Aethosoma is a genus of mites in the family Macrochelidae.[1] Aethosoma burchellestes is a myrmecophile and has been found near colonies of army ants. [2]
| Aethosoma | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Mesostigmata |
| Family: | Macrochelidae |
| Genus: | Aethosoma Krantz, 1962 |
References
edit- ^ "Aethosoma". GBIF. Retrieved 2020-01-25.
- ^ Rettenmeyer, Carl W. (1962). "Notes on Host Specificity and Behavior of Myrmecophilous Macrochelid Mites". Journal of the Kansas Entomological Society. 35 (4). Kansas (Central States) Entomological Society: 358–360. JSTOR 25083278. Retrieved 2022-04-21.