Trombidiidae
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 Trombidium sp.
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Velvet mites are arachnids found in soil litter known for their bright red colours. They are active predators as adults but early instars are often parasites on insects.[1]
The pattern of stages is shared with that of other members of the Prostigmata: egg, pre-larva, larva, protonymph, deutonymph, tritonymph and adult (male or female). They usually have only one breeding cycle per year.[2]
One well known species from the Palearctic is Trombidium holosericeum.
The systematics of this group has been in flux and many former subfamilies of this are now raised to families within the Trombidioidea.[3][2]
[edit] References
- ^ L. Conradt, S. A. Corbet, T. J. Roper, E. J. Bodsworth (2002) Parasitism by the mite Trombidium breei on four U.K. butterfly species. Ecological Entomology 27(6):651-659
- ^ a b Zhang, Zhi-Qiang (1998) Biology and ecology of trombidiid mites (Acari: Trombidioidea) Experimental & Applied Acarology 22:139-155 PDF
- ^ Makol, Joanna (2007) Generic level review and phylogeny of Trombidiidae and Podothrombiidae (Acari: Actinotrichida: Trombidioidea) of the world. Annales Zoologici 57(1): 1-194
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