Sphaeroseius | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
Class: | Arachnida |
Order: | Mesostigmata |
Family: | Laelapidae |
Subfamily: | Hypoaspidinae |
Genus: | Sphaeroseius Berlese, 1904 |
Sphaeroseius is a genus of mites in the family Laelapidae. [1]
Sphaeroseius ecitophilus is a South American species of mite.
The Laelapidae are a family of mites in the order Mesostigmata. The family is also referred to in the literature as Laelaptidae, which may be the correct spelling.
Dermanyssoidea is a superfamily of mites, including most of the mites which parasitise vertebrates.
Cerambylaelaps is a genus of mites in the family Laelapidae.
Chamolaelaps is a genus of mites in the family Laelapidae.
Cyclothorax is a genus of mites in the family Laelapidae.
Cypholaelaps is a genus of mites in the family Laelapidae.
Dianolaelaps is a genus of mites in the family Laelapidae.
Dicrocheles is a genus of mites in the family Laelapidae.
Ichoronyssus is a genus of mites in the family Laelapidae.
Ljunghia is a genus of mites in the family Laelapidae.
Lukoschus is a genus of mites in the family Laelapidae that was named after the German acarologist Fritz Lukoschus.
Myrmozercon is a genus of mites in the family Laelapidae.
Nakhoda is a genus of mites in the family Laelapidae.
Parabisternalis is a genus of mites in the family Laelapidae.
Pneumolaelaps is a genus of mites in the family Laelapidae.
Promacrolaelaps is a genus of mites in the family Laelapidae.
Tropilaelaps is a genus of parasitic mites in the family Laelapidae. Their range spans the Philippines, Thailand, Vietnam, India, Sri Lanka, Afghanistan and Pakistan. Their primary hosts are the larva of Apis dorsata and Apis laboriosa, although after Apis mellifera was imported to Asia, they were found to also be suitable hosts for two species of Tropilaelaps, T. clareae and T. mercedesae. Species can be identified by DNA analysis. They are considered a major economic threat to the beekeeping industry.
Turkiella is a genus of mite in the family Laelapidae.
Zontia is a genus of mites in the family Laelapidae.