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Parasitellus inquilinobombus (Richards, 1976)


Parasitus inquilinobombus Richards, 1976: 736, Figs 14-21; Richards and Richards, 1976: 9.


Material. 1 deutonymph - USA: Michigan, Mackinac Co., Millecoquins River, at US 2, T43N,R9W,530, killing jar debris (with Bombus vagans, Bombus ternarius, Bombus terricola), T. W. Porter, 30 Aug 1965 [not processed].

Hosts.
Bombus (Bombus) terricola Kirby, 1837 (as occidentalis)
Bombus (Cullumanobombus) rufocinctus Cresson, 1863
Bombus (Fervidobombus) fervidus (Fabricius, 1798) (as californicus)
Bombus (Psithyrus) fernaldae (Franklin, 1911)
Bombus (Psithyrus) insularis (Smith, 1861)
Bombus (Pyrobombus) bifarius Cresson, 1878 (type host)
Bombus (Pyrobombus) flavifrons Cresson, 1863
Bombus (Pyrobombus) frigidus Smith, 1854
Bombus (Pyrobombus) huntii Greene, 1860
Bombus (Pyrobombus) mixtus Cresson, 1878
Bombus (Pyrobombus) ternarius Say, 1837
Bombus (Pyrobombus) vagans Smith, 1854
Bombus (Subterraneobombus) appositus Cresson, 1878
(Richards, 1976; Rrichards and Richards, 1976)


Distribution. USA (first record): Michigan; Canada: Alberta (type locality).

Biology. Similar to that of other Parasitellus. Occurs less frequently than P. talparum and P. perthecatus.

References
Richards, L. A. 1976. Parasitid mites associated with bumblebees in Alberta, Canada (Acarina: Parasitidae; Hymenoptera: Apidae). I. Taxonomy. University of Kansas Science Bulletin.50: 731-773.
Richards, L. A. & K. W. Richards. 1976. Parasitid mites associated with bumblebees in Alberta, Canada (Acarina: Parasitidae; Hymenoptera: Apidae). II. Biology. University of Kansas Science Bulletin.51: 1-18.



 

 

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