AuthorKlimov, P.B. & O’Connor, B.M.
Year2008
TitleMorphology, Evolution, and Host Associations of Bee-Associated Mites of the Family Chaetodactylidae (Acari: Astigmata) with a monographic revision of North American taxa
ISBN0076-8405
SeriesMiscellaneous Publications
TypeBook/Report
How CompleteAll the North American species known at the time, but includes some (all?) so far known British species.
SourceMiscellaneous Publications, No. 199, 254pp, Museum of Zoology, University of Michigan
IllustrationsStacked colour photomicrographs and line drawings
Review (by Malcolm Storey)

A lengthy and detailed publication.

Downloadable from the web.

Examine Compound Microscope ( with a Microscope using 100x oil-immersion is also useful)
Specimen PreparationCleared and mounted
Identification difficultyChallenging!

Notes & PurposeStatusTaxonEnglishClassification
For identificationCurrentCHAETODACTYLIDAEa family of bee mitesAnimalia: Astigmata
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