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| Ventral view of Sarraceniopus gibsoni, the pitcher plant mite, which is found within the pitcher leaves of Sarracenia purpurea | |
Scientific classification
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Sarcoptiformes |
| Superfamily: | Histiostomatoidea |
| Family: |
Histiostomatidae Berlese, 1897 |
Histiostomatidae is a family of mites in the clade Astigmata. [1]
Description
These mites are characterized by a very small size (about 600–900 μm in length) and a close association to arthropods, mainly insects. A morphologically specialized instar, the deutonymph (earlier "hypopus"), is adapted to attach to arthropods for phoretic transport from one habitat to another. The mites use various insect groups as phoretic carriers [2] [3] such as beetles, flies and Hymenoptera ( ants, bees and wasps). In all species, the digitus mobilis of the chelicera is reduced to small rests, and the distal pedipalp article is connected to a more or less complex membranous structure. These mouthpart modifications form an organ to feed on bacteria. [4]
Habitats colonized by these mites include animal dung, compost, [2] water-filled tree hollows and the fluids of Nepenthes and Sarracenia pitcher plants. [5]
Genera
The family contains the following genera: [6]
- Ameranoetus G. S. Ide & S. Mahunka, 1978
- Amyzanoetus Fain, 1976
- Ancyranoetus Fain & J. A. Santiago-Blay, 1993
- Anoetoglyphus Vitzthum, 1927
- Anoetus Dujardin, 1842
- Aphodanoetus M. G. H. Bongers, B. M. OConnor & F. S. Lukoschus, 1985
- Auricanoetus Fain & Zumpt, 1974
- Austranoetus Fain, 1976
- Bonomoia
- Bothyanoetus Fain & A. M. Camerik, 1978
- Capronomoia Mahunka, 1976
- Cederhjelmia Oudemans, 1931
- Ceylanoetus Mahunka, 1974
- Chiloanoetus Fain, 1974
- Chiropteranoetus Womersley, 1942
- Conglanoetus S. Mahunka, 1978
- Copronomoia Mahunka, 1976
- Creutzeria Oudemans, 1932
- Curculanoetus Fain, 1974
- Fibulanoetus Mahunka, 1973
- Ghanoetus Mahunka, 1973
- Glyphanoetus Oudemans, 1929
- Histiostoma Kramer, 1876
- Hormosianoetus Fain, 1980
- Hymenanoetus Mahunka, 1963
- Insulanoetus Sevastyanov, 1973
- Kaszabanoetus Mahunka, 1976
- Loxanoetus Fain, 1970
- Momorangia Southcott, 1972
- Munduytia Oudemans, 1929
- Myianoetus Oudemans, 1929
- Nepenthacarus Fashing, 2002
- Otanoetus Fain & Zumpt, 1974
- Ovanoetus Fain & J. L. van Goethem, 1985
- Peripatetes Mahunka, 1976
- Porrhanoetus Mahunka, 1963
- Probonomoia Fain & G. Rack, 1987
- Prowichmannia Radford, 1950
- Psyllanoetus Fain & Beaucournu, 1974
- Pteranoetus S. Mahunka, 1978
- Rhaphidothrix Mahunka, 1967
- Rhopalanoetus Scheucher in Stammer, 1957
- Richardanoetus K. Samsinak, 1989
- Sarraceniopus N. J. Fashing & B. M. OConnor, 1984
- Scheucheria Mahunka, 1969
- Scolianoetus Fain, 1974
- Scutanoetus Mahunka, 1969
- Seliea Oudemans, 1929
- Semianoetus Mahunka, 1976
- Spinanoetus Scheucher in Stammer, 1957
- Stercoranoetus S. Mahunka & L. Mahunka-Papp, 1991
- Synanoetus Mahunka, 1972
- Syringanoetus Fain, 1980
- Teinokyra Mahunka, 1973
- Traskorchestianoetus Fain & M. J. Colloff, 1990
- Xenanoetus Mahunka, 1969
- Zwickia Oudemans, 1924
References
- ^ B. M. OConnor (1981). A systematic revision of the family-group taxa in the non-psoroptid Astigmata (Acari, Acariformes) ( Ph.D. thesis). University of Michigan.
- ^ a b R. Scheucher (1957). "Systematik und Ökologie der deutschen Anoetinen". Beiträge zur Systematik und Ökologie mitteleuropäischer Acarina (in German). 1: 233–384.
- ^ R. D. Hughes & C. G. Jackson (1958). "A review of the Anoetidae (Acari)". Virginia Journal of Science. 9: 5–198.
- ^ Stefan Wirth (2004). Phylogeny, biology and character transformations of the Histiostomatidae (Acari, Astigmata) ( Ph.D. thesis). Freie Universität Berlin.
- ^ Norman J. Fashing (2002). "Nepenthacarus, a new genus of Histiostomatidae (Acari) inhabiting the pitchers of Nepenthes mirabilis (Lour.) Druce in Far North Queensland, Australia" ( PDF). Australian Journal of Entomology. 41: 2–11.
