Diseius

Diseius is a genus of mites in the family Ascidae.[1]

Diseius
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Arachnida
Subclass:
Acari
Order:
Mesostigmata
Family:
Ascidae
Genus:
Diseius

Lindquist & Evans, 1965

Species
  • Diseius ulmi (Hirschmann, 1962)

Distribution

Diseius are found generally living in colonies on tree bark.[2]

Description

It has a completely divided dorsal shield without transverse lines extending across the surface. There is a podonotal shield with thirteen pairs of setae, an opisthonotal shield with twelve pairs of setae, a small anal shield with only circumanal setae, and a paranal setae inserted closer to the posterior margin of the anus than to the anterior margin.[3]

References
  1. David Evans Walter (ed.). "Ascidae Species Listing". Biology Catalog. Texas A&M University. Retrieved August 29, 2010.
  2. David Evans Walter (ed.). "Ascidae Species Listing". Biology Catalog. Texas A&M University. Retrieved August 29, 2010.
  3. David Evans Walter (ed.). "Ascidae Species Listing". Biology Catalog. Texas A&M University. Retrieved August 29, 2010.


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