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Species Boletoglyphus ornatus

Mites on Forked Fungus Beetle - Boletoglyphus ornatus

Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

Subphylum Chelicerata (Chelicerates)

Class Arachnida (Arachnids)

Subclass Acari (Mites and Ticks)

Superorder Acariformes

Order Astigmata (Astigs)

Suborder Acaridia

Superfamily Acaroidea

Family Acaridae

Genus Boletoglyphus

Species ornatus (Boletoglyphus ornatus)

Remarks

"Feeding forms inhabit the spore tubes of the polypore Ganoderma applanatum and eat spores. Deutonymphs are exclusively phoretic on Bolitotherus cornutus, as are several other species of mites living in this fungus." - Barry O'Connor

Contributed by Jim McClarin on 28 August, 2008 - 4:45pm
Additional contributions by ceiseman
Last updated 6 January, 2009 - 11:03pm

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