Ameroseiidae
The family Ameroseiidae is one of the three families of mites under the superfamily Ascoidea. There are about 12 genera and more than 130 described species in Ameroseiidae.[1][2][3][4]
| Ameroseiidae | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Mesostigmata |
| Superfamily: | Ascoidea |
| Family: | Ameroseiidae Evans, 1961 |
The mites of this family are found in a wide variety of habitats worldwide. Many of these species feed on fungus, and are found in decaying wood and wood-related fungi, as well as on beetles associated with these fungi such as bark and wood-boring beetles. Some of the Ameroseid mites feed on nectar and pollen, and are associated with flowers and flower-feeding animals.
There is a large group of aerial mites that scavenge for fungal spores and hyphae in various synanthropic habitates, such as buildings and structures, farm environments, and humid soils.[3]
Genera
These 12 genera belong to the family Ameroseiidae:
- Afrocypholaelaps Elsen, 1972
- Ameroseiella Bregetova, 1977
- Ameroseius Berlese, 1904
- Asperolaelaps Womersley, 1956
- Brontispalaelaps Womersley, 1956
- Epicriopsis Berlese, 1916
- Hattena Domrow, 1963
- Kleemannia Oudemans, 1930
- Neocypholaelaps Vitzthum, 1942
- Pseudoameroseius Mašán 2017
- Sertitympanum Elsen & Whitaker, 1985
- Sinoseius Bai & Gu, 1995
References
- "Ameroseiidae". GBIF. Retrieved 2021-10-28.
- "Ameroseiidae family Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2021-10-28.
- Mašán, Peter (2017). "A revision of the family Ameroseiidae (Acari, Mesostigmata), with some data on Slovak fauna". ZooKeys (704). doi:10.3897/zookeys.704.13304.
- Beaulieu, Frédéric (2011). Zhang, Zhi-Qiang (ed.). "Superorder Parasitiformes: In: Zhang, Z-Q. (ed.) Animal biodiversity: an outline of higher-level classification and survey of taxonomic richness". Zootaxa. 3148. ISBN 978-1-86977-849-1. ISSN 1175-5326.
Further reading
- Halliday, R. B.; O'connor, O'B. M.; Baker, A. S. (2000). "Global diversity of mites". In Raven, P. H. (ed.). Nature and Human Society: The Quest for a Sustainable World. National Academy Press. pp. 192–203. doi:10.17226/6142. ISBN 978-0-309-06555-9.