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Antennophoridae
Sign in to saveAntennophoridae is a family of mites in the order Mesostigmata.
Species
FAMILY
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumArthropoda
- ClassArachnida
- OrderMesostigmata
- FamilyAntennophoridae
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 7
- With media
- 1
- Family
- Antennophoridae
- Collections
- OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY ACAROLOGY LABORATORY, COLUMBUS, OH (OSAL), UCONN
- Recorded in
- United States, Costa Rica, Ecuador
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Encyclopedic overview
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- Genera
- References
Antennophoridae is a family of mites in the order Mesostigmata.
==Genera== Antennophoridae contains five genera, with nine recognized species. Antennophorus grandis is an ectoparasite on ants of the species Lasius flavus. Antennophorus Haller, 1877 Echinomegistus Berlese, 1903 Antennomegistus Berlese, 1903 Celaenosthanus Vitzthum, 1930 Neomegistus Trägårdh, 1906
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