Damaeidae Explained

Damaeidae Berlese (1896) is a family of mites.^[1] Alternative names for the family include Belbidae Willmann (1931), and Belbodamaeidae Bulanova-Zachvatkina (1967) or Hungarobelbidae (1996).^[2] They had been previously considered to be distinct families.^{[1] [3] [4]}

Species of the family are extant in Eurasia and Northern America.^[5] Related species exist in New Zealand and South America.^[4]

Behaviour

Most species of the family live in plant litter, mosses, decaying woods and organic soil layers. The family is composed of fungivores. They have an important role in regulation of the density of fungi that is harmful for plants.^[5]

List of genera

The following genera are part of this family:^{[6] [7] [8] [9]}

Further reading

• S. G. Ermilov. MORPHOLOGY OF JUVENILE INSTARS OF METABELBA PAPILLIPES (ACARI, ORIBATIDA, DAMAEIDAE. 2010. Acarina. 18. 2. 273–279.

External links

• Damaeidae Species Listing in Joel Hallan's Biology Catalog by Dr. Heinrich Schatz
• Damaeidae Berlese, 1896 at ITIS
• Damaeidae at the National Center for Biotechnology Information

Notes and References

1. Book: J. G. Rodriguez. Recent Advances in Acarology. 22 October 2013. Elsevier Science. 978-1-4832-7554-3. 533.
2. Perez-Iñigo C. . 1997. Acari: Oribatei, Gymnonota. In: Ramos, M. A., (Ed.). Fauna Iberica. 9. Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales. 342.
3. Web site: Jan Mourek. Systematics of oribatid mite families Damaeidae and Gymnodamaeidae (Acari: Oribatida), feeding ecology of selected oribatid species. May 2010. 21 December 2016.
4. Book: Milan Daniel. B. Rosický. Proceedings of the 3rd International Congress of Acarology. 14 November 2014. Springer. 978-94-010-2709-0. 77.
5. A new species of the genus Epidamaeus (Acari, Oribatida, Damaeidae) from China. Lixia. Xie. Maofa. Yang. Rong. Huang. 15 July 2011. ZooKeys. 119. 29–36. 10.3897/zookeys.119.1629. 21998515. 3192423. free.
6. Web site: Catalogue of Life: 2011 Annual Checklist. www.catalogueoflife.org. 2011. 21 December 2016.
7. Web site: Belbidae. https://web.archive.org/web/20051217100000/http://www.faunaeur.org/full_results.php?id=54074. dead. 17 December 2005. Fauna Europaea. 29 August 2013. 21 December 2016.
8. Web site: Belbodamaeidae. https://web.archive.org/web/20051217100024/http://www.faunaeur.org/full_results.php?id=54075. dead. 17 December 2005. Fauna Europaea. 29 August 2013. 21 December 2016.
9. Web site: Damaeidae. https://web.archive.org/web/20051217092159/http://www.faunaeur.org/full_results.php?id=15948. dead. 17 December 2005. Fauna Europaea. 29 August 2013. 21 December 2016.