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Diseius

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Arachnida

Order
  
Mesostigmata

Rank
  
Genus

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Subclass
  
Acari

Family
  
Ascidae

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Diseius is a genus of mites in the family Ascidae.

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Species

  • Diseius ulmi (Hirschmann, 1962)
  • Distribution

    Diseius are found generally living in colonies on tree bark.

    Description

    It has a completely divided dorsal shield without transverse lines extending across the surface. There is a podonotal shield with thirteen pairs of setae, an opisthonotal shield with twelve pairs of setae, a small anal shield with only circumanal setae, and a paranal setae inserted closer to the posterior margin of the anus than to the anterior margin.

    References

    Diseius Wikipedia