Linopodes is a cosmopolitan[1] genus of mites in the family Cocceupodidae.[2][3][4] These are large mites with oval bodies, usually reddish, yellowish or brownish, and with an extremely long (up to six times longer than the idiosoma) and flimsy first pair of legs.[1]
Habitat
Members of Linopodes are usually found in habitats such as forests, fields, meadows and the banks of ponds, occupying leaf litter, bark, and hiding places under stone. While common, they are not often observed; solitary habits and low densities contribute to this.[1]
Species
These species belong to the genus Linopodes:
- Linopodes ambustus C.L.Koch, 1838 g
- Linopodes motatorius (Linnaeus, 1758) g
Data sources: i = ITIS,[5] c = Catalogue of Life,[6] g = GBIF,[2] b = Bugguide.net[3]
While 22 species in total have been described, recent DNA barcoding research has suggested that these are actually only seven, morphologically similar species. [1]
References
- ^ a b c d Szudarek-Trepto, Natalia; Kazmierski, Andrzej; Dabert, Jacek (2021-10-01). "Long-term stasis in acariform mites provides evidence for morphologically stable evolution: Molecular vs. morphological differentiation in Linopodes (Acariformes; Prostigmata)". Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 163: 107237. doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2021.107237. ISSN 1055-7903.
- ^ a b "Linopodes". GBIF. Retrieved 2018-04-05.
- ^ a b "Linopodes Genus Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-04-05.
- ^ "Linopodes Overview". Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved 2018-04-05.
- ^ "ITIS, Integrated Taxonomic Information System". Retrieved 2018-04-05.
- ^ "Catalogue of Life". Retrieved 2018-04-05.
Further reading
- Capinera, John L., ed. (2008). Encyclopedia of Entomology. Springer. ISBN 978-1402062421.
- Comstock, John Henry (1912). The spider book: A manual for the study of the spiders and their near relatives, the scorpions, pseudoscorpions, whip-scorpions, harvestmen, and other members of the class arachnida, found in America North of Mexico, with analytical keys for their clas... ISBN 978-1295195817.
- Halliday, R.B.; O’connor, O’B.M.; Baker, A.S. (2000). Raven, P.H. (ed.). "Global diversity of mites". Nature and Human Society—the Quest for a Sustainable World. National Academy Press: 192–203. doi:10.17226/6142. ISBN 978-0-309-06555-9.
- Jackman, John A. (2002). A Field Guide to Spiders and Scorpions of Texas. Gulf Publishing. ISBN 978-0877192640.
- Krantz, G.W.; Walter, D.E., eds. (2009). A Manual of Acarology (3rd ed.). Texas Tech University Press. ISBN 9780896726208.
- Skoracki, M.; Zabludovskaya, S.; Bochkov, A.V. (2012). "A review of Prostigmata (Acariformes: Trombidiformes) permanently associated with birds". Acarina. 20 (2): 67–107.
- Zhang, Z.Q.; Fan, Q.H.; Pesic, V.; Smit, H.; et al. (2011). "Animal biodiversity: an outline of higher-level classification and survey of taxonomic richness, order trombidiformes reuter, 1909". Zootaxa. 3148: 129–138. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3148.1.24.
External links
Media related to Linopodes at Wikimedia Commons
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