Pyemotes ventricosus (Newport, 1850)
(Hay Itch Mite)

Interactions where Pyemotes ventricosus is the dominant partner and gains from the process

The following relationships have been collated from the published literature (see 'Interaction References').

Stage Summary Taxon Vernacular Classification References Darwin Classification of Active Taxon Active Taxon Active Vernacular Active Taxon Uncertain Active State Active Part Active Stage Relationship Relationship Uncertain Relationship Geography Darwin Classification of Passive Taxon Passive Taxon Passive Vernacular Passive Taxon Uncertain Passive State Passive Part Passive Stage Passive Taxon's significance to Active Taxon Indoors etc Season
is predator of adult Foreign Zabrotes subfasciatus Mexican Bean Beetle Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae Supplement to Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland, Cox, M.L., 2007
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Arachnida/Trombidiformes/Pyemotidae/Pyemotes ventricosus/Pyemotes ventricosushay itch mite Animal / predatorForeign /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Zabrotes subfasciatus/Zabrotes subfasciatusMexican bean beetleadult
is predator of egg Foreign Bruchus rufimanus Bean Beetle, Bean Seed Beetle, Spanish Bean Beetle Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae Supplement to Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland, Cox, M.L., 2007
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Arachnida/Trombidiformes/Pyemotidae/Pyemotes ventricosus/Pyemotes ventricosushay itch mite Animal / predatorForeign /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Bruchus rufimanus/Bruchus rufimanusbean beetle, bean seed beetle, Spanish bean beetleegg
is predator of Foreign Callosobruchus chinensis Azuki Beanseed Beetle, Adzuki Beanseed Beetle Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae Supplement to Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland, Cox, M.L., 2007
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Arachnida/Trombidiformes/Pyemotidae/Pyemotes ventricosus/Pyemotes ventricosushay itch mite Animal / predatorForeign /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Callosobruchus chinensis/Callosobruchus chinensisazuki beanseed beetle, adzuki beanseed beetle
is predator of Foreign Callosobruchus maculatus Cowpea Beetle, Cowpea Seed Beetle Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae Supplement to Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland, Cox, M.L., 2007
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Arachnida/Trombidiformes/Pyemotidae/Pyemotes ventricosus/Pyemotes ventricosushay itch mite Animal / predatorForeign /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Callosobruchus maculatus/Callosobruchus maculatuscowpea beetle, cowpea seed beetle

Author & YearTitleSource
Cox, M.L., 2007Supplement to Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Irelandhttp://www.brc.ac.uk/resources.htm

Pyemotes ventricosus (Hay Itch Mite) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesPyemotes ventricosus (Hay Itch Mite)
FamilyPYEMOTIDAE (a family of mites)
SuperfamilyPYEMOTOIDEA (a superfamily of mites)
CohortHeterostigmatina (a cohort of mites)
SupercohortEleutherengonides (a supercohort of mites)
SuborderPROSTIGMATA (sucking mites)
OrderTROMBIDIFORMES (trombidiform mites)
SuperorderACARIFORMES (acariform mites)
SubclassACARI (mites)
ClassARACHNIDA (mites, spiders, false scorpions, harvestmen etc.)
SubphylumCHELICERATA (a subphylum of arthropods)
PhylumARTHROPODA (arthropods)
SuperphylumECDYSOZOA (skin shedders)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Pyemotes ventricosus (Hay Itch Mite)

Pyemotes ventricosus (Hay Itch Mite) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Pyemotes ventricosus (Hay Itch Mite):

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