#Mites of the #Histiostomatidae live in #darkness in their #ephemeral #microhabitats. The distinctive deutonymphs are the #dispersal stage, being transported by insects. #Adults, however, live freely and #communicate via complex #olfactorysignals. An important #glandularcomplex is located on the dorsal body side. I participated in a study about the #geranial-rich glandular #secretions (2012).
© #StefanFWirth 24 Dec. 2025
Ref
https://doi.org/10.1080/01647954.2012.662247
©S.F. Wirth, Histiostoma sp.
