Poecilochirus carabi

Poecilochirus carabi

Poecilochirus carabi are phoretic mites in the Poecilochirus carabi species complex. They inhabit vertebrate carrion and ride on silphid beetles.
Phoretic Mite - Poecilochirus carabi complex *Tentative species ID This mite, along with a bunch of others, was hitching a ride on a Nicrophorus sp. beetle. Habitat: On a silphid beetle that was attracted to a 395 nm LED light at night Geotagged,Nicrophorus,Poecilochirus,Poecilochirus carabi,Silphidae,Spring,United States,mite,phoresy,phoretic mite

Behavior

They don't show host specificity, but mix up in larger carcasses where adult beetles come to feed.

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Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionArthropoda
ClassArachnida
Ordermesostigmata
FamilyParasitidae
GenusPoecilochirus
SpeciesPoecilochirus carabi
Photographed in
United States of America