A putative fossil sejid mite (Parasitiformes: Mesostigmata) in Baltic amber re-identified as an anystine (Acariformes: Prostigmata)

Jason A Dunlop; David E Walter; Jeno Kontschan

doi:10.24349/acarologia/20184263

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A putative fossil sejid mite (Parasitiformes: Mesostigmata) in Baltic amber re-identified as an anystine (Acariformes: Prostigmata)

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A putative fossil sejid mite (Parasitiformes: Mesostigmata) in Baltic amber re-identified as an anystine (Acariformes: Prostigmata)

Jason A Dunlop, David E Walter and Jeno Kontschan

Acarologia, Vol.58(3), pp.655-672

2018

DOI: https://doi.org/10.24349/acarologia/20184263

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Abstract

Sejida

Sejus

Anystina

fossil record

Mesostigmata

The Acari (mites) is currently interpreted to consist of two superorders. In contrast to the relatively rich history of the mite superorder Acariformes, fossils of the Parasitiformes are extremely rare. This is especially true of the most diverse order, Mesostigmata, with only nine families recorded, including four named species, having been described so far. As part of a wider effort to clarify the diversity of Baltic amber Mesostigmata the historically oldest fossil, Sejus bdelloides Koch and Berendt, 1854, is re-examined. While clearly a mite, it is not a mesostigmatan, but a member of the Prostigmata (Acariformes), referable to the Anystina. Thus of the three main mesostigmatan lineages currently recognised both Sejida and Trigynaspida lack a fossil record. Monogynaspida can be traced with confidence back to the Eocene (ca. 44 - 49 Ma).

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Title: A putative fossil sejid mite (Parasitiformes: Mesostigmata) in Baltic amber re-identified as an anystine (Acariformes: Prostigmata)
Authors: Jason A Dunlop (Author) - Leibniz Institute for Evolution and Biodiversity Science, Germany
David E Walter (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast - Faculty of Science, Health, Education and Engineering
Jeno Kontschan (Author) - Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Hungary
Publication details: Acarologia, Vol.58(3), pp.655-672
Publisher: Universite de Montpellier III (Paul Valery)
Date published: 2018
DOI: 10.24349/acarologia/20184263
ISSN: 2107-7207
Copyright note: Copyright © 2018 Dunlop, Jason A.; Walter, David E. and Kontschán, JenÅ‘. Distributed under Creative Commons CC-BY 4.0 which permits unrestricted non-commercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
Organisation Unit: School of Science and Engineering - Legacy; University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland
Language: English
Record Identifier: 99450712402621
Output Type: Journal article

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