Diplogyniidae

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Diplogyniidae is a of parasitic mites in the order Mesostigmata. Most are associated with beetles, particularly passalid beetles (Coleoptera: Passalidae), histerid beetles (Histeridae), and scarab beetles (Scarabaeidae). Some species have been recorded from larger mammals, including rats. The family exhibits strong specificity, with many species restricted to single host species, though exceptions such as Paradiplogynium nahmani occur across multiple hosts.

Pronunciation

How to pronounce Diplogyniidae: /ˌdɪploʊˌdʒɪˈnɪɪˌdiː/

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Habitat

Associated with subsocial wood cockroaches of the Panesthia; under bark of poplar and alder; tropical rainforest environments; sapro-coprophilous including and decaying organic matter.

Distribution

Palaearctic region (Europe, Asia, Ukraine, Russia: Krasnodar Territory, Crimea); Africa (Ivory Coast, Congo: Kinshasa); Australia (New South Wales); Central America; South America (Brazil); China (Yunnan Province, southern China); Thailand; India; Iran; New Caledonia; Puerto Rico.

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Life Cycle

Development from to in Lobogynioides andreinii takes 48–60+ days at 18–22°C.

Behavior

of Lobogynioides andreinii demonstrate kleptoparasitic , consuming part of prey of their . is characterized as obligatory ecoethological phoresy in this . Most diplogyniid mites are restricted to a single host species; each Panesthia species hosts both a large and a small species of diplogyniid mite. Geographically distant of the same host species may harbor different mite species.

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