Chaetodactylidae

	Chaetodactylidae Chaetodactylidae is a family of mites in the order Sarcoptiformes The Sarcoptiformes are an order (biology), order of mites comprising over 15,000 described species in around 230 families. Previously it was divided into two suborders, Oribatida and Astigmatina, but Oribatida has been promoted to an order, and A .... There are five genera: '' Sennertia'', '' Chaetodactylus, Achaetodactylus,'' Centriacarus, and '' Roubikia.'' File:BMOC-15-0510-001 Chaetodactylus krombeini f supracoxal sclerite TM3030 1662(x1.0k).jpg, '' Chaetodactylus krombeini'' female lateral propodosoma showing enlarged supracoxal sclerite. This trait is diagnostic for the family Chaetodactylidae. References Further reading * * * * * * * ''Chaetodactylus_krombeini''bugguide.net. Family Chaetodactylidae Acariformes Acari families {{acari-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Chaetodactylus Krombeini ''Chaetodactylus krombeini'' (Krombein's hairy-footed pollen mite) was described by Karl Krombein and E. W. Baker in 1962. The mites are about 0.5 mm across, with the females larger than the males. Pollen mites are a kleptoparasitic pest of megachilid solitary bees, with ''Ch. krombeini'' found with ''Osmia lignaria'' of North America, (the orchard mason bee). Pollen mites do not feed on bees, but rather their provisions, and are harmful because they consume the food resources and starve or stunt the developing larvae; there is evidence that pollen mites also directly harm the egg by puncturing it. The common name is somewhat misleading, as pollen mites consume more nectar than pollen. Both their feeding habits and their size differs significantly from ''Varroa destructor'', the mite very harmful to the European honey bee. Although both are classified as mites, varroa mites are more closely related to ticks and only distantly related to ''Chaetodactylus''. A mason bee, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Sennertia ''Sennertia'' is a genus of mites in the Chaetodactylidae family. There are more than 70 species. Some of these mites are parasites or commensals of bees, but the presence in some bees of specialized structures for carrying mites (acarinarium) indicates the mutualistic nature of the relationship of some species (''Sennertia sayutara'', ''Sennertia devincta''). Most species of the genus ''Sennertia'' settle on adult bees as heteromorphic deutonymphs, but the species ''Sennertia vaga'' has no deutonymph and settle on adult bees in the eating adult stages. Reproduction and feeding occurs during resettlement. Most species occur on small carpenter bees (''Ceratina'') and large carpenter bees (''Xylocopa'') of the family Apidae. A few species (''Sennertia'' ''vaga''-group) are associated with ''Centris'' (''Paracentris'') in the Neotropics. Distribution ''Sennertia'' are found worldwide, except for in the Antarctic. (The species'' Sennertia antarctica'' is likely erroneously named, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Roubikia ''Roubikia'' is a genus of bee-associated mites occurring in the neotropics. They are mutualists or commensals, and feed on fatty acids from floral oils and most likely on fungi. The type species is ''Chaetodactylus panamensis''. Description Phoretic deutonymph: Gnathosomal solenidion and palp setae present and free palps absent. Coxal fields IV closed. Apodemes of ps1 partially fused anteriorly. Dorsal cuticular folds of ambulacra I-III weakly developed, with distal part smaller than proximal. Adult: Supracoxal setae scx spiniform, with rounded tip. Female: Spermatophores present. Inseminatory canal cylindrical, well sclerotized, protruding into spermatheca. Condylophores with short sclerotized portion and distinct proximal unsclerotized portion connected to the tarsus. Male: Genital setae (g) represented by transparent disk . Genital setae distinctly (more than their diameter at base) anterior to progenital sclerites . Tarsal setae e III-IV absent. Setae s and w IV separ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Chaetodactylus ''Chaetodactylus'' is a genus of parasitic mite primarily associated with solitary bees with over 20 species. These mites usually kill young bee larvae and feed on provisioned pollen and nectar. In nests with partitions (''Osmia''), bees that develop in the innermost cells chew their way out of the nest, and phoretic deutonymphs from the opened cells may attach to them. The mites in the innermost cell may die because of their inability to break through the partition. In nests without partitions (''Lithurgus''), some young bees may complete development and transform to adults that disperse the mites. In colonies of ''Osmia cornifrons'' managed for pollination of blueberries in the US, '' Ch. krombeini'' phoretic deutonymphs could disperse from a nest to nearby nests by walking through nest entrances and holes made by parasitic wasps. Cross-nest dispersal via blueberry flowers visited by multiple individuals of '' O. cornifrons'' was proven to be negligible. Life cycle Feeding ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Sarcoptiformes The Sarcoptiformes are an order (biology), order of mites comprising over 15,000 described species in around 230 families. Previously it was divided into two suborders, Oribatida and Astigmatina, but Oribatida has been promoted to an order, and Astigmatina is now an unranked taxon. Families Families: # Acaridae # Acaronychidae # Achipteriidae # Adelphacaridae # Adhaesozetidae # Aeroglyphidae # Aleurodamaeidae # Algophagidae # Alicorhagiidae # Alloptidae # Alycidae # Ameridae # Amerobelbidae # Ameronothridae # Ametroproctidae # Analgidae # Apionacaridae # Arborichthoniidae # Arceremaeidae # Aribatidae # Ascouracaridae # Astegistidae # Atopochthoniidae # Atopomelidae # Autognetidae # Avenzoariidae # Basilobelbidae # Belboidae # Brachychthoniidae # Caleremaeidae # Caloppiidae # Canestriniidae # Canestriniidae # Carabodidae # Carpoglyphidae # Caudiferidae # Ceratokalummidae # Ceratoppiidae # Ceratozetidae # Cerocepheidae # Chaetodactylidae # Chamobatidae # Charassobatidae # Chetoche ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Osmia Lignaria ''Osmia lignaria'', commonly known as the orchard mason bee or blue orchard bee, is a megachilid bee that makes nests in natural holes and reeds, creating individual cells for its brood that are separated by mud dividers. Unlike carpenter bees, it cannot drill holes in wood. ''O. lignaria'' is a common species used for early spring fruit bloom in the United States and Canada, though a number of other ''Osmia'' species are cultured for use in pollination. Native origin ''O. lignaria'' is among 4000 native bee species of North America, and its species is divided by the Rocky Mountains into two subspecies, ''O. l. propinqua'' (western subspecies) and ''O. l. lignaria'' (eastern subspecies). The majority of research has been conducted in western orchards on the western subspecies. Efforts at establishing them outside their native range have met with mixed results. Researchers in one eastern study (Virginia / North Carolina) using the eastern ''O. l. lignaria'' found them to prefer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Acariformes The Acariformes, also known as the Actinotrichida, are the more diverse of the two superorders of mites. Over 32,000 described species are found in 351 families, with an estimated total of 440,000 to 929,000 species, including undescribed species. Systematics and taxonomy The Acariformes can be divided into two main clades – Sarcoptiformes and Trombidiformes. In addition, a paraphyletic Paraphyly is a taxonomic term describing a grouping that consists of the grouping's last common ancestor and some but not all of its descendant lineages. The grouping is said to be paraphyletic ''with respect to'' the excluded subgroups. In co ... group containing primitive forms, the Endeostigmata, was formerly also considered distinct. The latter is composed of only 10 families of little-studied, minute, soft-bodied mites that ingest solid food, such as fungi, algae, and soft-bodied invertebrates such as nematodes, rotifers, and tardigrades. These clades were formerly considered subor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]