Chaetodactylus nipponicus Kurosa, 1987

Bee Mites : Acari : Acariformes : Sarcoptiformes : Chaetodactylidae : Chaetodactylus

Chaetodactylus nipponicus Kurosa, 1987

Chaetodactylus (Chaetodactylus) nipponicus Kurosa, 1987: 377, Figs. 9-15 (holotype in NSMT; paratype HDNs in author's collection, distributed to "certain foreign museums", UMMZ (3)).
Chaetodactylus nipponicus: Van Asselt, 2000: 221 (considered as close or identical with Ch. osmiae); Bosh & Kemp, 2001: 62; Qu et al., 2002: 121 (study on infestation patterns of O. cornifrons in Honshu); Qu et al., 2003: 55 (study of reproductive biology of mites associated with O. cornifrons in northern and central Japan); Klimov & OConnor, 2008: 218 (included in key)
Chaetodactylus sp. Yamada et al., 1971: 32 (report of damage to host in managed colonies of O. cornifrons in Honshu)
Chaetodactylus sp. No. 2 Maeta, 1978: 141 (report of damage to host in managed colonies of O. cornifrons in Honshu)

Biology. Pest of Osmia cornifrons managed to pollinate orchards in Japan.
Hosts. Osmia (Osmia) excavata Alfken, 1903 (type host)
Osmia (Osmia) cornifrons (Radoszkowski, 1887)
Osmia (Osmia) taurus Smith, 1873
Osmia (Osmia) pedicornis Cockerell, 1919
Distribution. Japan: Honshu (Aomori Pref., Hiraka-machi, Minami-Tsugaru-gun - type locality), Tsushima Is.

References

Bosch, J. & W. P. Kemp. 2001. How to manage the blue orchard bee as an orchard pollinator. Beltsville, MD: Sustainable Agriculture Network. pp.

Klimov, P. B. & B. M. OConnor. 2008. Morphology, evolution, and host associations of bee-associated mites of the family Chaetodactylidae (Acari: Astigmata), with a monographic revision of North American taxa. Miscellaneous Publications Museum of Zoology University of Michigan.199: 1-243.

Kurosa, K. 1987. Two new Chaetodactylus (Acari, Chaetodactylidae) associated with Osmia (Hymenoptera, Megachilidae) in Japan. Kontyu.55: 373-381.

Maeta, Y. 1978. Comparative studies on the biology of the bees of the genus Osmia of Japan, with special reference to their management for pollinations of crops. Bulletin of the Tohoku National Agricultural Experiment Station (Morioka).7: 1-221 + plates 1-10. [In Japanese with English summary].

Qu, D., Y. Maeta, M. Goubara, K. J. Nakatsuka, J. Kozo & K. Kenji. 2002. Reproductive strategy in the two species of cleptoparasitic astigmatid mites, Chaetodactylus nipponicus and Tortonia sp. (Acari: Chaetodactylidae and Suidasiidae), infesting Osmia cornifrons (Hymenoptera: Megachilidae). I. Invasion/infestation patterns and partial use of the host food. Japanese Journal of Entomology (New Series).5: 121-141.

Qu, D., Y. Maeta, K. J. Nakatsuka, K. Kenji & M. Goubara. 2003. Reproductive strategy in the two species of cleptoparasitic astigmatid mites, Chaetodactylus nipponicus and Tortonia sp. (Acari: Chaetodactylidae and Suidasiidae), infesting Osmia cornifrons (Hymenoptera: Megachilidae) II. Life history, phoretic positions, development and reproductivity. Japanese Journal of Entomology (New Series).6: 55-73.

Van Asselt, L. 2000. Observations on the life cycle of Chaetodactylus osmiae (Dufour, 1839) (Acari: Chaetodactylidae) parasitic on the solitary bee, Osmia rufa (L.), 1758 (Insecta: Hymenoptera) in Belgium. International Journal of Acarology.26: 221-228.

Yamada, M., N. Oyama, N. Sekita, S. Shirasaki & C. Tsugawa. 1971. Preservation and utilization of natural enemies and useful insects in apple orchards. III. The ecology of the megachilid bee, Osmia cornifrons (Radoszkowski) (Hym.: Apidae) and its utilization for apple pollination. Bulletin of the Aomori Apple Experiment Station.15: 1-72 + plates 1-8. [In Japanese with English summary.] (n. s.).