[1][2][3][4] In adults of Glycyphagus, the prodorsum lacks external vertical setae ve.

The internal vertical setae vi are long and barbed, and located posterior to the anterior margin of the propodosoma.

[4] Females usually have a short external copulatory tube at the posterior end of the body.

[4] Mites in this genus live in a wide variety of habitats, including nests of animals (e.g. rodents, birds, bees), stored products, house dust, hay and grass.

[4] These species belong to the genus Glycyphagus: Data sources: g = GBIF,[1] b = Bee Mite ID[4]