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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Chelicerates (Chelicerata) » Arachnids (Arachnida) » Mites and Ticks (Acari) » Acariformes » Astigs (Astigmata)

Order Astigmata - Astigs

Classification · Synonyms and other taxonomic changes · Size · Remarks · See Also · Internet References · Works Cited
Beetle with bumpy cuticle and unusual feet Beetle with bumpy cuticle and unusual feet Beetle with bumpy cuticle and unusual feet Mite mite - Tyrophagus Mite found in lab, in stink bug habitat mystery Acari found in sea urchin larva culture Hairy-Footed Mite (Chaetodactylus krombeini) infestation on Mason Bee (Osmia lignaria propinqua) - Chaetodactylus krombeini
Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Chelicerata (Chelicerates)
Class Arachnida (Arachnids)
Subclass Acari (Mites and Ticks)
Superorder Acariformes
Order Astigmata (Astigs)
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
treated in Oribatida: Desmonomata in(1)
Size
0.15 mm to 2 mm long
Remarks
A number of families of Astigmata include obligate bee-associates. In every case where life cycles are known, the habitat for the feeding stages of the mites is the nest of the bee.
Contains many species of concern that are pests in homes and stored products
See Also
Palaeosomatides and Parhyposomatides have prodorsal trichobothria.
Internet References
University of Michigan
lucidcentral.org
Wikipedia
Works Cited
1.Suborder Oribatida van der Hammen, 1968. In: Zhang Z.-Q. (ed.) Animal biodiversity: An outline of higher-level classification...
Schatz H., Behan-Pelletier V.M., O'Connor B.M., Norton R.A. 2011. Zootaxa 3148: 141–148.
Contributed by Jim McClarin on 28 December, 2006 - 7:05pm
Additional contributions by Beatriz Moisset, Theridula, v belov, Kyhl Austin
Last updated 6 February, 2016 - 10:33pm

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