Biology:Psylloglyphus

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Short description: Genus of mites in the family Acaridae

Psylloglyphus
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Oulenziinae
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Psylloglyphus

Fain, 1966

Psylloglyphus is a genus of mites in the family Winterschmidtiidae.[1]

Description

Psylloglyphus can be distinguished from related genera by the prodorsal shield lacking ocelli and the spermathecal duct being long with 5-6 loops.[1]

Ecology

Mites of these genus are phoretic on fleas.[2][3][4] They have been collected from under the abdominal sclerites of fleas.[3][4] They are more common on female fleas than males and the association is quite species-specific.[3] They have also been found in the nests of seabirds where the fleas were present.[5]

Species

  • Psylloglyphus australiensis Fain, Bartholomaeus, Cooke & Beaucournu, 1990
  • Psylloglyphus chiliensis Fain & Beaucournu, 1989
  • Psylloglyphus crenulatus Fain & Beaucournu, 1984
  • Psylloglyphus foveolatus Fain & Mason, 1989
  • Psylloglyphus hemimerus Fain & Beaucournu, 1976
  • Psylloglyphus micronychus Fain & Beaucournu, 1986
  • Psylloglyphus parapsyllus Fain & Galloway, 1993
  • Psylloglyphus uilenbergi Fain, 1966

References

Wikidata ☰ Q7256576 entry