''Cameronieta'' is a genus of mites in the family
Spinturnicidae
Spinturnicidae is a family of mites in the order Mesostigmata. The mites are highly specialized parasites of wing or tail membrane or bats. Some species infest eyelids and eye canthi. The species of Spinturnicidae are found in bat habitats thro ...
. There are about seven described species in ''Cameronieta'', found in the
Neotropics
The Neotropical realm is one of the eight biogeographic realms constituting Earth's land surface. Physically, it includes the tropical terrestrial ecoregions of the Americas and the entire South American temperate zone.
Definition
In bi ...
and
Caribbean islands.
The species of ''Cameronieta'', like the other members of this family, are parasites of bats. They live primarily on the wing and tail membranes of bats throughout all stages of life.
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Species
These seven species belong to the genus ''Cameronieta'':
* '' Cameronieta almaensis'' Almeida, Gettinger & Gardner, 2016
* '' Cameronieta elongata'' (Furman, 1966)
* '' Cameronieta machadoi'' Dusbábek, 1968
* '' Cameronieta strandtmanni'' (Tibbetts, 1957)
* '' Cameronieta thomasi'' Machado-Allison, 1965
* '' Cameronieta tibbettsi'' Dusbábek, 1968
* '' Cameronieta torrei'' Dusbábek, 1968
References
Arachnids
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