Phenopelopidae – Wikipedia

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Family of mites

Phenopelopidae is a family of oribatid mites in the order Sarcoptiformes. [first] [2] [3] [4] As of 2018, there were 4 genera and 106 species known in this family. [5]

Description [ edit ]

Adult mites of this family are 400-900 μm long and usually dark brown to almost black in colour, but light brown individuals also occur. They can be distinguished from other oribatid families by: flat and blade-like lamellae (ridges of cuticle between the dorsal trichobothria); elongate pelopsiform or normally developed chelicerae with small chelae; notogaster with a broad anterior tectum, overhanging insertions of interlamellar setae and bothridia; with movable pteromorphs and well- or poorly-circumscribed lenticulus; porose areas small or rarely with saccules, all closely associated with some of the notogastral setae; with eight or 10 pairs of notogastral setae; and custodium broad. [5] [6]

The juvenile stages (larvae and nymphs) differ from adults in being smaller, soft-bodied, light brown and having plicate (folded or crumpled) cuticle. However, juveniles have only been studied for a few species of Phenopelopidae. [5] [6]

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These mites are covered in numerous setae, which vary among species and among life stages within species. A typical feature of Phenopelopidae is the presence of long, thick setae on some leg segments. Juveniles of some species have long marginal setae, possibly as protection against small predators. [6]

Ecology [ edit ]

Phenopelopidae have been collected from leaf litter underneath trees, moss, a forest meadow, at the edge of a bog, grass and woodland. [5] [6] [7] [8] They appear to be fungal feeders, but at least one species can feed on living plant material. [8]

Below is a list of the genera in this family, along with their authorities, years of publication and distributions. [5]

References [ edit ]

  1. ^ “Phenopelopidae Family Information” . Buggluide.net . Retrieved 2018-02-21 .
  2. ^ “Phenopelopidae Report” . Integrated Taxonomic Information System . Retrieved 2018-02-21 .
  3. ^ “Phenopelopidae Overview” . Encyclopedia of Life . Retrieved 2018-02-21 .
  4. ^ “Browse Phenopelopidae” . Catalogue of Life . Retrieved 2018-02-21 .
  5. ^ a b c d It is Bayartogtokh, Badamdorj; Ermilov, Sergey G.; Shtanchaeva, Umukusum Ya.; Babys, Louis S. (2018-01-31). “Ontogeny of morphological traits in Eupelops variatus (Mihelčič, 1957), with remarks on juveniles of Phenopelopidae (Acari: Oribatida)” . Systematic and Applied Acarology . 23 (1): 161. doi: 10.11158/will be.23.1.13 . ISSN  1362-1971 . S2CID  90915373 .
  6. ^ a b c d Seniczak, Anna; Seniczak, Stanisław; Kaczmarek, Sławomir; Kowalski, Jarosław (2014-11-17). “Ontogeny of morphological traits in Phenopelopidae (Acari: Oribatida)” . International Journal of Acarology . 40 (8): 611–637. doi: 10.1080/01647954.2014.975744 . ISSN  0164-7954 . S2CID  83857359 .
  7. ^ Seniczak, Anna; Seniczak, Stanisław; Kaczmarek, Sławomir (2015-01-02). “Morphology, distribution and ecology of Eupelops curtipilus and Eupelops plicatus (Acari, Oribatida, Phenopelopidae)” . International Journal of Acarology . 41 (1): 77–95. doi: 10.1080/01647954.2014.986523 . ISSN  0164-7954 . S2CID  85095772 .
  8. ^ a b “Australian Faunal Directory” . biodiversity.org.au . Retrieved 2022-10-24 .

Further reading [ edit ]

  • Breene, R.G.; Dean, D. Allen; Edwards, G.B.; Hebert, Blain; Levi, Herbert W.; Manning, Gail (2003). Common Names of Arachnids . Vol. Fifth Edition. American Tarantula Society. ISBN  1-929427-11-5 .
  • Capinera, John L., ed. (2008). Encyclopedia of Entomology . Springs. IsbN 978-1402062421 .
  • Jackman, John A. (2002). A Field Guide to Spiders and Scorpions of Texas . Gulf Publishing.
  • Krantz, G.W.; Walter, D.E., eds. (2009). A Manual of Acarology . Vol. 3rd Edition. Texas Tech University Press. ISBN  9780896726208 .

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