Aethosoma

Aethosoma
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Mesostigmata
Family: Macrochelidae
Genus:
Krantz, 1962

Aethosoma is a genus of mites in the family Macrochelidae.[1] Aethosoma burchellestes is a myrmecophile and has been found near colonies of army ants. [2]

References

  1. ^ "Aethosoma". GBIF. Retrieved 2020-01-25.
  2. ^ Rettenmeyer, Carl W. (1962). "Notes on Host Specificity and Behavior of Myrmecophilous Macrochelid Mites". Journal of the Kansas Entomological Society. 35 (4). Kansas (Central States) Entomological Society: 358–360. JSTOR 25083278. Retrieved 2022-04-21.


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