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Belba

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Belba
Notaspis corynopus
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Belba

Heyden, 1826
Type species
Notaspis corynopus
(Hermann, 1804)

Belba is a genus of mites belonging to family Damaeidae.[1] The genus was established by Carl von Heyden in 1826. Notaspis corynopus (Hermann, 1804) was the type species.[2] Species that are part of the genus can be found in Eurasia and North America.[3]

Behaviour

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Members of the genus Belba are fungivores.[4] Some species have been concluded to prefer a narrow temperature range of 11 °C – 15 °C.[5]

List of species

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The following species are considered to be part of the genus:[1]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Fauna Europaea: Taxon Details". Fauna Europaea. 29 August 2013. Retrieved 20 December 2016.[dead link]
  2. ^ Bayartogtokh, Badamdorj (December 2000). "New oribatid mites of the genus Belba (Acari: Oribatida: Damaeidae) from Mongolia" (PDF). International Journal of Acarology. 26 (4): 297. doi:10.1080/01647950008684204. S2CID 85070964. Retrieved 20 December 2016.
  3. ^ Christopher Taylor (20 October 2015). "Belba (Belba)". taxondiversity.fieldofscience.com. Retrieved 20 December 2016.
  4. ^ Maurice W. Sabelis; Jan Bruin (16 November 2010). Trends in Acarology: Proceedings of the 12th International Congress. Springer Science & Business Media. p. 218. ISBN 978-90-481-9837-5.
  5. ^ David S. Madge (1965). "THE BEHAVIOUR OF BELBA GENICULOSA OUDMS. AND CERTAIN OTHER SPECIES OF ORIBATID MITES IN CONTROLLED TEMPERATURE GRADIENTS" (PDF). Acarologia. 2 (VII): 404. Retrieved 20 December 2016.
  6. ^ a b c Badamdorj Bayartogtokh (March 2004). "Oribatid mites of the genera Belba and Belbodamaeus (Acari: Oribatida: Damaeidae) from Eastern Mongolia" (PDF). Zootaxa. 476: 1–11. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.476.1.1. ISSN 1175-5334.

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