mm) and darkly colored and have a complex life cycle.
Caloglyphus is a genus of mites in the family Acaridae.
Ologamasidae is a family of mites in the order Mesostigmata.
Queenslandolaelaps is a genus of mites in the family Ologamasidae.
Halolaelapidae is a family of mites in the order Mesostigmata.
Dinogamasus is a genus of mites in the family Laelapidae. Most species are associated with carpenter bees in the genus Xylocopa and are found in their acarinarium.
Neolaelaps is a genus of mites in the family Laelapidae.
Pseudoparasitus is a genus of mites in the family Laelapidae.
Polyaspididae is a family of mites in the order Mesostigmata.
Uroseius is a genus of mites in the family Trachytidae.
Uroobovella is a large genus of mites in the family Urodinychidae.
Sennertia is a genus of mites in the Chaetodactylidae family. There are more than 70 species. Some of these mites are parasites or commensals of bees, but the presence in some bees of specialized structures for carrying mites (acarinarium) indicates the mutualistic nature of the relationship of some species. Most species of the genus Sennertia settle on adult bees as heteromorphic deutonymphs, but the species Sennertia vaga has no deutonymph and settle on adult bees in the eating adult stages. Reproduction and feeding occurs during resettlement. Most species occur on small carpenter bees (Ceratina) and large carpenter bees (Xylocopa) of the family Apidae. A few species are associated with Centris (Paracentris) in the Neotropics.