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New Macrocheles species (Acari, Mesostigmata, Macrochelidae) associated with burying beetles (Silphidae, Nicrophorus) in North America by Knee, Wayne

“…Burying beetles ( Silphidae, Nicrophorus ) are hosts to a broad diversity of mites ( Acari ), including several species of Macrocheles Latreille, 1829 (…”
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A new Paraleius species (Acari, Oribatida, Scheloribatidae) associated with bark beetles (Curculionidae, Scolytinae) in Canada by Knee, Wayne

“…Bark beetles (Scolytinae) are hosts to a broad diversity of mites (Acari), including several genera of Oribatida (Sarcoptiformes). Of these, (Scheloribatidae)…”
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New species of parasitic nasal mites infesting birds in Manitoba, Canada (Mesostigmata, Rhinonyssidae) by Knee, Wayne

“…Mites (Acari, Acariformes, Parasitiformes) are one of the most diverse and abundant groups of arthropods associated with birds. Several families of mites have…”
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Phoretic mite assemblage of the pinyon pine beetle, Ips confusus (Curculionidae: Scolytinae), in Arizona by Hofstetter, Evan M., Knee, Wayne H., Khaustov, Alexander A.

“…Mites are among the most common associates of bark beetles and they can influence the ecology and microbial composition within bark beetle-colonized trees. The…”
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Five New Species of Rhinonyssidae (Mesostigmata) and One New Species of Dermanyssus (Mesostigmata: Dermanyssidae) from Birds of Alberta and Manitoba, Canada by Knee, Wayne

“…Three major lineages of mites are parasitic in the nasal passages of birds, i.e., Rhinonyssidae (Mesostigmata), Ereynetidae (Prostigmata), Cytoditidae, and…”
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Acari of Canada by Baulieu, Frédéric, Knee, Wayne, Nowell, Victoria, Schwarzfeld, Marla, Lindo, Zoë, Behan-Pelletier, Valerie M, Lumley, Lisa, Young, Monica R, Smith, Ian, Proctor, Heather C, Mironov, Sergei V, Galloway, Terry D, Walter, David E, Lindquist, Evert E

“…Summaries of taxonomic knowledge are provided for all acarine groups in Canada, accompanied by references to relevant publications, changes in classification…”
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Species boundaries and host range of tortoise mites (Uropodoidea) phoretic on bark beetles (Scolytinae), using morphometric and molecular markers by Knee, Wayne, Beaulieu, Frédéric, Skevington, Jeffrey H, Kelso, Scott, Cognato, Anthony I, Forbes, Mark R

“…Understanding the ecology and evolutionary history of symbionts and their hosts requires accurate taxonomic knowledge, including clear species boundaries and…”
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Patterns of Diversity in the Symbiotic Mite Assemblage of the Mountain Pine Beetle, Dendroctonus Ponderosae Hopkins by Sneha Vissa, Javier E. Mercado, Danielle Malesky, Derek A. Uhey, Boyd A. Mori, Wayne Knee, Maya L. Evenden, Richard W. Hofstetter

“…The mountain pine beetle, Dendroctonus ponderosae (Coleoptera: Scolytinae), is an economically important bark beetle species with a wide geographic range…”
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New MacrochelePratums species in North America by Knee, Wayne

“…Burying beetles (Silphidae, Nicrophorus ) are hosts to a broad diversity of mites (Acari), including several species of Macrocheles Latreille, 1829…”
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A new Paraleius species in Canada by Knee, Wayne

“…Bark beetles (Scolytinae) are hosts to a broad diversity of mites (Acari), including several genera of Oribatida (Sarcoptiformes). Of these, Paraleius…”
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Host specificity and species boundaries of beetle-associated mites by Knee, Wayne

“…Understanding the evolution of host specificity and the determinants of host range are fundamental challenges to the study of the evolutionary ecology of…”
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New MacrochelePratums species (Acari, Mesostigmata, Macrochelidae) associated with burying beetles (Silphidae, Nicrophorus ) in North America by Knee, Wayne

“…Burying beetles (Silphidae, ) are hosts to a broad diversity of mites (Acari), including several species of Latreille, 1829 (Mesostigmata, Macrochelidae). The…”
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Corrigendum to Asymmetry and polymorphism in males of the feather mite Michaelia neotropica Hernandes and Mironov (Acariformes: Astigmata: Freyanidae) [Zool Anz 273 (2018) 226–230] by Proctor, Heather, Knee, Wayne

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Asymmetry and polymorphism in males of the feather mite Michaelia neotropica Hernandes and Mironov (Acariformes: Astigmata: Freyanidae) by Proctor, Heather, Knee, Wayne

“…Polymorphism is common among male astigmatan feather mites (Acariformes: Astigmata: Analgoidea, Pterolichoidea). The more highly modified morph (the…”
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Structure and molecular evolution of the barcode fragment of cytochrome oxidase I (COI) in Macrocheles (Acari: Mesostigmata: Macrochelidae) by Khakestani, Najme, Latifi, Malihe, Babaeian, Esmaeil, Knee, Wayne, Hosseini, Samin

“…Consisting of approximately 320 species, Macrocheles is the most widely distributed genus in the family Macrochelidae. Though some studies have focused on the…”
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Ghilarovus robisoni n. sp., first record of Zetomotrichidae (Acari, Oribatida) from North America by Behan-Pelletier, Valerie M., Knee, Wayne

“…The oribatid mite family Zetomotrichidae is represented in warm regions of world, including Australia, South Africa, Mexico, South America and across the…”
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Cryptic diversity within the Poecilochirus carabi mite species complex phoretic on Nicrophorus burying beetles: Phylogeny, biogeography, and host specificity by Canitz, Julia, Sikes, Derek S., Knee, Wayne, Baumann, Julia, Haftaro, Petra, Steinmetz, Nadine, Nave, Martin, Eggert, Anne‐Katrin, Hwang, Wenbe, Nehring, Volker

“…Coevolution is often considered a major driver of speciation, but evidence for this claim is not always found because diversity might be cryptic. When…”
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Cryptic species of mites (Uropodoidea: Uroobovella spp.) associated with burying beetles (Silphidae: Nicrophorus): The collapse of a host generalist revealed by molecular and morphological analyses by Knee, Wayne, Beaulieu, Frédéric, Skevington, Jeffrey H., Kelso, Scott, Forbes, Mark R.

“…[Display omitted] ► Collected uropodoids from 14 host species (Silphidae) across six countries. ► Morphological and molecular analyses used to examine…”
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Phoretic mite communities associated with bark beetles in the maritime and stone pine forests of Setúbal, Portugal by Vissa, Sneha, Hofstetter, Richard W., Bonifácio, Luis, Khaustov, Alexander, Knee, Wayne, Uhey, Derek A.

“…The phoretic mite communities of prominent bark beetle pests associated with pine stands of southern Portugal were sampled to determine whether they vary…”
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Diversity and Host use of Mites (Acari: Mesostigmata, Oribatida) Phoretic on Bark Beetles (Coleoptera: Scolytinae): Global Generalists, Local Specialists? by Knee, Wayne, Forbes, Mark R, Beaulieu, Frédéric

“…Mites (Arachnida: Acari) are one of the most diverse groups of organisms associated with bark beetles (Curculionidae: Scolytinae), but their taxonomy and…”
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