The Terrestrial Acari of the British Isles: Introduction and biology |
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... cheliceral segment in the dorsum of the proterosoma . With the approximation of the two chelicerae , the coxisternum of the cheliceral segment has been reduced to a membrane surrounding the trochanters . In many Actinochaeta , the ...
... cheliceral segment in the dorsum of the proterosoma . With the approximation of the two chelicerae , the coxisternum of the cheliceral segment has been reduced to a membrane surrounding the trochanters . In many Actinochaeta , the ...
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... chelicerae allowing the barbed hypostome to be inserted . At the same time as the hypostome is being pushed into the ... chelicerae . In ixodid ticks which are slow feeders and attach themselves for long periods to the host , the ...
... chelicerae allowing the barbed hypostome to be inserted . At the same time as the hypostome is being pushed into the ... chelicerae . In ixodid ticks which are slow feeders and attach themselves for long periods to the host , the ...
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... chelicerae in the Cryptostigmata and their food . He found a correlation between the ratio of the length of the chelicera to the length of the movable digit , and the choice of food ; the majority of the mites feeding on algae , fungi ...
... chelicerae in the Cryptostigmata and their food . He found a correlation between the ratio of the length of the chelicera to the length of the movable digit , and the choice of food ; the majority of the mites feeding on algae , fungi ...
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Acari Acarina Actinochaeta active adult ambulacrum amongst animals apotele appendages Arachnida Argasidae arthropods associated Berl biology birds body Britain British Bull cavity cells cent chelicerae Chelicerata claws coverslip coxae Cryptostigmata culture cuticle deutonymph disease dorsal Dorsum eggs engorged Eriophyidae Erythraeidae Evans fauna feathers female forms free-living galls genital orifice genus gnathosoma Grandjean habitat Halbt hatch Hist host hypostome hysterosoma idiosoma infested insects instars Ixodes ricinus Ixodidae large numbers larvae layer life-cycle Macrocheles male mammals Massee Mégnin Mesostigmata metapeltidium metasoma method moult to become mouthparts nests nymphal instars nymphs observed occur opisthosoma Oppia organ Oudms pair of legs parasites pedipalps phytophagous plants population propodosoma prosoma Prostigmata protonymphs region rutella sclerotized segments sensory setae sheep shield skin species specimens spermatophore spider mite stages stigmata Suctobelba surface Tarsonemina tarsus terrestrial Tetranychidae Tetranychus ticks tracheae tritonymphs Trombiculidae tube ulmi usually venter ventral Wharton Zool