Family CARPOGLYPHIDAE Oudemans, 1923

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• Carpoglyphidae Oudemans, A.C. 1923. Acarologische aanteekeningen. LXXIII. Entomologische Berichten (Amsterdam) 6(133): 201-208.

Introduction

The Australian fauna of Carpoglyphidae includes only two species. The dried fruit mite Carpoglyphus lactis is a cosmopolitan inhabitant of stored food such as dried fruit, powdered milk, potatoes, cheese, and similar substrates, and also occurs in honeybee hives (Hughes 1976). Other species of Carpoglyphus have been collected in flowers, vertebrate nests, on dead insects, and in domestic habitats (OConnor 2009). The other Australian species provisionally placed in this family belongs to the enigmatic genus Pullea Canestrini, which was based on a brief description that lacks important details, and cannot be recognised.

General References

Hughes, A.M. 1976. The Mites of Stored Food and Houses. Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, Technical Bulletin. London : Her Majesty's Stationery Office Vol. 9 400 pp.

OConnor, B.M. 2009. Cohort Astigmatina. pp. 565–657 in Krantz, G.W. & Walter, D.E. (eds). A Manual of Acarology. Lubbock, Texas : Texas Tech University Press Third edition, 807 pp.

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