Aethosoma is a genus of mites in the family Macrochelidae.[1] Aethosoma burchellestes is a myrmecophile and has been found near colonies of army ants. [2]
References
- ^ "Aethosoma". GBIF. Retrieved 2020-01-25.
- ^ Rettenmeyer, Carl W. (1962). "Notes on Host Specificity and Behavior of Myrmecophilous Macrochelid Mites". Journal of the Kansas Entomological Society. 35 (4). Kansas (Central States) Entomological Society: 358–360. JSTOR 25083278. Retrieved 2022-04-21.