Uropodidae
Family of mites
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Uropodidae (from Ancient Greek οὐρά (ourá), meaning "tail", and πούς (poús), meaning "foot") is a family of mites in the order Mesostigmata.[1]
| Uropodidae | |
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| Oplitis pusaterii (dorsal) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Mesostigmata |
| Suborder: | Monogynaspida |
| Infraorder: | Uropodina |
| Superfamily: | Uropodoidea |
| Family: | Uropodidae Kramer, 1881 |
Description
As part of superfamily Uropodoidea, Uropodidae are tortoise-like mites with an oval to circular outline, and with armour both dorsally and ventrally. They can be distinguished from other uropodoids by their chelicerae lacking a large, sclerotized node and their genital opening being in an intercoxal position.[2]
Ecology
Several species in the family commonly infest worm bins and consume food intended for the worms.[3]
An undescribed species of Uropodidae sucks out the hemolymph of pupae of Pheidole megacephala ants, resulting in the death of pupae. It preferentially attacks pupae of soldier and male ants.[4]
Uropodidae are phoretic on larger arthropods, meaning that they attach to larger arthropods to be transported to new places.[5] This attachment is achieved using a pedicel of translucent material extruded from the mite's anus.[5] One known host for uropodid mites is the red palm weevil (Rhynchophorus ferrugineus),[6] though this particular relationship may actually be parasitic, as mite-infested weevils have a shorter lifespan than uninfested weevils.[7][1]
Species
- Afrodinychus Kontschán & Starý, 2013
- Afrodinychus africanus Kontschán & Starý, 2013 - Tanzania
- Bloszykiella Kontschán, 2010
- Bloszykiella africana Kontschán, 2010 - Tanzania
- Bloszykiella grebennikovi Kontschán & Starý, 2013 - Tanzania
- Bloszykiella tertia Kontschán & Starý, 2015 - Kenya
- Bloszykiella ramsteini Kontschán & Ermilov, 2020 - Zimbabwe
- Bloszykiella lindemanni Kontschán & Ermilov, 2020 - Ruanda
- Castriidinychus Hirschmann, 1973
- Castriidinychus anguinus Hirschmann, 1973 - Chile
- Castriidinychus baloghi Hirschmann, 1975 - Australia
- Castriidinychus castrii (Hirschmann, 1972) - Chile
- Castriidinychus castriisimilis Hirschmann, 1973 - Chile
- Castriidinychus cribrarius (Berlese, 1888) - Paraguay
- Castriidinychus dentatoides Hirschmann, 1973 - Chile
- Castriidinychus dentatus (Hirschmann, 1972) - Chile
- Castriidinychus dictyoeides Hirschmann, 1973 - Chile
- Castriidinychus ditrichus (Hirschmann & Zirngiebl-Nicol, 1972) - Chile
- Castriidinychus eupunctatosimilis Hirschmann, 1973 - Chile
- Castriidinychus eupunctatus Hirschmann, 1973 - Chile
- Castriidinychus flavooides Hirschmann, 1973 - Chile
- Castriidinychus flavus Hirschmann, 1973 - Chile
- Castriidinychus kaszabi Hirschmann, 1975 - Australia
- Castriidinychus longisetosus Dylewska, Błoszyk & Halliday, 2010 - Tasmania
- Castriidinychus maeandralis Hirschmann, 1973 - Chile
- Castriidinychus mahunkai Hirschmann, 1975 - Australia
- Castriidinychus marginalis (Hirschmann & Zirngiebl-Nicol, 1972) - Chile
- Castriidinychus neocaledonicus Kontschán, 2013 - New Caledonia
- Castriidinychus paucistructurus Hirschmann, 1973 - Chile
- Castriidinychus robynae Dylewska, Błoszyk & Halliday, 2010 - Tasmania
- Castriidinychus similidentatus Hirschmann, 1973 - Chile
- Castriidinychus tasmanicus Dylewska, Błoszyk & Halliday, 2010 - Tasmania
- Castriidinychus topali Hirschmann, 1973 - Argentina
- Discotrachytes Berlese, 1916
- Discotrachytes ehimensis (Hiramatsu, 1979) - Japan
- Discotrachytes granata (Hiramatsu & Hirschmann, 1978) - New Guinea
- Discotrachytes grandis (Hiramatsu & Hirschmann, 1979) - Mexico
