Aethosoma

Aethosoma
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Chelicerata
Class:	Arachnida
Order:	Mesostigmata
Family:	Macrochelidae
Genus:	Aethosoma; Krantz, 1962

Aethosoma is a genus of mites in the family Macrochelidae. Aethosoma burchellestes is a myrmecophile and has been found near colonies of army ants.

References

↑ "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.

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[gbif-1] "Aethosoma". GBIF. Retrieved 2020-01-25.

[Rettenmeyer_1962_pp._358–360-2] 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.