Family SEJIDAE Berlese, 1885
- Seiidae Berlese, A. 1885. Acarorum systematis specimen. Bollettino della Società Entomologica Italiana 17: 121-135 [original spelling].
Introduction
The family Sejidae Berlese, 1885 (originally spelled as Seiidae), should not be confused with the family Seiidae Berlese, 1913. The latter is now considered to be a synonym of Blattisociidae. This confusion was caused by misidentification of the type genus, as reviewed by Lekveishvili & Klompen (2004). The family includes five genera and 45 species of highly ornamented mites that occur in soil and litter, and especially in rotting wood (Lindquist et al. 2009). The largest genus, Sejus, was revised by Hirschmann (1991) and Hirschmann et al. (1991a, 1991b). Most species are easily recognised by a pair of prominent horns on the postero-lateral corners of the dorsal idiosoma. They are predators that feed on Collembola, other mites, and nematodes (Walter & Proctor 1998). The known Australian fauna includes one species of Epicrioseius and two species of Sejus, as well as unidentified species of Sejus reported by Shaw (1999) and Beaulieu et al. (2006, 2010), and species of Sejus sp. and Epicroseius sp. reported by Beaulieu & Walter (2007).
General References
Beaulieu, F., Walter, D.E., Proctor, H.C., Kitching, R.L. & Menzel, F. 2006. Mesostigmatid mites (Acari: Mesostigmata) on rainforest tree trunks: arboreal specialists, but substrate generalists? Experimental and Applied Acarology 39: 25–40
Beaulieu, F. & Walter, D.E. 2007. Predation in suspended and forest floor soils: observations on Australian mesostigmatic mites. Acarologia 47: 43–54
Beaulieu., F., Walter, D.E., Proctor, H.C. & Kitching, R.L. 2010. The canopy starts at 0.5 m: predatory mites (Acari: Mesostigmata) differ between rainforest floor soil and suspended soil at any height. Biotropica 42: 704–709 + supplementary pages 1–13
Berlese, A. 1885. Acarorum systematis specimen. Bollettino della Società Entomologica Italiana 17: 121-135
Berlese, A. 1913. Acarotheca Italica. Firenze : Ricci 221 pp.
Hirschmann, W. 1991. Gangststematik der Parasitiformes. Teil 529. Weltweite revision der Ganggattung Sejus C. L. Koch 1836 (Trichopygidiina) - Gangmerkmale - Stadienmerkmale - Bestimmungstabellen. Acarologie. Schriftenreihe für Vergleichende Milbenkunde 38: 107-135
Hirschmann, W., Kaczmarek, S. & Wiśniewski, J. 1991a. Gangsystematik der Parasitiformes. Teil 531. Weltweite revision der Ganggattung Sejus C. L. Koch, 1836 (Trichopygidiina). Beine und Palpen der Sejus-Arten. Acarologie. Schriftenreihe für Vergleichende Milbenkunde 38: 215–221
Hirschmann, W., Wiśniewski, J., & Kaczmarek, S. 1991b. Gangsystematik der Parasitiformes. Teil 530. Weltweite Revision der Ganggattung Sejus C. L. Koch, 1836 (Trichopygidiina). Neubeschreibung von 26 Sejus Arten Wiederbeschreibung der Typenart. Acarologie. Schriftenreihe für Vergleichende Milbenkunde 38: 136–214
Lekveishvili, M. & Klompen, H. 2004. Phylogeny of infraorder Sejina (Acari: Mesostigmata). Zootaxa 629: 1–19
Lindquist, E.E., Krantz, G.W. & Walter, D.E. 2009. Order Mesostigmata. pp.124-232 in Krantz, G.W. & Walter, D.E. (eds). A Manual of Acarology. Lubbock, Texas : Texas Tech University Press Third edition, 807 pp.
Shaw, M. 1999. Mites and ticks from wedge-tailed shearwater (Puffinus pacificus) burrows on Masthead Island. Queensland Naturalist 37: 43-47
Walter, D.E. & Proctor, H.C. 1998. Feeding behaviour and phylogeny: observations on early derivative Acari. Experimental and Applied Acarology 22: 39-50
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