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| Family: | Uropodidae Kramer, 1881 |
Uropodidae is a family of mites in the order Mesostigmata. [1]
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| Family: | Uropodidae Kramer, 1881 |
Uropodidae is a family of mites in the order Mesostigmata. [1]
As part of superfamily Uropodoidea, Uropodidae are tortoise-like mites with an oval to circular outline, and with armour both dorsally and ventrally. They can be distinguished from other uropodoids by their chelicerae lacking a large, sclerotized node and their genital opening being in an intercoxal position. [2]
Several species in the family commonly infest worm bins and consume food intended for the worms. [3]
An undescribed species of Uropodidae sucks out the hemolymph of pupae of Pheidole megacephala ants, resulting in the death of pupae. It preferentially attacks pupae of soldier and male ants. [4]
Uropodidae are phoretic on larger arthropods, meaning that they attach to larger arthropods to be transported to new places. [5] This attachment is achieved using a pedicel of translucent material extruded from the mite's anus. [5] One known host for uropodid mites is the red palm weevil ( Rhynchophorus ferrugineus ), [6] though this particular relationship may actually be parasitic, as mite-infested weevils have a shorter lifespan than uninfested weevils. [7]
Zerconidae is a family of mites in the order Mesostigmata.
Sejidae is a family of mites in the order Mesostigmata. The oldest known record of the group is an indeterminate deutonymph from the mid Cretaceous (Albian-Cenomanian) aged Burmese amber of Myanmar.
Polyaspididae is a family of mites in the order Mesostigmata.
Trachytes is a genus of mites in the family Trachytidae.
Uroseius is a genus of mites in the family Trachytidae.
Nenteria is a genus of mites in the family Nenteriidae.
Ruehmnenteria is a genus of mites in the family Nenteriidae.
Stammernenteria is a genus of mites in the family Nenteriidae.
Trichouropoda is a genus of mites in the family Trematuridae.
Macrodinychus is the sole genus in the monotypic Macrodinychidae, a family of mites in the order Mesostigmata.
Uroobovella is a large genus of mites in the family Urodinychidae.
Dinychidae is a family of mites in the order Mesostigmata.
Uroactinia is a genus of mites in the order Mesostigmata, placed in its own family, Uroactinidae.
Deraiophorus is a genus of mites in the order Mesostigmata, placed in its own family, Deriaphoridae.
Discourella is a genus of mites in the order Mesostigmata, placed in its own family, Discourellidae.
Oplitidae is a family of mites in the order Mesostigmata.
Trachyuropodidae is a family of mites in the order Mesostigmata.
Uropoda is a genus of tortoise mites in the family Uropodidae. There are more than 70 described species in Uropoda.
Oplitis is a genus of mites in the family Trachyuropodidae. There are more than 70 described species in Oplitis.
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