De Moraes, Gilberto J.;Britto, Erika P. J.;Mineiro, Jefferson L. De C.;Halliday, Bruce
Ascidae
Sign in to saveAscidae is a family of mites in the order Mesostigmata.
Species
FAMILY
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumArthropoda
- ClassArachnida
- OrderMesostigmata
- FamilyAscidae
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 422
- With media
- 6
- Family
- Ascidae
- Collections
- PSUC, YPM, UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH, CENTRE FOR BIODIVERSITY GENOMICS
- Recorded in
- United States, Canada
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Ascoidea
- Image
- Proctolaelaps bickleyi on Diabrotica virgifera virgifera.JPG
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- Ascidae
- taxon rank
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- taxon name
- Ascidae
- topic's main category
- Category:Ascidae
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Ascidae is a family of mites in the order Mesostigmata.
== Description == Ascidae are mites characterised by: seta st4 usually on unsclerotised cuticle, peritrematic shield broadly connected to exopodal shield beside coxa IV, fixed cheliceral digit with setiform pilus dentilis and movable cheliceral digit usually with two teeth, sternal shield with three pairs of lyrifissures and the third pair usually on the shield's posterior margin, genital shield truncate to convex posteriorly (tapering in some Antennoseius), with an anal shield bearing only circumanal setae (rare) or a ventrianal shield bearing additionally up to seven pairs of setae, and spermathecal apparatus laelapid-type.
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