- Discotrachytes granosa (Hiramatsu & Hirschmann, 1978) - New Guinea
- Discotrachytes orbis (Vitzthum, 1925) - Cameroon
- Discotrachytes ornata (Hiramatsu & Hirschmann, 1978) - New Guinea
- Discotrachytes procera (Hiramatsu & Hirschmann, 1979) - Mexico
- Discotrachytes procerasimilis (Hiramatsu & Hirschmann, 1979) - Mexico
- Discotrachytes regia (Vitzthum, 1921) - Bolivia
- Discotrachytes regiasimilis (Hirschmann, 1972) - Brazil
- Discotrachytes splendidiformis Berlese, 1916 - East Africa
- Discotrachytes verrucosa (Hiramatsu, 1980) - New Guinea
- Discotrachytes vanharteni Kontschán, 2020 - Yemen
- Foveolaturopoda Hirschmann, 1979
- Foveolaturopoda ampla (Hiramatsu & Hirschmann, 1979) - Panama
- Foveolaturopoda boliviensis (Hiramatsu & Hirschmann, 1978) - Bolivia
- Foveolaturopoda chernobaii (Wiśniewski & Hirschmann, 1992) - Brazil
- Foveolaturopoda clara (Hiramatsu, 1980) - Bolivia
- Foveolaturopoda crenulata (Marais & Theron, 1986) - South Africa
- Foveolaturopoda cubaensis (Hiramatsu, 1980) - Cuba
- Foveolaturopoda diffusa (Hiramatsu & Hirschmann, 1979) - Ecuador
- Foveolaturopoda difoveolata (Hirschmann & Zirngiebl-Nicol, 1969) - Brazil
- Foveolaturopoda difoveolatasimilis (Hirschmann, 1972) - Brazil
- Foveolaturopoda elegans (Marais & Theron, 1986) - Angola
- Foveolaturopoda krantzi (Hirschmann, 1975) - Republic of Congo
- Foveolaturopoda luculenta (Hiramatsu & Hirschmann, 1978) - Peru
- Foveolaturopoda luminosa (Hiramatsu & Hirschmann, 1983) - Ecuador
- Foveolaturopoda nahuelhutaensis (Hirschmann, 1972) - Chile
- Foveolaturopoda neowoelkei (Hiramatsu, 1980) - Brazil
- Foveolaturopoda potehefstroomensis (Marais & Theron, 1986) - South Africa
- Foveolaturopoda quadridentata (Hirschmann, 1973) - Ecuador
- Foveolaturopoda quadridentatasimilis (Hiramatsu, 1980) - Bolivia
- Foveolaturopoda ruehmi (Hirschmann, 1972) - Chile
- Foveolaturopoda schusteri (Hirschmann, 1972) - Brasil
- Foveolaturopoda tumida (Hiramatsu, 1981) - Vietnam
- Gibbauropoda Hirschmann, 1979
- Gibbauropoda gibba (Hiramatsu, 1976) - Japan
- Gibbauropoda hiramatsui (Hirschmann, 1976) - New Guinea
- Gibbauropoda hiramatsuiformis (Hirschmann, 1976) - New Guinea
- Gibbauropoda hiramatsuioides (Hirschmann, 1976) - New Guinea
- Gibbauropoda hiramatsuisimilis (Hirschmann, 1976) - New Guinea
- Gibbauropoda lauta (Hiramatsu & Hirschmann, 1983) - New Guinea
- Gibbauropoda matskasii (Hirschmann, 1981) - Vietnam
- Gibbauropoda meridiana (Hiramatsu & Hirschmann, 1978) - New Guinea
- Gibbauropoda setata (Kontschán & Starý, 2011) - Vietnam
- Metadinychus Berlese, 1916
- Metadinychus andrassyi Hirschmann, 1972 - Argentina, Mexico
- Metadinychu argasiformis Berlese, 1916 - Brazil, Bolivia
- Metadinychus daelei Hirschmann, 1981 - Zaire
- Metadinychus exilis Hiramatsu & Hirschmann, 1979 - Mexico
- Metadinychus kaszabi Hirschmann, 1972 - Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay
- Metadinychus loksai Hirschmann, 1972 - Paraguay
- Metadinychus mahunkai Hirschmann, 1972 - Brazil, Paraguay
- Metadinychus nodosa Hirschmann, 1972 - Brazil
- Metadinychus pura Hiramatsu & Hirschmann, 1979 - Mexico
- Metadinychus serrata Hirschmann, 1972 - Paraguay
- Metadinychus serratasimilis Hiramatsu & Hirschmann, 1983 - Bolivia
- Metadinychus similiargasiformis Hirschmann, 1981 - Zaire
- Multiporuropoda Hirschmann, 1979
- Multiporuropoda efferata (Hiramatsu, 1981) - Ecuador
- Multiporuropoda multipora (Hirschmann & Zirngiebl-Nicol, 1969) - Panama
- Multiporuropoda stolida (Hiramatsu & Hirschmann, 1978) - Peru
- Multiporuropoda stolidasimilis (Hiramatsu & Hirschmann, 1979) - Peru
- Multiporuropoda ecuadorica (Kontschán, 2012) - Ecuador
- Olodiscus Berlese, 1917
- Olodiscus crozetensis (Richters, 1907) - Antarktica
- Olodiscus halberti (Hirschmann, 1993) - Ireland
