Cunaxoidea (Acarina: Prostigmata) occurring on plants in South Africa

Meyer, M. K. P. S.; Ryke, P.A.J.

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“…They are world wide in distribution and may play a role in biological control by attacking small size arthropodes. MEYER and RYKE (1959) and MUMA (1960MUMA ( , 1965 re-corded several species of Cunaxidae mainly from litter under trees in South Africa and Florida respectively. In Egypt, SOLIMAN (1966) found 10 Cheyletid species associated with manure and dried leaves under fruit trees.…”

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Studies on population dynamics of soil predaceous prostigmatid mites in Giza, Egypt

Zaher

Soliman

El-Bishlawy

1975

Zeitschrift für Angewandte Entomologie

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Survey on the soil predaceous prostigmatid mites indicated the occurrence of 12 species. These were six from Cunaxidae and three from each Cheyletidae and Bdellidae. Population dynamics for a whole year showed that Gunaxids and Cheyletids increased in numbers during spring and summer while decreased in cold months of winter. On the contrary Bdellid population flourished in autumn and winter and decreased in summer. Zusammenfassung Zur Populationsdynamik einiger räuberischer Bodenmilben der Gruppe Prostigmata in Ägypten Bei Bodenuntersuchungen auf dem Gelände der Farmen der Landw. Fakultät in Giza wurden in der Streu unter Sträuchern und Bäumen 12 prostigmate Milbenarten: 6 aus der Familie Cunaxidae und je 3 aus den Familien Cheyletidae und Bdellidae gefunden. Ein Jahr lang durchgeführte Populationsstudien zeigten, daß die Individuenzahl der Cunaxidae und Cheyletidae während des Frühjahrs und Sommers anstieg und in der kälteren Jahreszeit absank. Im Gegenteil hierzu zeigten die Bdellidae im Herbst und Winter die größte Populationsdichte und im Sommer die geringste.

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Studies on population dynamics of soil predaceous prostigmatid mites in Giza, Egypt

Zaher

Soliman

El-Bishlawy

1975

Zeitschrift für Angewandte Entomologie

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“…Second, the major idiosomal divisions of bdelloids are regularly referred to as the “propodosoma” and “hysterosoma” ( Bdellidae : Atyeo 1960 , Mejia-Recamier and Palacios-Vargas 1999 , Hernandes et al 2007 ; Cunaxidae : Meyer and Ryke 1959 , Swift 1996 , Den Heyer and Castro 2009 ). However, acariform segmentation is a debated topic with recent views favoring a radically reduced podosoma leaving the major idiosomal divisions (when viewed dorsally) the opisthosoma and aspidosoma ( Grandjean 1969 ; Coineau 1974 ; Evans 1992 ; Krantz and Walter 2009 ).…”

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Trachymolgus purpureus sp. n., an armored snout mite (Acari, Bdellidae) from the Ozark highlands: morphology, development, and key to Trachymolgus Berlese

Fisher¹,

Skvarla²,

Bauchan³

et al. 2011

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Trachymolgus purpureus Fisher & Dowling sp. n. is described from the Ozark highlands of North America. A diversity of imaging techniques are used to illustrate the species including low-temperature scanning electron microscopy (LT-SEM), stereomicrography, compound light micrography, and digitally created line drawings. Developmental stages (larva, nymphs, and adult) and morphology are illustrated and discussed, and terminological corrections are suggested. Trachymolgus recki Gomelauri, 1961 is regarded as being described from tritonymphs. A key to Trachymolgus is presented.

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“…All cunaxids are thought to be opportunistic predators, though an undescribed Rubroscirus was observed to drink drops of honeydew in addition to feeding on live prey ( Walter and Proctor 1999 ). Cunaxids have been reported to feed on active prey such as Collembola ( Sellnick 1926 , Heryford 1965 ), bark lice ( Zaher et al 1975a ), and thrips ( Milne 1977 ), and relatively inactive prey such as scales ( Ewing and Webster 1912 , Gerson 1971 ), nematodes ( Taha et al 1988 , Walter and Kaplan1991 ), phytophagous mites ( Meyer and Ryke 1959 , Zaher et al 1975a , Den Heyer and Ryke 1970 , Taha et al 1988 , Smiley 1992 , Sathiamma 1995 , Arbabi and Singh 2000 , Ferla 2001 , Lahiri et al 2004 , Castro and Moraes 2010 ), and paratydeid mites (pers. obs.).…”

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A review of Cunaxidae (Acariformes, Trombidiformes): Histories and diagnoses of subfamilies and genera, keys to world species, and some new locality records

Skvarla¹,

Fisher²,

Dowling³

2014

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Cunaxidae are predaceous mites found in a variety of habitats. This work provides comprehensive keys to world subfamilies, genera, and species. Diagnoses and historical reviews are provided for subfamilies and genera.Cunaxa boneti, C. denmarki, C. exoterica, C. floridanus, C. lehmanae, C. lukoschusi, C. metzi, C. myabunderensis, C newyorkensis, C. rackae, C. reevesi, and C. reticulatus are moved to Rubroscirus and C. otiosus, C. valentis, and C. rasile are returned to Rubroscirus. Cunaxoides neopectinatus is moved to Pulaeus. Neocunaxoides pradhani and N. gilbertoi are transferred to Scutopalus. Pulaeus minutus and P. subterraneus are moved to Lupaeus. Pseudobonzia bakari, P. malookensis, and P. shamshadi are transferred to Neobonzia. Dactyloscirus bifidus is transferred to Armascirus.Scirula papillata is reported from the Western Hemisphere for the first time. Armascirus ozarkensis, A. primigenius, and Dactyloscirus dolichosetosus are reported from new localities.

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Cunaxoidea (Acarina: Prostigmata) occurring on plants in South Africa

Cited by 12 publications

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Studies on population dynamics of soil predaceous prostigmatid mites in Giza, Egypt

Studies on population dynamics of soil predaceous prostigmatid mites in Giza, Egypt

Trachymolgus purpureus sp. n., an armored snout mite (Acari, Bdellidae) from the Ozark highlands: morphology, development, and key to Trachymolgus Berlese

A review of Cunaxidae (Acariformes, Trombidiformes): Histories and diagnoses of subfamilies and genera, keys to world species, and some new locality records

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