Ascidae
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| Oudemans , 1905 |
The Ascidae are a family of predatory mites (Gamasida). They are common worldwide.
Way of life
The majority of the species in this family are free-living, they predatorily feed on insect eggs, young stages of other mites, as well as roundworms and their eggs. Some species feed on the mycelium of fungi, some live parasitically. Most species are associated with certain insect species such as bumblebees or bees, which they use for phoresis . Some genera can also be found in the noses of birds.
Systematics
There are two subfamilies, the Arctoseiinae , mainly the genus Arctoseius are distributed in the northern hemisphere to arctic regions. The Ascinae , on the other hand, only occur in tropical and subtropical areas. The family comprises around 40 genera worldwide:
- Aceoseius Sellnick, 1941
- Adhaerenseius GC Loots & PD Theron, 1992
- Africoseius Krantz, 1962
- Anephiasca Athias-Henriot, 1969
- Antennoseius Berlese, 1916
- Anystipalpus Berlese, 1911
- Arctoseius Sig Thor, 1930
- Arrhenoseius Walter & Lindquist, 2001
- Asca v. Heyden, 1826
- Athiashenriotis Hüseyin Özdikmen, 2008 (previously: Arctopsis Athias-Henriot, 1973 (preoccupied by Arctopsis Barnard, 1920, a crustacean ))
- Blattisocius Keegan, 1944
- Cheiroseiulus GO Evans & AS Baker, 1991
- Cheiroseius Berlese, 1916
- Diseius Lindquist & Evans, 1965
- Ectoantennoseius Walter, 1998
- Gamasellodes Athias-Henriot, 1961
- Hoploseius Berlese, 1914
- Iphidozercon Berlese, 1903
- Laelaptoseius Womersley, 1960
- Lasioseius Berlese, 1916
- Leioseius Berlese, 1916
- Melichares Herring, 1838
- Mycolaelaps Lindquist, 1995
- Neojordensia Evans, 1957
- Orolaelaps de Leon, 1963
- Orthadenella Athias-Henriot, 1973
- Platyseius Berlese, 1916
- Plesiosejus Evans, 1960
- Proctogastrolaelaps McGraw & Farrier, 1969
- Paraproctolaelaps Bregetova, 1977
- Proctolaelaps Berlese, 1923
- Protogamasellus Karg, 1962
- Rettenmeyerius Elzinga, 1998
- Rhinoseius Baker & Yunker, 1964
- Tropicoseius Baker & Yunker, 1964
- Xanthippe Naskrecki & Colwell, 1995
- Xenoseius Lindquist & Evans, 1965
- Zerconopsis Hull, 1918
- Zercoseius Berlese, 1916
Individual evidence
- ^ GW Krantz, DE Walter (Ed.): A Manual of Acarology. 3. Edition. Texas Tech University Press, 2009, p. 150.
literature
- W. Karg: Acari (Acarina), Mites Parasitiformes (Anactinochaeta), Cohors Gamasina Leach, predatory mites. In: The animal world of Germany and the adjacent parts of the sea according to their characteristics and their way of life. 59th part, 2nd revised edition. VEB Gustav Fischer Verlag, Jena 1993, ISBN 3-931374-48-3 .
Web links
- Classification of Hallan ( Memento from May 20, 2010 in the Internet Archive )