Biology:Cameronieta

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Short description: Genus of mites

Cameronieta
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Mesostigmata
Family: Spinturnicidae
Genus: Cameronieta
Machado-Allison, 1965

Cameronieta is a genus of mites in the family Spinturnicidae. There are about seven described species in Cameronieta, found in the Neotropics and Caribbean islands.

The species of Cameronieta, like the other members of this family, are parasites of bats. They live primarily on the wing and tail membranes of bats throughout all stages of life.[1][2]

Species

These seven species belong to the genus Cameronieta:

  • Cameronieta almaensis Almeida, Gettinger & Gardner, 2016
  • Cameronieta elongata (Furman, 1966)
  • Cameronieta machadoi Dusbábek, 1968
  • Cameronieta strandtmanni (Tibbetts, 1957)
  • Cameronieta thomasi Machado-Allison, 1965
  • Cameronieta tibbettsi Dusbábek, 1968
  • Cameronieta torrei Dusbábek, 1968

References

Wikidata ☰ Q49504606 entry