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ACARINA (mites)

Records (and photo sets)

Taxon Summary Date Vice-county Country #photos #macrophotos
Acarina 25 April 1999 South Hampshire England 2
Acarina 25 May 1975 East Sussex England 1

Subtaxa

Rank Taxon #subtaxa #photos #macrophotos #microphotos #refs #webs
Species Acarapis woodi (Isle Of Wight Or Acarine Disease (Of Honey Bees) - Causative Organism)           1
Superorder ACARIFORMES (acariform mites) 1          
Superorder SARCOPTIFORMES (biting mites) 1         6
Division (Zoo.) Actinochaeta (a division of mites) 106          
Superorder CRYPTOSTIGMATA (oribatid mites, moss mites or beetle mites)         1  
Superorder PROSTIGMATA (a superorder of mites) 105 46 126 20 12 190
Genus Bryobia (bryobia mites) 1         10
Species Cheyletiella parasitivorax (a mite)           3
Species Chorioptes cuniculi (a mite)           1
Species Demodex folliculorum Owen (a mite)           1
Species Glyciphagus domestica (a tyroglyphid mite)           1
Species Hypoaspis miles (a predatory mite)           1
Species Monochetus sulcatus (a gall mite)           1
Species Mycoptes musculinus (Koch) (a mite)           2
Species Myobia musculi (Schrank) (a mite)           2
Genus Notoedres (a genus of mites) 2         9
Species Oligonychus ununguis (Conifer Spinning Mite)           7
Species Otodectes cynotis (a mite)           2
Superorder PARASITIFORMES (parasitiform mites) 17 2 13 7 4 101
Family PHYTOPTIDAE (a family of gall mites) 5          
Genus Trisetacus (a genus of gall mites) 5       1 15
Species Phytoseiulus persimilis (Red Spider Mite Predator)           1
Family PODAPOLIPODIDAE (a family of mites) 1          
Genus Podapolipus (a genus of mites)           4
Species Psorergates simplex Tyrell (a mite)           4
Species Psoroptes communis (a mite)           1
Genus Rhizoglyphus (bulb mites)           7
Species Scutacarus acarorum (a mite)           1
Species Siteroptes graminum (a grass mite)           4
Species Varroa destructor           5
Species Varroa jacobsoni (Varroasis (Of Honey Bees) - Causative Organism)           7
Genus Vasates (a genus of gall mites) 6         8

Suggested Literature

Identification Works

British Galls: http://uk.groups.yahoo.com/group/british_galls/join (Galls and gall formers) E-forum
André, M., 1946 Halacariens Marins
Avery, R.A., 1974 ((parasites of selected hosts)) Identification of Animal Parasites
Baker, E.W. & Wharton, G.W., 1952 An Introduction to Acarology
Darlington, A., 1968 A Pocket Encyclopedia of Plant Galls in colour
Evans, G.O. & Browning, E., 1955 Some British Mites of Economic Importance
Green, J. & Macquitty, M., 1987 Halacarid Mites
Stubbs, F.B. (Editor), 1986 Provisional Keys to British Plant Galls

General Works

British Plant Gall Society: http://www.british-galls.org.uk (Galls and gall formers) Web Site/Page
Alexander, K.N.A., 2002 The Invertebrates of Living and Decaying Timber in Britain and Ireland - a Provisional Annotated Checklist
Evans, G.O., Sheals, J.G. & MacFarlane, D., 1961 The Terrestrial Acari of the British Isles: 1. Introduction and Biology
PRAs for consultation on pest risk management (Plant pest species) Journal
Micropics: http://micropics.org.uk/ Web Site/Page

ACARINA may also be covered by literature listed under:

BIOTA
(living things)
Eukaryota
(eukaryotes)
ANIMALIA
(animals)
ARTHROPODA
(arthropods)
ARACHNIDA
(mites, spiders, false scorpions, harvestmen etc.)

Feeding and other inter-species relationships

ACARINA is associated with:

Photos leg Schistostega pennata - Goblin Gold (Scistostegales: Schistostegaceae) leg spreads or disperses gemma UK/Ireland Porley, R. & Hodgetts, N., 2005 [p73]

Associated with ACARINA:

is endoparasitised by cysticercoid Cittotaenia denticulata - a tapeworm Avery, R.A., 1974
is endoparasitised by cysticercoid Cittotaenia pectinata - a tapeworm Avery, R.A., 1974
is predated by adult Loricula elegantula - a minute bug (Hemiptera: Microphysidae) Southwood, T.R.E. & Leston, D., 1959
is predated by nymph Loricula elegantula - a minute bug (Hemiptera: Microphysidae) Southwood, T.R.E. & Leston, D., 1959
is predated by Blepharidopterus angulatus - Black-kneed Apple Capsid (Hemiptera: Miridae) UK/Ireland Southwood, T.R.E. & Leston, D., 1959
is predated by Malacocoris chlorizans - Delicate Apple Capsid (Hemiptera: Miridae) UK/Ireland Major Southwood, T.R.E. & Leston, D., 1959
is predated by adult Compsidolon salicellus - a plantbug (Hemiptera: Miridae) Southwood, T.R.E. & Leston, D., 1959
is predated by Himacerus apterus - Tree Damsel Bug (Hemiptera: Nabidae) Southwood, T.R.E. & Leston, D., 1959
is predated by Aeolothrips melaleucus - a thrips (Thysanoptera: Aeolothripidae) Mound L.A., Morison, G.D., Pitkin, B.R. & Palmer, J.M., 1976
spreads conidium of Troposporella dematiaceous anamorph Troposporella monospora - a dematiaceous anamorphic fungus Questionable Minter, D., 1986

Acarina may be associated with more taxa listed at higher taxonomic level

ANIMALIA
(animals)
ARTHROPODA
(arthropods)

References

Avery, R.A., 1974 Identification of Animal Parasites
Minter, D., 1986 Upland Foray, Sutherland, 11-18 May 1985
Mound L.A., Morison, G.D., Pitkin, B.R. & Palmer, J.M., 1976 Thysanoptera
Porley, R. & Hodgetts, N., 2005 Mosses and Liverworts
Southwood, T.R.E. & Leston, D., 1959 Land and Water Bugs of the British Isles

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