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Species Macrocheles muscaedomesticae (Scopoli, 1772)

Introduction

Macrocheles vagabundus var. australis Berlese sensu Womersley (1942) was a misidentification of Macrocheles muscaedomesticae.

 

General References

Axtell, R.C. 1963. Acarina occurring in domestic animal manure. Annals of the Entomological Society of America 56: 628-633 (as Macrocheles muscaedomesticae)

Beaulieu, F. & Weeks, A.R. 2007. Free-living mesostigmatic mites in Australia: their roles in biological control and bioindication. Australian Journal of Experimental Agriculture 47: 460–478 (as Macrocheles muscaedomesticae)

Carne, P.B. (ed.) 1987. Scientific and Common Names of Insects and Allied Forms Occurring in Australia. Melbourne : CSIRO 120 pp. (as Macrocheles muscaedomesticae)

Champ, B.R. 1965. An investigation of peanut storage pests in Queensland. 1. Introduction, species and pest status. Queensland Journal of Agricultural and Animal Science 22: 227-240 (as Macrocheles muscaedomesticae)

Champ, B.R. 1966. Insects and mites associated with stored products in Queensland. 4. Acarina and Pseudoscorpiones. Queensland Journal of Agricultural and Animal Science 23: 197-210 (as Macrocheles muscaedomesticae)

Cicolani, B. 1979. Osservazioni faunistiche ed ecologiche sugli Acari coprobionti (Nota I) il genere Macrocheles Latr. (Mesostigmata) in Abruzzo. Biologia Contemporanea 6: 116-126 (as Macrocheles muscaedomesticae)

Cicolani, B. 1979. The intrinsic rate of natural increase in macrochelid mites, predators of Musca domestica eggs. Bollettino di Zoologia. Torino 46: 171-178 (as Macrocheles muscaedomesticae)

Evans, G.O. & Browning, E. 1956. British mites of the subfamily Macrochelinae Trägårdh (Gamasina - Macrochelidae). Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) Zoology 4: 4-55 pls I-IV (as Macrocheles muscaedomesticae)

Farish, D.J. & Axtell, R.C. 1971. Phoresy redefined and examined in Macrocheles muscaedomesticae (Acarina : Macrochelidae). Acarologia 13: 16-29 (as Macrocheles muscaedomesticae)

Filipponi, A. 1955. Sulla natura dell'associazone tra Macrocheles muscaedomesticae e Musca domestica. Rivista di Parasitologia 16: 83-102 (as Macrocheles muscaedomesticae)

Filipponi, A. & Petrelli, M.G. 1967. Autoecologia e capacita' moltiplicata di Macrocheles muscaedomesticae (Scopoli) (Acari : Mesostigmata). Rivista di Parasitologia 28: 129-156 (as Macrocheles muscaedomesticae)

Halliday, R.B. 1990. Mites of the Macrocheles muscaedomesticae group in Australia (Acarina : Macrochelidae). Invertebrate Taxonomy 3: 407-430 (as Macrocheles muscaedomesticae)

Halliday, R.B. 2000. The Australian species of Macrocheles (Acarina: Macrochelidae). Invertebrate Taxonomy 14: 273-326 (as Macrocheles muscaedomesticae)

Krantz, G.W. & Filipponi, A. 1964. Acari della famiglia Macrochelidae (Mesostigmata) nella collezione del South Australian Museum. Rivista di Parasitologia 25: 35-54 (as Macrocheles muscaedomesticae)

Naumann, I. 1993. CSIRO Handbook of Australian Insect Names. Common and Scientific Names for Insects and Allied Organisms of Economic and Environmental Importance. Melbourne : CSIRO Publications v 200 pp. [Date published 31/12/1993] (as Macrocheles muscaedomesticae)

Pereira, C. & de Castro, M.P. 1945. Contribuiçpo para o conhecimento da espécie tipo de 'Macrocheles Latr.' ('Acarina') 'M. muscaedomesticae (Scopoli, 1772)' emend. Arquivos do Instituto Biologico, São Paulo 16: 153-186 (as Macrocheles muscaedomesticae)

Wade, C.F. & Rodriguez, J.G. 1961. Life history of Macrocheles muscaedomesticae (Acarina: Macrochelidae), a predator of the house fly. Annals of the Entomological Society of America 54: 776-781 (as Macrocheles muscaedomesticae)

Womersley, H. 1942. Additions to the Acarina-Parasitoidea of Australia. Part I. Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia 66: 142-171 (as Macrocheles vagabundus var. australis)

 

History of changes

Note that this list may be incomplete for dates prior to September 2013.
Published As part of group Action Date Action Type Compiler(s)
07-May-2013 07-May-2013 MODIFIED
06-Nov-2011 06-Nov-2011 MOVED
08-Aug-2010 08-Aug-2010 MOVED
09-Jul-2010 09-Jul-2010 ADDED
08-Jul-2010 MODIFIED