Mite Melittiphis alvearius (Laelapidae) found in beehives. Modified from Evans and Till (1966) title=
Fig. 1. Mite Melittiphis alvearius (Laelapidae) found in beehives. Modified from Evans and Till (1966). Click to enlarge

Bee Mites : Acari : Parasitiformes : Mesostigmata : Laelapidae

 
Genus Melittiphis  Berlese, 1918


Melittiphis Berlese, 1918: 117 (type species Laelaps (Iphis) alvearius Berlese, 1895 by original designation); Vitzthum, 1930: 284; Evans and Till, 1966: 275; Samšiňák et al., 1978: 50.


Type speices Laelaps (Iphis) alvearius Berlese, 1895 by original designation


Species Included.


    Biology. Monotypic genus. Pollenophagous in beehives of the European honey bee, Apis mellifera.

    References
    Berlese, A. 1918. Centuria quarta di Acari nuovi. Redia.13: 115-192.
    Evans, G. O. & W. M. Till. 1966. Studies on the British Dermanyssidae (Acari: Mesostigmata) Part II Classification. Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) Zoology.14: 8-370.
    Samšiňák, K., E. Vobrazkova & O. Haragsim. 1978. Melittiphis alvearius Berlese, a little known bee mite. Journal of Apicultural Research.17: 50-51.
    Vitzthum, H. 1930. Acarologische Beobachtungen. (14 Reihe.). Zoologische Jahrbücher. Abteilung für Systematik, Geographie und Biologie der Tiere.59: 281-350.



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