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- Title
Astigmatid mites (Acari: Sarcoptiformes) of forensic interest.
- Authors
OConnor, Barry M.
- Abstract
This paper reviews the occurrence of mites of the infraorder Astigmata in situations involving the legal system, particularly in the area of medicocriminal entomology. Species in the families Acaridae, Lardoglyphidae and Histiostomatidae are encountered in stored food products and in vertebrate carrion, including human remains. Some of these species are incidentals, whereas others are obligate necrophages. Phoretic associations between these mites and insects allows for rapid dispersal and colonization of such patchy resources.
- Subjects
MITES; FORENSIC entomology; DEAD bodies (Law); ACARIFORMES; ACARIDAE
- Publication
Experimental & Applied Acarology, 2009, Vol 49, Issue 1/2, p125
- ISSN
0168-8162
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s10493-009-9270-2