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ACARINA (mites)

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Subtaxa

Rank Taxon #subtaxa #refs #webs
Species Acarapis woodi (Isle Of Wight or Acarine Disease (Of Honey Bees) - causative organism)     1
Superorder ACARIFORMES (acariform mites) 2 9 16
Division (Zoo.) Actinochaeta (a division of mites) 42    
Superorder PROSTIGMATA (a superorder of mites) 42 21 203
Genus Bryobia (bryobia mites)     10
Species Cheyletiella parasitivorax (a mite)     3
Species Chorioptes cuniculi (a rabbit ear canker - causative organism)     1
Species Demodex folliculorum Owen (a mite)     2
Species Glyciphagus domestica (a tyroglyphid mite)     1
Species Hypoaspis miles (a predatory mite)     1
Family LIMNOHALACARIDAE (a family of water mites)   1  
Species Monochetus sulcatus (a gall mite)     1
Species Mycoptes musculinus (Koch) (a mite)     2
Species Myobia musculi (Schrank) (a mite)     2
Genus Notoedres (a genus of mites)     9
Species Oligonychus ununguis (Conifer Spinning Mite)     7
Species Otodectes cynotis (a mite)     2
Superorder PARASITIFORMES (parasitiform mites) 4 12 103
Family PHYTOPTIDAE (a family of gall mites) 1    
Genus Trisetacus (a genus of gall mites) 1 1 15
Species Phytoseiulus persimilis (Red Spider Mite Predator)     1
Family PODAPOLIPODIDAE (a family of mites)     4
Species Psorergates simplex Tyrell (a mite)     4
Species Psoroptes communis (a rabbit ear canker - causative organism)     1
Genus Rhizoglyphus (bulb mites)     7
Species Scutacarus acarorum (a mite)     1
Species Siteroptes graminum (a grass mite)     4
Family TYROGLYPHIDAE (cheese mites)   1  
Species Varroa destructor     5
Species Varroa jacobsoni (Varroasis (Of Honey Bees) - causative organism)     7
Genus Vasates (a genus of gall mites)     8

Suggested Literature

Identification Works

Baker, E.W. & Wharton, G.W., 1952 An Introduction to Acarology
Cloudsley-Thompson, J.L. & Sankey, J., 1961 Land Invertebrates, a guide to British worms, molluscs and arthropods, excluding insects

Halacarid mites

André, M., 1946 Halacariens Marins

Parasites

Avery, R.A., 1974 (parasites of selected hosts) Identification of Animal Parasites

Pest species

Evans, G.O. & Browning, E., 1955 Some British Mites of Economic Importance
Hirst, S., 1922 Mites injurious to domestic animals (with an appendix on the Acarine disease of hive bees)

Plant galls

British Galls: http://uk.groups.yahoo.com/group/british_galls/join British Galls
Darlington, A., 1968 A Pocket Encyclopedia of Plant Galls in colour
Redfern, M. & Shirley, P., 2002 British Plant Galls - Identification of galls on plants and fungi
Redfern, M. & Shirley, P., 2011 British Plant Galls
Stubbs, F.B. (Editor), 1986 Provisional Keys to British Plant Galls

General Works

Baker, A.S. & Craven, J.C., 2003 Checklist of the mites (Arachnida: Acari) associated with bats (Mammalia: Chiroptera) in the British Isles
Evans, G.O., Sheals, J.G. & MacFarlane, D., 1961 The Terrestrial Acari of the British Isles: 1. Introduction and Biology
Micropics: http://micropics.org.uk/index.htm Micropics

Dead wood

Alexander, K.N.A., 2002 The Invertebrates of Living and Decaying Timber in Britain and Ireland - a Provisional Annotated Checklist

Journals

Systematic & Applied Acarology Journal
Plant galls
Cecidology Journal
Plant pathology
Plant Protection News Journal
PRAs for consultation on pest risk management Journal

Microscopy

Microscope slide mounting media: results of informal survey: http://www.nhm.ac.uk/hosted_sites/acarology/archive/summary.html Microscope slide mounting media: results of informal survey

Plant galls

British Plant Gall Society: http://www.british-galls.org.uk British Plant Gall Society

Plant pathology

Alford, D.V., 2011 Plant Pests

ACARINA may also be covered by literature listed under:

BIOTA
(living things)
Eukaryota
(eukaryotes)
ANIMALIA
(animals)
EUMETAZOA
(metazoans)
ARTHROPODA
(arthropods)
ARACHNIDA
(mites, spiders, false scorpions, harvestmen etc.)
Invertebrates (via Arthropoda)

Feeding and other inter-species relationships

Associated with ACARINA:

Acarina may be associated with more taxa listed at higher taxonomic level

ANIMALIA
(animals)
ARTHROPODA
(arthropods)
Invertebrates (via Arthropoda)

References

Avery, R.A., 1974 Identification of Animal Parasites
Minter, D., 1986 Upland Foray, Sutherland, 11-18 May 1985
Mound L.A., Morison, G.D., Pitkin, B.R. & Palmer, J.M., 1976 Thysanoptera
Porley, R. & Hodgetts, N., 2005 Mosses and Liverworts
Southwood, T.R.E. & Leston, D., 1959 Land and Water Bugs of the British Isles
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