Tetranychus lintearius Dufour, 1832
(Gorse Mite)

Interactions where Tetranychus lintearius is the dominant partner and gains from the process

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

Stage 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
adult (gregarious) gregarious adult sucks sap of webbed, live stem UK/IrelandRestricted Ulex gorses Fabales: Fabaceae Gorse Mites and their Predators, Kirby, M., 2005
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Arachnida/Trombidiformes/Tetranychidae/Tetranychus lintearius/Tetranychus linteariusgorse mitegregariousadult Foodplant / sap suckerUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fabales/Fabaceae/Ulex/Ulexgorseswebbed, livestemSole (-8)
adult (gregarious) gregarious adult sucks sap of webbed, live stem UK/IrelandMajor Ulex europaeus Gorse, Furze, Whin Fabales: Fabaceae Gorse Mites and their Predators, Kirby, M., 2005
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Arachnida/Trombidiformes/Tetranychidae/Tetranychus lintearius/Tetranychus linteariusgorse mitegregariousadult Foodplant / sap suckerUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fabales/Fabaceae/Ulex europaeus/Ulex europaeusgorse, furze, whinwebbed, livestemMajor (-8)
adult (gregarious) gregarious adult sucks sap of webbed, live stem UK/IrelandMajor Ulex minor Dwarf Gorse Fabales: Fabaceae Gorse Mites and their Predators, Kirby, M., 2005
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Arachnida/Trombidiformes/Tetranychidae/Tetranychus lintearius/Tetranychus linteariusgorse mitegregariousadult Foodplant / sap suckerUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fabales/Fabaceae/Ulex minor/Ulex minordwarf gorsewebbed, livestemMajor (-8)

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

The following relationships have been collated from the published literature (see 'Interaction 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 larva UK/Ireland Stethorus pusillus a ladybird Coleoptera: Coccinellidae Gorse Mites and their Predators, Kirby, M., 2005
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Coccinellidae/Stethorus pusillus/Stethorus pusillusa ladybirdlarva Animal / predatorUK and/or Eire /Animalia/Arthropoda/Arachnida/Trombidiformes/Tetranychidae/Tetranychus lintearius/Tetranychus linteariusgorse mite larva is predator of
is predated by larva UK/Ireland Feltiella acarisuga a gall midge Diptera: Cecidomyiidae Gorse Mites and their Predators, Kirby, M., 2005
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Cecidomyiidae/Feltiella acarisuga/Feltiella acarisugaa gall midgelarva Animal / predatorUK and/or Eire /Animalia/Arthropoda/Arachnida/Trombidiformes/Tetranychidae/Tetranychus lintearius/Tetranychus linteariusgorse mite (5-)larva is predator of

Author & YearTitleSource
Kirby, M., 2005Gorse Mites and their PredatorsBritish Wildlife Vol 16 (5): 314-317.

Tetranychus lintearius (Gorse Mite) may also be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesTetranychus lintearius (Gorse Mite)
GenusTetranychus (a genus of spider mites)
FamilyTETRANYCHIDAE (spider mites)
SuperfamilyTETRANYCHOIDEA (an order of Prostigmatid mites)
CohortRaphignathina (a cohort of mites)
SupercohortEleutherengonides (a supercohort of mites)
SuborderPROSTIGMATA (sucking mites)
OrderTROMBIDIFORMES (trombidiform mites)
SuperorderACARIFORMES (acariform mites)
SubclassACARI (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 Tetranychus lintearius (Gorse Mite)

Identification Works

Handling & MagnificationAuthorYearTitleSource
Kirby, M. 2005 Gorse Mites and their Predators British Wildlife Vol 16 (5): 314-317.

Tetranychus lintearius (Gorse Mite) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Tetranychus lintearius (Gorse Mite):

BioImagesBioImages (www.bioimages.org.uk) has 28 images of Tetranychus lintearius (Gorse Mite)
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