The Terrestrial Acari of the British Isles: Introduction and biology |
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... sensory appendage and frequently lacks an ambulacrum . One or more pairs of legs are often crassate and spurred , and used as clasping organs during copulation . In the Cryptostigmata , sclerotized flanges ( pteromorphae ) from the ...
... sensory appendage and frequently lacks an ambulacrum . One or more pairs of legs are often crassate and spurred , and used as clasping organs during copulation . In the Cryptostigmata , sclerotized flanges ( pteromorphae ) from the ...
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... sensory field of varying degrees of complexity . These setae in the Mesostigmata are superficial ( fig . 37 ) but in the Metastigmata are usually accommodated in an anterior pit and a posterior capsule on the dorsal surface of the ...
... sensory field of varying degrees of complexity . These setae in the Mesostigmata are superficial ( fig . 37 ) but in the Metastigmata are usually accommodated in an anterior pit and a posterior capsule on the dorsal surface of the ...
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... sensory whilst legs II - IV are ambulatory and comprise seven or eight seg- ments . Respiratory organs are absent or rudimentary . The Palpigradi are soil inhabiting forms but little is known of their biology . They have been found in ...
... sensory whilst legs II - IV are ambulatory and comprise seven or eight seg- ments . Respiratory organs are absent or rudimentary . The Palpigradi are soil inhabiting forms but little is known of their biology . They have been found in ...
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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