Acari
(mites)

Interactions where Acari is the victim or passive partner (and generally loses out from the process)

The following relationships have been collated from the published literature (see 'References').

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Affected Part Summary Taxon Vernacular Classification References Darwin Classification of Active Taxon Active Taxon Active Vernacular Active Taxon Uncertain Active State Active Part Active Stage Relationship Relationship Uncertain Relationship Geography Darwin Classification of Passive Taxon Passive Taxon Passive Vernacular Passive Taxon Uncertain Passive State Passive Part Passive Stage Passive Taxon's significance to Active Taxon Indoors etc Season Summary
is predated by adult Loricula elegantula a minute bug Hemiptera: Microphysidae Land and Water Bugs of the British Isles, Southwood, T.R.E. & Leston, D., 1959
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Microphysidae/Loricula elegantula/Loricula elegantulaa minute bugadult Animal / predator /Animalia/Arthropoda/Arachnida/Acari/Acarimites adult is predator of
is predated by nymph Loricula elegantula a minute bug Hemiptera: Microphysidae Land and Water Bugs of the British Isles, Southwood, T.R.E. & Leston, D., 1959
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Microphysidae/Loricula elegantula/Loricula elegantulaa minute bugnymph Animal / predator /Animalia/Arthropoda/Arachnida/Acari/Acarimites nymph is predator of
is predated by Himacerus apterus Tree Damsel Bug Hemiptera: Nabidae Land and Water Bugs of the British Isles, Southwood, T.R.E. & Leston, D., 1959
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Nabidae/Himacerus (Himacerus) apterus/Himacerus (Himacerus) apterustree damsel bug Animal / predator /Animalia/Arthropoda/Arachnida/Acari/Acarimites is predator of
is predated by UK/Ireland Blepharidopterus angulatus Black-kneed Apple Capsid Hemiptera: Miridae Land and Water Bugs of the British Isles, Southwood, T.R.E. & Leston, D., 1959
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Miridae/Blepharidopterus angulatus/Blepharidopterus angulatusblack-kneed apple capsid Animal / predatorUK and/or Eire /Animalia/Arthropoda/Arachnida/Acari/Acarimites is predator of
is predated by UK/IrelandMajor Malacocoris chlorizans Delicate Apple Capsid Hemiptera: Miridae Land and Water Bugs of the British Isles, Southwood, T.R.E. & Leston, D., 1959
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Miridae/Malacocoris chlorizans/Malacocoris chlorizansdelicate apple capsid Animal / predatorUK and/or Eire /Animalia/Arthropoda/Arachnida/Acari/AcarimitesMajor is predator of
is predated by adult Compsidolon salicellum a plantbug Hemiptera: Miridae Land and Water Bugs of the British Isles, Southwood, T.R.E. & Leston, D., 1959
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Miridae/Compsidolon (Coniortodes) salicellum/Compsidolon (Coniortodes) salicelluma plantbugadult Animal / predator /Animalia/Arthropoda/Arachnida/Acari/Acarimites (7)8-9(10)adult is predator of
is predated by Aeolothrips melaleucus a thrips Thysanoptera: Aeolothripidae Thysanoptera, Mound L.A., Morison, G.D., Pitkin, B.R. & Palmer, J.M., 1976
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Thysanoptera/Aeolothripidae/Aeolothrips melaleucus/Aeolothrips melaleucusa thrips Animal / predator /Animalia/Arthropoda/Arachnida/Acari/Acarimites is predator of
is endoparasitised by cysticercoid Cittotaenia denticulata a tapeworm Cyclophyllidea: Anoplocephalidae Identification of Animal Parasites, Avery, R.A., 1974
/Animalia/Platyhelminthes/Cestoda/Cyclophyllidea/Anoplocephalidae/Cittotaenia denticulata/Cittotaenia denticulataa tapewormcysticercoid Animal / parasite / endoparasite /Animalia/Arthropoda/Arachnida/Acari/Acarimites cysticercoid endoparasitises
is endoparasitised by cysticercoid Cittotaenia pectinata a tapeworm Cyclophyllidea: Anoplocephalidae Identification of Animal Parasites, Avery, R.A., 1974
/Animalia/Platyhelminthes/Cestoda/Cyclophyllidea/Anoplocephalidae/Cittotaenia pectinata/Cittotaenia pectinataa tapewormcysticercoid Animal / parasite / endoparasite /Animalia/Arthropoda/Arachnida/Acari/Acarimites cysticercoid endoparasitises
spreads conidium of Troposporella dematiaceous anamorph Questionable Troposporella monospora a dematiaceous anamorphic fungus Upland Foray, Sutherland, 11-18 May 1985, Minter, D., 1986
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Troposporella monospora/Troposporella monosporaa dematiaceous anamorphic fungusconidiumTroposporella dematiaceous anamorph Animal / vector /Animalia/Arthropoda/Arachnida/Acari/Acarimites? conidium of Troposporella dematiaceous anamorph is spread by
(small) small is predated by UK/Ireland Androlaelaps casalis an omnivorous mite Mesostigmata: Laelapidae Checklist of the mites (Arachnida: Acari) associated with bats (Mammalia: Chiroptera) in the British Isles, Baker, A.S. & Craven, J.C., 2003
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Arachnida/Mesostigmata/Laelapidae/Androlaelaps casalis/Androlaelaps casalisan omnivorous mite Animal / predatorUK and/or Eire /Animalia/Arthropoda/Arachnida/Acari/Acarimitessmall is predator of small
leg leg spreads gemma UK/Ireland Schistostega pennata Goblin Gold, Luminous Moss Dicranales: Schistostegaceae Mosses and Liverworts, Porley, R. & Hodgetts, N., 2005
/Plantae/Bryophyta/Bryopsida/Dicranales/Schistostegaceae/Schistostega pennata/Schistostega pennatagoblin gold, luminous mossgemma Animal / vectorUK and/or Eire /Animalia/Arthropoda/Arachnida/Acari/Acarimitesleg gemma is spread by leg

