Macrocheles muscaedomesticae is a species of mite in the family Macrochelidae. It has a cosmopolitan distribution.[1]
| Macrocheles muscaedomesticae | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Mesostigmata |
| Family: | Macrochelidae |
| Genus: | Macrocheles |
| Species: | M. muscaedomesticae
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| Binomial name | |
| Macrocheles muscaedomesticae (Scopoli, 1772)
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This mite species feeds on flies in their egg, larval and (possibly) adult stages, and also attaches to adult flies for dispersal (phoresis).[2][3] Its hosts include houseflies (Musca domestica), drosophilid flies (Drosophila hydei)[2] and stable flies (Stomoxys calcitrans).[3]
References
edit- ^ "Macrocheles muscaedomesticae". GBIF. Retrieved 2020-01-25.
- ^ a b Durkin, Emily S.; Proctor, Heather; Luong, Lien T. (2019-12-01). "Life history of Macrocheles muscaedomesticae (Parasitiformes: Macrochelidae): new insights on life history and evidence of facultative parasitism on Drosophila". Experimental and Applied Acarology. 79 (3): 309–321. doi:10.1007/s10493-019-00431-y. ISSN 1572-9702. PMID 31673886. S2CID 204942853.
- ^ a b Beresford, D. V.; Sutcliffe, J. F. (2009-08-04). "The effect of Macrocheles muscaedomesticae and M. subbadius (Acarina: Macrochelidae) phoresy on the dispersal of Stomoxys calcitrans (Diptera: Muscidae)". Systematic and Acarology Acarology Special Publications. 23: 1–30. doi:10.11158/saasp.23.1.1. ISSN 1461-0183. S2CID 45341421.