The Laelapidae are a family of mites in the order Mesostigmata.[1][2] The family is also referred to in the literature as Laelaptidae, which may be the correct spelling.
Laelapidae have a shield covering all or most of the dorsal surface (holodorsal shield). Ventrally, there is a sternal shield with 3 pairs of setae, a tongue- or flask-shaped genital shield (greatly expanded in Ololaelaps) with usually at least 1 pair of setae, and a small anal shield with 3 circumanal setae. The peritremes are typically long and the peritrematal shields often narrow.[3]
Laelapidae is the most ecologically diverse group of Mesostigmata.[4] As of 2012, there were ten laelapid genera known to be free-living predators in soil, thirty-five that are ectoparasites on mammals (e.g. rodents[5]) and forty-three have species associated with arthropods.[4] Laelapidae are the only family in superfamily Dermanyssoidea to include free-living predators.[3]
Among the arthropod-associated laelapids are taxa associated with bees. Raymentia are associated with Lasioglossum sweat bees and may be pollen-feeders,[6] Neohypoaspis are predators on astigmatid mites in stingless bee nests, Pneumolaelaps feed on pollen and nectar in bumblebee nests, Melittiphis alvearius feeds on pollen in European honeybee nests and Tropilaelaps are obligatory parasites of honeybees.[4]
Other arthropod-associated laelapids include species of Hypoaspis sensu lato associated with burrowing cockroaches[7] and Julolaelaps moseri which was collected from a millipede of family Spirostreptidae.[8]
Several species of Laelapidae are used commercially as biological control agents of pests, and others are being studied for the same purpose.[9] Examples include Gaeolaelaps aculeifer and Stratiolaelaps scimitus, used to control various pests in soil (thrips pupae, fly maggots, bulb mites), and pests of mushrooms (fungus gnats) and poultry (poultry red mite).[10]
The Laelapidae are a family of mites in the order Mesostigmata. The family is also referred to in the literature as Laelaptidae, which may be the correct spelling.
Laelapidae es una familia de ácaros perteneciente al orden Mesostigmata.[1][2]
Laelapidae es una familia de ácaros perteneciente al orden Mesostigmata.
Les Laelapidae sont une famille d'acariens Mesostigmata. Elle contient près de 150 genres et 800 espèces.
Melittiphidinae Evans & Till, 1966 synonyme Laelaspidini Casanueva, 1993
Pseudolaelapinae Vitzthum, 1941
Hypoaspidinae Vitzthum, 1941
Hyletastinae Vitzthum, 1941
Iphiopsinae Kramer, 1886 synonyme Scissuralaelapinae Casanueva, 1993 & Gecarcinolaelapini Casanueva, 1993
Laelapinae Trägårdh, 1908 synonyme Mesolaelapinae Tenorio, 1974 & Myonyssinae Strandtmann & Wharton, 1965
Alphalaelapinae Tipton, 1960
Sous-famille indéterminée
Les Laelapidae sont une famille d'acariens Mesostigmata. Elle contient près de 150 genres et 800 espèces.
La famiglia Laelapidae comprende circa 650 specie di acari lunghi da 0,5 a 5 mm. Questi aracnidi sono ectoparassiti di insetti o mammiferi. I primi hanno strutture tricoidee deboli sul corpo. Nei secondi queste sono spiniformi e permettono agli acari di agganciarsi agli ospiti. Il piastrone dorsale non è separato in due parti come in alcuni acari.
I maschi trasferiscono lo sperma nelle femmine con i cheliceri. Molte specie si nutrono di linfa o sangue dei mammiferi e depongono le uova nel nido o nella tana dell'ospite. Alcune specie sono vivipare.
Molte specie trasmettono malattie.
Cosmopoliti. In vari ambienti: pollai, nidi di piccoli animali, formicai e nello sterco, nei detriti litoranei e nelle derrate immagazzinate.
Comprende i seguenti generi:
La famiglia Laelapidae comprende circa 650 specie di acari lunghi da 0,5 a 5 mm. Questi aracnidi sono ectoparassiti di insetti o mammiferi. I primi hanno strutture tricoidee deboli sul corpo. Nei secondi queste sono spiniformi e permettono agli acari di agganciarsi agli ospiti. Il piastrone dorsale non è separato in due parti come in alcuni acari.
Латинское название Laelapidae
Laelapidae (лат.) — семейство клещей (Dermanyssoidea) из отряда Mesostigmata[1]. Коксы свободные, тритостернум развит и гнатосома не редуцирована[2]. Распространены всесветно. Паразитируют на млекопитающих, птицах, насекомых и многоножках, есть свободноживущие формы[3]. Вид Stigmatolaelaps hunteri (Шри-Ланка) паразитирует на пчёлах Xylocopa (Mesotrichia) tenuiscapa (Apoidea), вид Bisternalis hunteri (Панама) — на осах семейства Vespidae, вид Hypoaspis deinos (Европа) — на муравьях Lasius flavus, вид Hypoaspis thysanifer — на муравьях Formica fusca, рода Pneumolaelaps и Dinogamasus — на пчёлах[1]. Группа была выделена итальянским энтомологом Антонио Берлезе (Antonio Berlese; 26.VI.1863 — 24.X.1927).
Более 140 родов и около 800 видов.[1]
Laelapidae (лат.) — семейство клещей (Dermanyssoidea) из отряда Mesostigmata. Коксы свободные, тритостернум развит и гнатосома не редуцирована. Распространены всесветно. Паразитируют на млекопитающих, птицах, насекомых и многоножках, есть свободноживущие формы. Вид Stigmatolaelaps hunteri (Шри-Ланка) паразитирует на пчёлах Xylocopa (Mesotrichia) tenuiscapa (Apoidea), вид Bisternalis hunteri (Панама) — на осах семейства Vespidae, вид Hypoaspis deinos (Европа) — на муравьях Lasius flavus, вид Hypoaspis thysanifer — на муравьях Formica fusca, рода Pneumolaelaps и Dinogamasus — на пчёлах. Группа была выделена итальянским энтомологом Антонио Берлезе (Antonio Berlese; 26.VI.1863 — 24.X.1927).