- Olodiscus hispanica (Hirschmann & Zirngiebl-Nicol, 1969) - Spain
- Olodiscus kargi (Hirschmann & Zirngiebl-Nicol, 1969) - Central Europe
- Olodiscus minima (Kramer, 1882) - Europe and South America
- Olodiscus minuscula (Huţu, 1983) - Romania
- Olodiscus misella (Berlese, 1916) - Europe
- Olodiscus neuherzi (Hirschmann & Hiramatsu, 1978) - Austria
- Olodiscus saxonica (Willmann, 1955) - Germany
- Olodiscus willmanni (Hirschmann & Zirngiebl-Nicol, 1969) - Germany
- Olodiscus zicsii (Hirschmann, 1972) - Chile
- Penicillaturopoda Hirschmann, 1979
- Penicillaturopoda complicata (Berlese, 1905) - Indonesia, Java
- Penicillaturopoda garciai (Hirschmann & Hiramatsu, 1990) - Indonesia
- Penicillaturopoda micherdzinskii (Hirschmann, 1972) - Vietnam
- Penicillaturopoda penicillata (Hirschmann & Zirngiebl-Nicol, 1969) - Panama
- Penicillaturopoda penicillatasimilis (Hirschmann, 1972) - Brazil
- Spinosissuropoda Hirschmann, 1979
- Spinosissuropoda alata (Hirschmann, 1981) - Tanzania
- Spinosissuropoda ancorae (Hirschmann, 1981) - Tanzania
- Spinosissuropoda ancoraesimilis (Hirschmann, 1981) - Tanzania
- Spinosissuropoda pocsi (Hirschmann, 1981) - Tanzania
- Spinosissuropoda solarissima (Hirschmann, 1981) - Tanzania
- Spinosissuropoda spinossisima (Berlese, 1916) - Tanzania
- Spinosissuropoda tanzanica Kontschán& Starý, 2013 - Tanzania
- Trachycilliba Berlese, 1903
- Trachycilliba abanatica (Bal & Özkan, 2007) - Turkey, Greece and Iran
- Trachycilliba aokii (Hiramatsu, 1979) - Japan
- Trachycilliba fabiani (Kontschán & Starý, 2013) - Ethiopia
- Trachycilliba imadatei (Hiramatsu, 1980) - Indonesia
- Trachycilliba insulana (Hiramatsu, 1979) - Japan
- Trachycilliba insulanasimilis (Hiramatsu, 1981) - Japan
- Trachycilliba iriomotensis (Hiramatsu, 1979) - Japan
- Trachycilliba ishikawai (Hiramatsu, 1978) - Japan
- Trachycilliba montana (Hiramatsu, 1979) - Japan
- Trachycilliba montivaga (Hiramatsu, 1981) - Japan
- Trachycilliba morikawai (Hiramatsu, 1978) - Japan
- Trachycilliba novaguinensis (Hiramatsu, 1980) - New Guinea
- Trachycilliba okumai (Hiramatsu, 1980) - Japan
- Trachycilliba oshimaensis (Hiramatsu, 1979) - Japan
- Trachycilliba persica (Kazemi & Kontschán, 2007) - Iran
- Trachycilliba permagna (Hiramatsu & Hirschmann, 1979) - USA
- Trachycilliba porticensis (Berlese, 1903) - Italy
- Trachycilliba pulcherrima (Berlese, 1903) - Europe
- Trachycilliba pulverea (Hiramatsu, 1976) - Japan
- Trachycilliba quadra (Kontschán, Hwang, Jeon & Seo, 2016) - Korea
- Trachycilliba sasayamaensis (Hiramatsu, 1979) - Japan
- Trachycilliba shibai (Hiramatsu, 1980) - Malaysia
- Trachycilliba shikokuensis (Hiramatsu, 1979) - Japan
- Trachycilliba similimorikawai (Hiramatsu, 1979) - Japan
- Trachycilliba simulans (Berlese, 1905) - Indonesia, Java
- Trachycilliba splendida (Kramer, 1882) - Japan
- Trachycilliba terrestrisa (Hiramatsu & Hirschmann, 1977) - Japan
- Trachycilliba theroni (Hirschmann, 1993) - Tanzania
- Trachycilliba tropicana (Hiramatsu, 1978) - New Guinea
- Trachycilliba tropicanasimilis (Hiramatsu, 1981) - New Guinea
- Trachycilliba tsushimaensis (Hiramatsu, 1980) - Japan
- Trachycilliba uncenensis (Hiramatsu, 1977) - Japan
- Trachycilliba vietnamensis (Hiramatsu, 1981) - Vietnam
- Trachycilliba yakuensis (Hiramatsu, 1979) - Japan
- Uropoda Latreille, 1806
- Centrouropoda almerodai Hiramatsu et Hirschmann, 1992 - Philippines, Europe
- Centrouropoda rackae Hirschmann, 1975 - Trinidad
- Centrouropoda rhombogyna (Berlese, 1910) - Indonesia, Java
- Centrouropoda bahariyaensis Abo-Shnaf & Allam, 2019 - Egypt
- Uropolyaspis Berlese, 1904
- Uropolyaspis hamulifera (Michael, 1894) - Europe
- Uropolyaspis similihamulifera (Hiramatsu, 1979) - Japan
- Uropolyaspis spinosula Kneissl, 1916 - Central Europe