Limnocharidae Grube, 1859

Gerecke, Reinhard, 2020, The early derivative water mites (Acari: Hydrachnidia, superfamilies Eylaoidea, Hydrachnoidea and Hydryphantoidea) of Madagascar, Zootaxa 4727 (1), pp. 1-77 : 9

publication ID

https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.4727.1.1

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lsid:zoobank.org:pub:D8F65A52-614E-4888-8D93-6071DFBE710C

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https://treatment.plazi.org/id/C771B067-FFC0-CF03-FF7F-FA628982F931

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Plazi

scientific name

Limnocharidae Grube, 1859
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Family Limnocharidae Grube, 1859 View in CoL View at ENA

At the larval stage, limnocharids are known to parasitize aquatic bugs ( Böttger 1972, B.P. Smith 1989a), but also Odonata ( Petzold & Martin 2004) and aquatic beetles (B.P. Smith 1989b), while adults feed on insect larvae ( Böttger 1970). Tuzovskij & Gerecke (2009) give a survey on the diversity of this fauna in Madagascar, reporting the presence of six species.

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