Author | Hyatt, K.H. & Emberson, R.M. |
Year | 1988 |
Title | A review of the Macrochelidae (Acari: Mesostigmata) of the British Isles |
Type | Paper |
How Complete | All the British species known at the time |
Source | Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Zool.) Vol 54 (2): 63-125. |
Illustrations | Line drawings and half-tone optical photomicrographs |
Review (by Malcolm Storey) | Gives habitat and distributional data, plus keys to the genera and species for adults of the 32 spp known in the British Isles. It includes descriptions for the nine species, including one new to science, recorded for the first time, and other selected species. Updates Evans & Browning (1956), but the earlier work is still useful for descriptions of most of the species. |
Examine | Compound Microscope ( with a Microscope using 100x oil-immersion is also useful) |
Notes & Purpose | Status | Taxon | English | Classification |
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For identification | Current | MACROCHELIDAE | a family of Parasitoid mites | Animalia: Mesostigmata |
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