Acari (mites) may also be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Author & YearTitleSource
Avery, R.A., 1974Identification of Animal ParasitesHulton Group Keys, 182pp, Hulton Educational Publications Ltd.
Baker, A.S. & Craven, J.C., 2003Checklist of the mites (Arachnida: Acari) associated with bats (Mammalia: Chiroptera) in the British IslesSystematic & Applied Acarology Special Publications Vol 14
Minter, D., 1986Upland Foray, Sutherland, 11-18 May 1985Bull. Br. mycol. Soc. Vol 20 (1): 17-24.
Mound L.A., Morison, G.D., Pitkin, B.R. & Palmer, J.M., 1976ThysanopteraHandbooks for the Identification of British Insects, Vol 1, part 11, 79pp, The Royal Entomological Society of London
Porley, R. & Hodgetts, N., 2005Mosses and LiverwortsNew Naturalist, 480pp, HarperCollins
Southwood, T.R.E. & Leston, D., 1959Land and Water Bugs of the British IslesWayside & Woodland Series, 1959 edition, 436pp, Frederick Warne & Co. Ltd.
Subtaxon Rank Featured
subtaxa
No of
interactions
No of
references
Superorder 173 subtaxa 358 trophisms 74 references
Species 3 trophisms
Species 1 trophisms
Species 1 trophisms
Species 1 trophisms
Family 1 references
Species 2 trophisms
Species 2 trophisms
Genus 2 subtaxa 9 trophisms
Superorder 57 subtaxa 230 trophisms 44 references
Species 1 trophisms
Family 1 subtaxa 4 trophisms
Species 4 trophisms
Species 1 trophisms
Genus 7 trophisms
Species 1 trophisms
Species 4 trophisms
Family 1 references
Taxonomic hierarchy:
InfraclassAcari (mites)
ClassARACHNIDA (mites, spiders, false scorpions, harvestmen etc.)
SubphylumCHELICERATA (a subphylum of arthropods)
PhylumARTHROPODA (arthropods)
SuperphylumECDYSOZOA (skin shedders)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Acari (mites)

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Anon. Acarology - the study of mites and ticks www.nhm.ac.uk/hosted_sites/acarology/
Baker, E.W. & Wharton, G.W. 1952 An Introduction to Acarology 465pp, Macmillan
Cloudsley-Thompson, J.L. & Sankey, J. 1961 Land Invertebrates, a guide to British worms, molluscs and arthropods, excluding insects 156pp, Methuen & Co. Ltd.
Krantz, G.W. & Walter, D.E. 2009 The Manual of Acarology Third edition edition, 807pp, Texas Tech University Press
() Shepherd, M. & Crotty, F. 2018 A Key to the Soil Mites of Britain and Ireland (V7b)
() Shepherd, M. & Crotty, F. 2015 A Key to the Soil Mites of Britain and Ireland (V4b)
  • Parasites

  • () Avery, R.A. 1974 Identification of Animal Parasites Hulton Group Keys, 182pp, Hulton Educational Publications Ltd.
  • Pest Species

  • Evans, G.O. & Browning, E. 1955 Some British Mites of Economic Importance Economic Series, No 17, 46pp, British Museum (Natural History)
    Hirst, S. 1922 Mites injurious to domestic animals (with an appendix on the Acarine disease of hive bees) Economic Series, 13, 107pp, British Museum (Natural History)
  • Plant Galls

  • Anon. British Galls
    in the hand () Darlington, A. 1968 A Pocket Encyclopedia of Plant Galls in colour Blandford Press
    () Redfern, M. & Shirley, P. 2002 British Plant Galls - Identification of galls on plants and fungi AIDGAP Keys, 325pp, Field Studies Council
    () Redfern, M. & Shirley, P. 2011 British Plant Galls AIDGAP Keys, Second edition, 432pp, Field Studies Council
    in the hand () Stubbs, F.B. (Editor) 1986 Provisional Keys to British Plant Galls 95pp, British Plant Gall Society (BPGS)

    Acari (mites) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

    General Literature

    Literature listed under the following higher taxa may also be relevant to Acari (mites):

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