Macrocheles muscaedomesticae ( Scopoli, 1772 )

Dwibadra, Dhian, Takaku, Gen, Ôhara, Masahiro & Ueda, Akira, 2014, Mites of the Family Macrochelidae (Acari: Gamasida) from Sungai Wain, East Kalimantan, Indonesia, Species Diversity 19 (1), pp. 43-57 : 48

Macrocheles muscaedomesticae ( Scopoli, 1772)

Acarus muscaedomesticae Scopoli, 1772: 125 , 157.

Macrocheles muscaedomesticae: Pereira and de Castro 1945: 16–178, figs 1–22.

Material examined. SWPF. 1 female, 16 December 2006, ex Catharsius dayacus ; 1 female, 20 December 2006, ex residue in vial; 1 female, 14 December 2007, ex Onthophagus schwaneri . Km 24: 1 female, burned secondary forest, 21 December 2006, ex O. waterstradti . Km 29: 1 female, 22 December 2006, ex residue in vial.

Diagnosis. Dorsal shield ornamented with reticulate pattern; j1 plumose in distal third; j5, j6, J2, z1, z5, and z6 simple; other dorsal setae pilose in their distal third; sternal shield with punctures and ridges.

Habitat. This species has been collected from various kinds of animals, e.g., beetles, flies, moths, rodents, birds, etc., and various habitats, e.g., litter, rotting seaweed, bumble bee nests, compost, poultry manure, etc.

Distribution. Cosmopolitan. In Indonesia, this species is known from Java and Kalimantan (new record).