Androlaelaps casalis
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Androlaelaps casalis
| Androlaelaps casalis | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Subclass: | Acari |
| Order: | Mesostigmata |
| Family: | Laelapidae |
| Genus: | Androlaelaps |
| Species: | A. casalis |
| Binomial name | |
| Androlaelaps casalis (Berlese, 1887) |
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| Synonyms [1] | |
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Iphis casalis Berlese, 1887 |
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Androlaelaps casalis is a species of mite. It is a predatory mite that lives of other mites and small invertebrates. It cannot bite or sting birds and humans because its manibles are not designed for sucking but for predation on other mites. Because Androlaelaps casalis mites also feed of parasitic mites like Dermanyssus gallinae, individuals with red colored abdomens can be found. This is not due to any blood-sucking by A. casalis but just because of ingesting blood-engorged parasitic mites. There is some evidence that it may be associated with dermatitis in humans.[2]
References
- ^ "Species Androlaelaps casalis (Berlese, 1887)". Australian Faunal Directory. Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts. http://www.environment.gov.au/biodiversity/abrs/online-resources/fauna/afd/taxa/Androlaelaps_casalis. Retrieved May 13, 2010.
- ^ S. Rosen, I. Yeruham & Y. Braverman (December 2002). "Dermatitis in humans associated with the mites Pyemotes tritici, Dermanyssus gallinae, Ornithonyssus bacoti and Androlaelaps casalis in Israel". Medical and Veterinary Entomology 16 (4): 442–444. doi:10.1046/j.1365-2915.2002.00386.x. PMID 12510897.
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