Macrocheles muscaedomesticae

Macrocheles muscaedomesticae is a species of mite in the family Macrochelidae.

It has a cosmopolitan distribution.

[1] This mite species feeds on flies in their egg, larval and (possibly) adult stages, and also attaches to adult flies for dispersal (phoresis).

[2][3] Its hosts include houseflies (Musca domestica), drosophilid flies (Drosophila hydei)[2] and stable flies (Stomoxys calcitrans).

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