Biology:Macrocheles muscaedomesticae

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Short description: Species of mite

Macrocheles muscaedomesticae
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Mesostigmata
Family: Macrochelidae
Genus: Macrocheles
Species:
M. muscaedomesticae
Binomial name
Macrocheles muscaedomesticae
(Scopoli, 1772)

Macrocheles muscaedomesticae is a species of mite in the family Macrochelidae. It has a cosmopolitan distribution.[1]

This mite species feeds on flies in their egg, larval and (possibly) adult stages, and also attaches to adult flies for dispersal (phoresis).[2][3] Its hosts include houseflies (Musca domestica), drosophilid flies (Drosophila hydei)[2] and stable flies (Stomoxys calcitrans).[3]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q6470707 entry