1. Observations on phoresy by oribatid mites (Acari: Oribatei)
- Author
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Roy A. Norton
- Subjects
integumentary system ,biology ,Ecology ,media_common.quotation_subject ,Attachment site ,Oribatulidae ,Insect ,biology.organism_classification ,respiratory tract diseases ,immune system diseases ,Insect Science ,parasitic diseases ,Acari ,Mesoplophoridae ,media_common - Abstract
Phoretic oribatid mites are recorded from specimens of 31 insect species, mostly passalid beetles. Mites were predominantly of the families Mesoplophoridae, Oppiidae and Oribatulidae. The former attaches by grasping a hair between the aspis and genital plate. A degree of attachment site specificity, but not host-species specificity, is exhibited by certain mites.
- Published
- 1980
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