Tarsonemidae
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Acarapis woodi |
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| Kramer , 1877 |
Tarsonemidae are a family of mites . Many of their species are considered to be plant pests.
features
The species of the family are small and reach a length of 0.1 to 0.3 millimeters in the adult stage . Your integument is relatively hard and appears shiny white. The physique is oval.
The fourth (rear) pair of legs is tripartite, in the males mostly more pronounced than the other pairs of legs, in the females, however, much thinner than these. The females have no tarsal claws on the fourth pair of legs, but rather a long, whip-shaped bristle each .
Way of life
Only a few genera of the Tarsonemidae such as Steneotarsonemus , Polyphagotarsonemus , Phytonemus , Floridotarsonemus and Tarsonemus attack higher plants. Most of the other genera can therefore be ruled out as causing damage to crops cultivated by humans. Their mouthparts are too weak to penetrate the outer layers of the plant organs. They feed on the thin-walled mycelia of mushrooms or algae . Acarapis woodi, on the other hand, parasitizes honey bees ( aracipiosis ).
Systematics
In 2002, Lin and Zhang listed 529 described species of the Tarsonemidae in 40 genera. Numerous genera and species have been newly discovered and described in recent years.
Genera (after Lin and Zhang):
- Acarapis Hirst
- Acaronemus Lindquist & Smiley
- Alkithoenemus Ochoa & OConnor
- Amcortarsonemus Fain
- Asiocortarsonemus Fain
- Ceratotarsonemus De Leon
- Coreitarsonemus Fain
- Crossacarapis Ochoa & OConnor
- Daidalotarsonemus De Leon
- Deleonia Lindquist
- Dendroptus Kramer
- Eotarsonemus De Leon
- Excelsotarsonemus Ochoa & Naskrecki
- Ficotarsonemus Ho
- Flechtmannus Moraes, Lindquist & Lofego
- Floridotarsonemus Attiah
- Fungitarsonemus Cromroy
- Hemitarsonemus Ewing
- Heterotarsonemus smiley
- Iponemus Lindquist
- Nasutitarsonemus Nucifora
- Neodendroptus Ochoa
- Neotarsonemoides Kaliszewski
- Ogmotarsonemus Lindquist
- Ototarsonemus Sharonov & Mitrofanov
- Paratarsonemella Ochoa
- Phytonemus Lindquist
- Polyphagotarsonemus Beer & Nucifora
- Pseudacarapis Lindquist
- Pseudotarsonemoides Vitzthum
- Pseudotarsonemus Lindquist
- Rhynchotarsonemus Beer
- Steneotarsonemus Beer
- Suctarsonemus Mahunka
- Suskia Lindquist
- Tarsanonychus Lindquist
- Tarsonemella Hirst
- Tarsonemus Canestrini & Fanzago
- Ununguitarsonemus Nuccifora
- Xenotarsonemus Beer
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Jianzhen Lin, Zhi-Qiang Zhang: Tarsonemidae of the world (Acari: Prostigmata). Key genera, geographical distribution, Systematic catalog and annotated bibliography. Systematic & Applied Acarology Society, London 2002, ISBN 0-9534144-3-4 ( table of contents , PDF; 10.21 KB).
literature
- Richard Wall, David Shearer: Veterinary Entomology. Arthropod Ectoparasites of Veterinary Importance. Chapman & Hall, London et al. 1997, ISBN 0-412-61510-X .
Web links
- Joel Hallan's Biology Catalog: Tarsonemidae
- Strawberry mite , Phytonemus pallidus , Featured Creatures , Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, University of Florida
- Eddie Ueckermann: Taxonomy of Tarsonemidae