Horstiella concentrica Ochoa and OConnor, 2000

Fig. 1. Horstiella concentrica, phoretic deutonymph, holotype, ex Epicharis metatarsalis, Costa Rica, BMOC 97-0331-015 Click to enlarge

Bee Mites : Acari : Acariformes : Sarcoptiformes : Acaridae : Horstiella

Horstiella concentrica Ochoa and OConnor, 2000

Horstiella concentrica Ochoa and OConnor, 2000: 728, Figs 53-62 (holotype: phoretic HDNs, Costa Rica: Heredia: Finca La Selva, near Puerto Viejo, ex Epicharis metatarsalis, BMOC 97-0331-015, in LACM).

Material (show database records).
Identification. Known from phoretic deutonymphs only, see key to species of Horstiella.

Hosts
Epicharis (Parepicharis) metatarsalis Friese, 1899 (type host) (Costa Rica)
Epicharis (Parepicharis) zonata Smith, 1854 (Guyana, Bolivia)
after Ochoa & OConnor, 2000

Distribution (show map). Costa Rica: Heredia (Finca La Selva, near Puerto Viejo) (type locality); Guyana; Bolivia (Ochoa & OConnor, 2000)

Biology. Often co-occurs with Horstiella variabilis on the same host, but topologically segregated from it.

References

Ochoa, R., OConnor, B.M., 2000. Revision of the genus Horstiella (Acari: Acaridae): mites associated with Neotropical Epicharis bees (Hymenoptera: Apidae). Ann. Entomol. Soc. Am. 93, 713-737.