The Terrestrial Acari of the British Isles: Introduction and biology |
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... IDIOSOMA The idiosoma is subject to considerable variation in form . In free - living mites , it is usually elongate oval or subcircular in outline but many parasitic Prostigmata show a marked elongation of the body , an adaptation for ...
... IDIOSOMA The idiosoma is subject to considerable variation in form . In free - living mites , it is usually elongate oval or subcircular in outline but many parasitic Prostigmata show a marked elongation of the body , an adaptation for ...
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... idiosoma restricted to a pygidial shield and / or a number of scutellae ( fig . 24 ) . In the majority of the Acari , the setae situated on the dorsal surface of the idiosoma form a readily recognizable pattern , and the size ...
... idiosoma restricted to a pygidial shield and / or a number of scutellae ( fig . 24 ) . In the majority of the Acari , the setae situated on the dorsal surface of the idiosoma form a readily recognizable pattern , and the size ...
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... idiosoma ; stigmata and tracheae never present ; idiosoma never covered by overlapping sclerites and never vermiform Order Astigmata 6 Pedipalps usually three- to five - segmented and conspicuous , if small and with fewer segments ...
... idiosoma ; stigmata and tracheae never present ; idiosoma never covered by overlapping sclerites and never vermiform Order Astigmata 6 Pedipalps usually three- to five - segmented and conspicuous , if small and with fewer segments ...
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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