Horstiella snellingi Ochoa and OConnor, 2000, family Acaridae

Fig. 1. Horstiella snellingi, phoretic deutonymph, holotype, ex Epicharis affinis, Guyana, BMOC 95-0310-002 Click to enlarge

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

Horstiella snellingi Ochoa and OConnor, 2000

Horstiella snellingi Ochoa and OConnor, 2000: 720, Figs 22-31 (holotype: phoretic deutonymph - Guyana: Cuyuni-Mazaruni (Bartica District, Penal Settlement), ex Epicharis affinis Smith, 1874, BMOC 95-0310-002, in UMMZ)

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

Hosts
Epicharis (Hoplepicharis) affinis Smith, 1874 (type host) (Guyana, French Guiana, Colombia, Peru, Brazil)
Epicharis (Hoplepicharis) fasciata Lepeletier and Audinet-Serville, 1828 (Trinidad and Tobago, Venezuela, Brazil)
Epicharis (Hoplepicharis) lunulata Mocsáry, 1899 (Costa Rica)
Epicharis (Hoplepicharis) monozona Mocsáry, 1899 (Panama)
after Ochoa & OConnor, 2000

Distribution (show map). Guyana: Cuyuni-Mazaruni (Bartica District, Penal Settlement) (type locality); French Guiana; Trinidad and Tobago(Trinidad); Venezuela; Colombia; Peru; Brazil; Costa Rica; Panama (Ochoa & OConnor, 2000)

Biology. Often co-occurs with Horstiella megamyzidos on the same host. Commonly found on the propodeum, wing bases, legs.

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.