- ^ "Histiostomatidae Berlese, 1897". Joel Hallan's Biology Catalog. Texas A&M University. Archived from the original on November 16, 2004. Retrieved May 4, 2013.
| Histiostomatidae Temporal range:
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| Ventral view of Sarraceniopus gibsoni, the pitcher plant mite, which is found within the pitcher leaves of Sarracenia purpurea | |
|
Scientific classification
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Sarcoptiformes |
| Superfamily: | Histiostomatoidea |
| Family: |
Histiostomatidae Berlese, 1897 |
Histiostomatidae is a family of mites in the clade Astigmata. [1]
Description
These mites are characterized by a very small size (about 600–900 μm in length) and a close association to arthropods, mainly insects. A morphologically specialized instar, the deutonymph (earlier "hypopus"), is adapted to attach to arthropods for phoretic transport from one habitat to another. The mites use various insect groups as phoretic carriers [2] [3] such as beetles, flies and Hymenoptera ( ants, bees and wasps). In all species, the digitus mobilis of the chelicera is reduced to small rests, and the distal pedipalp article is connected to a more or less complex membranous structure. These mouthpart modifications form an organ to feed on bacteria. [4]
Habitats colonized by these mites include animal dung, compost, [2] water-filled tree hollows and the fluids of Nepenthes and Sarracenia pitcher plants. [5]
Genera
The family contains the following genera: [6]
- Ameranoetus G. S. Ide & S. Mahunka, 1978
- Amyzanoetus Fain, 1976
- Ancyranoetus Fain & J. A. Santiago-Blay, 1993
- Anoetoglyphus Vitzthum, 1927
- Anoetus Dujardin, 1842
- Aphodanoetus M. G. H. Bongers, B. M. OConnor & F. S. Lukoschus, 1985
- Auricanoetus Fain & Zumpt, 1974
- Austranoetus Fain, 1976
- Bonomoia
- Bothyanoetus Fain & A. M. Camerik, 1978
- Capronomoia Mahunka, 1976
- Cederhjelmia Oudemans, 1931
- Ceylanoetus Mahunka, 1974
- Chiloanoetus Fain, 1974
- Chiropteranoetus Womersley, 1942
- Conglanoetus S. Mahunka, 1978
- Copronomoia Mahunka, 1976
- Creutzeria Oudemans, 1932
- Curculanoetus Fain, 1974
- Fibulanoetus Mahunka, 1973
- Ghanoetus Mahunka, 1973
- Glyphanoetus Oudemans, 1929
- Histiostoma Kramer, 1876
- Hormosianoetus Fain, 1980
- Hymenanoetus Mahunka, 1963
- Insulanoetus Sevastyanov, 1973
- Kaszabanoetus Mahunka, 1976
- Loxanoetus Fain, 1970
- Momorangia Southcott, 1972
- Munduytia Oudemans, 1929
- Myianoetus Oudemans, 1929
- Nepenthacarus Fashing, 2002
- Otanoetus Fain & Zumpt, 1974
- Ovanoetus Fain & J. L. van Goethem, 1985
- Peripatetes Mahunka, 1976
- Porrhanoetus Mahunka, 1963
- Probonomoia Fain & G. Rack, 1987
- Prowichmannia Radford, 1950
- Psyllanoetus Fain & Beaucournu, 1974
- Pteranoetus S. Mahunka, 1978
- Rhaphidothrix Mahunka, 1967
- Rhopalanoetus Scheucher in Stammer, 1957
- Richardanoetus K. Samsinak, 1989
- Sarraceniopus N. J. Fashing & B. M. OConnor, 1984
- Scheucheria Mahunka, 1969
- Scolianoetus Fain, 1974
- Scutanoetus Mahunka, 1969
- Seliea Oudemans, 1929
- Semianoetus Mahunka, 1976
- Spinanoetus Scheucher in Stammer, 1957
- Stercoranoetus S. Mahunka & L. Mahunka-Papp, 1991
- Synanoetus Mahunka, 1972
- Syringanoetus Fain, 1980
- Teinokyra Mahunka, 1973
- Traskorchestianoetus Fain & M. J. Colloff, 1990
- Xenanoetus Mahunka, 1969
- Zwickia Oudemans, 1924
References
- ^ B. M. OConnor (1981). A systematic revision of the family-group taxa in the non-psoroptid Astigmata (Acari, Acariformes) ( Ph.D. thesis). University of Michigan.
- ^ a b R. Scheucher (1957). "Systematik und Ökologie der deutschen Anoetinen". Beiträge zur Systematik und Ökologie mitteleuropäischer Acarina (in German). 1: 233–384.
- ^ R. D. Hughes & C. G. Jackson (1958). "A review of the Anoetidae (Acari)". Virginia Journal of Science. 9: 5–198.
- ^ Stefan Wirth (2004). Phylogeny, biology and character transformations of the Histiostomatidae (Acari, Astigmata) ( Ph.D. thesis). Freie Universität Berlin.
- ^ Norman J. Fashing (2002). "Nepenthacarus, a new genus of Histiostomatidae (Acari) inhabiting the pitchers of Nepenthes mirabilis (Lour.) Druce in Far North Queensland, Australia" ( PDF). Australian Journal of Entomology. 41: 2–11.
- ^ "Histiostomatidae Berlese, 1897". Joel Hallan's Biology Catalog. Texas A&M University. Archived from the original on November 16, 2004. Retrieved May 4, 2013.