International Journal of Acarology · 1980 · 98 citations · 7 references
Life SciencesBiologyEntomologyInsect EcologyInsect MorphologyInsect SystematicsAppendage MorphologyBeetle BiologyGenital MorphologyInsect FamiliesInsect OrdersAttachment SpecificityBeetle AnatomyBeetle MorphologyMite Morphology
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.
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