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Erythraeidae is a family of mites belonging to the Trombidiformes. [2] Larval forms of these mites are parasitic on various other arthropods, for example harvestmen, but the adults are free-living predators. These oval mites are rather large, usually reddish coloured and densely hairy.
The microscopic mite Lorryia formosa (). The mites are not a defined taxon, but is used for two distinct groups of arachnids, the Acariformes and the Parasitiformes.The phylogeny of the Acari has been relatively little studied, but molecular information from ribosomal DNA is being extensively used to understand relationships between groups.
Arrenurus (αρρεν - male, ουρά - tail) is a genus of water mites within the family Arrenuridae, and was first described by Antoine Louis Dugès in 1834. It has a cosmopolitan distribution in lentic waters, even on remote Pacific islands, [1] and is found on every continent, with the possible exception of Antarctica.
Larvae of Parasitengona are usually ectoparasites of arthropods, and they make up most of the red mites that can be found attached to arthropods. Some (e.g. chiggers) use vertebrates as hosts instead. There are also species with free-living larvae. [7] [8] Water mite (Hydrachnidia) Erythraeidae (Erythraeoidea) larva attached to Opiliones leg
Eylais mite larvae are ectoparasites of diving beetles . They attach mainly to the ventral side of the hindwings underneath the elytra and may be feeding on hemolymph from here. [2] The smallest (and hence youngest) larvae occur on beetles in early spring, suggesting that some Eylias overwinter on their hosts. The larvae grow rapidly and reach ...
The larvae most commonly target rodents, but also attach to humans. [5] For humans, the bite is painless, but pain commonly develops only after the larvae detach from the skin, leaving red papules that may then develop into an eschar. [11] The larval stage lasts for 1 to 2 weeks. After feeding, the larvae drop to the ground and become nymphs.
Neotrombicula autumnalis, known as the harvest mite or autumn chigger, is a species of mite of the family Trombiculidae. Their larvae live parasitically; they infect all domestic mammals , humans, and some ground-nesting birds .
These water mite larvae are also hosts of Callicorixa, Corixa, Cymatia and Sigara species, although Sigara falleni has been described as "immune" to these mites, and Cymatia coleoptrata and Sigara striata also gain this "immunity" after a few years of interaction.