Ereynetes (Anereynetes) meliponae, female, ex nest of Melipona scutellaris (modified from Flechtmann et al., 1985) title=
Fig. 1. Ereynetes (Anereynetes) meliponae, female, ex nest of Melipona scutellaris (modified from Flechtmann et al., 1985). Click to enlarge

Bee Mites : Acari : Acariformes : Trombidiformes : Ereynetidae : Ereynetes
 

 
Ereynetes (Anereynetes) meliponae Flechtmann, Fain, and Leal, 1985


Ereynetes (Gymnereynetes) meliponae Flechtmann et al., 1985: 95, Figs 1-8 (holotype female in Dept. of Zoology, Escola Superior de Agricultura "Luiz de Queiroz", University of São Paulo, Piracicaba, SP, Brasil; paratypes - same depository and "Fain's collection").
Ereynetes (Anereynetes) meliponae: Fain and Camerik, 1994: 151; André and Fain, 2000.


Hosts. Melipona scutellaris Latreille, 1811 (Apidae: Meliponini).

Distribution. Brazil: Pernambuco.

Biology. Collected once in the nest of Melipona scutellaris. Larvae and prelarvae were found inside females.


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Ereynetes (Anereynetes) meliponae, female, ex nest of Melipona scutellaris (modified from Flechtmann et al., 1985)
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