All monogynaspidmonogynaspine:
(monogynaspid) representative of the mesostigmatan suborder Monogynaspida, characterized by having a single genital shield in the adult female that usually bears one pair of setae (st5) or may be nude.
mites appear to have a layer of cerotegumentcerotegument:
the outer layers of the epicuticle, including the wax and cement layers; often thin and inconspicuous, but sometimes very thick, ornamented, and obscuring the underlying cuticle; thick ceroteguments often can be peeled off to expose a very different-looking mite.
, but only in certain groups is it thick enough to be noticeable or ornamented. A few of these mites appear to use their cerotegumentcerotegument:
the outer layers of the epicuticle, including the wax and cement layers; often thin and inconspicuous, but sometimes very thick, ornamented, and obscuring the underlying cuticle; thick ceroteguments often can be peeled off to expose a very different-looking mite. to cement a layer of soil particles as a kind of visual or tactile camouflage.
Author: David E. Walter
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