Macrocheles muscaedomesticae
| Macrocheles muscaedomesticae | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Mesostigmata |
| Family: | Macrochelidae |
| Genus: | Macrocheles |
| Species: | M. muscaedomesticae
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| Binomial name | |
| Macrocheles muscaedomesticae (Scopoli, 1772)
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Macrocheles muscaedomesticae is a species of mite in the family Macrochelidae. It has a cosmopolitan distribution.[1]
This mite species feeds on flies in their egg, larval and (possibly) adult stages, and also attaches to adult flies for dispersal (phoresis).[2][3] Its hosts include houseflies (Musca domestica), drosophilid flies (Drosophila hydei)[2] and stable flies (Stomoxys calcitrans).[3]
References
- ^ "Macrocheles muscaedomesticae". GBIF. Retrieved 2020-01-25.
- ^ S2CID 204942853.
- ^ S2CID 45341421.