Macrocheles Opacus
''Macrocheles opacus'' is a species of mite in the family Macrochelidae. References opacus Opacus is a cloud variety commonly found in stratocumulus, altocumulus, altostratus, and stratus cloud types, this cloud variety has an opaque appearance, which hides the location of the Sun and Moon, it is the opposite of translucidus, which is ... Articles created by Qbugbot Animals described in 1839 {{mesostigmata-stub ...
[...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]  

Macrochelidae
Macrochelidae is a family of mites in the order Mesostigmata. Description Adult females of Macrochelidae have: an undivided dorsal shield bearing at least 28 pairs of setae, a sternal shield with three pairs of setae, a genital shield with one pair of setae and with a pair of conspicuous accessory sclerites beneath lateral margins, usually a ventrianal shield with 1–5 pairs of setae in addition to circumanal setae, peritreme usually looped around stigma, and movable cheliceral digit usually with a well-developed arthrodial brush at the base. Adult males are similar but with a holoventral shield or separate sternigenital and ventrianal shields. Reproduction Macrochelidae reproduce sexually and some can also reproduce asexually. Species of ''Geholaspis'' and ''Macrocheles'' can perform thelytoky, the production of female offspring from unfertilised eggs. Species of ''Glyptholaspis'', ''Holostaspella'' and ''Macrocheles'' can perform arrhenotoky, the production of male offsp ...
[...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]