''Pelzneria'' is a genus of mites in the family
Acaridae
The Acaridae are a family of mites in order Sarcoptiformes.
Distribution
There are several acarid genera with cosmopolitan distributions, such as ''Acarus', Sancassania'' and ''Tyrophagus''.
Ecology
Acaridae live in various habitats an ...
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Species of Pelzneria are most often associated with small vertebrate
carrion
Carrion (), also known as a carcass, is the decaying flesh of dead animals.
Overview
Carrion is an important food source for large carnivores and omnivores in most ecosystems. Examples of carrion-eaters (or scavengers) include crows, vultures ...
, and most species are
phoretic
Phoresis or phoresy is a temporary Commensalism, commensalistic relationship when an organism (a phoront or phoretic) attaches itself to a host organism solely for travel. It has been seen in tick, ticks and mite, mites since the 18th century, ...
on
silphid beetles of the genus
Nicrophorus
Burying beetles or sexton beetles, genus ''Nicrophorus'', are the best-known members of the family Silphidae (carrion beetles). Most of these beetles are black with red markings on the elytra (forewings). Burying beetles are true to their nameā ...
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Species
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Pelzneria afluctuosa
''Pelzneria'' is a genus of mites in the family Acaridae. Species of Pelzneria are most often associated with small vertebrate carrion, and most species are phoretic
Phoresis or phoresy is a temporary Commensalism, commensalistic relationsh ...
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Mahunka, 1978
* ''
Pelzneria crenulatus
''Pelzneria'' is a genus of mites in the family Acaridae. Species of Pelzneria are most often associated with small vertebrate carrion, and most species are phoretic on silphid beetles of the genus Nicrophorus.
Species
* ''Pelzneria afluctuosa ...
''
(Oudemans, 1909)
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Pelzneria meyerae
''Pelzneria'' is a genus of mites in the family Acaridae. Species of Pelzneria are most often associated with small vertebrate carrion, and most species are phoretic on silphid beetles of the genus Nicrophorus.
Species
* ''Pelzneria afluctuosa ...
''
Mahunka, 1979
References
Acaridae
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