Antennophoridae is a family of
mite
Mites are small arachnids (eight-legged arthropods) of two large orders, the Acariformes and the Parasitiformes, which were historically grouped together in the subclass Acari. However, most recent genetic analyses do not recover the two as eac ...
s in the order
Mesostigmata
Mesostigmata is an order of mites belonging to the Parasitiformes. They are by far the largest group of Parasitiformes, with over 8,000 species in 130 families. Mesostigmata includes parasitic as well as free-living and predatory forms. They ca ...
.
Genera
Antennophoridae contains five genera, with nine recognized species. ''
Antennophorus grandis'' is an
ectoparasite
Parasitism is a Symbiosis, close relationship between species, where one organism, the parasite, lives (at least some of the time) on or inside another organism, the Host (biology), host, causing it some harm, and is Adaptation, adapted str ...
on ants of the species ''
Lasius flavus''.
* ''
Antennophorus''
Haller, 1877
* ''
Echinomegistus''
Berlese, 1903
* ''
Antennomegistus''
Berlese, 1903
* ''
Celaenosthanus''
Vitzthum, 1930
* ''
Neomegistus''
Trägårdh, 1906
References
Mesostigmata
Acari families
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