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Parasitellus perthecatus (Richards, 1976)


Parasitus perthecatus Richards, 1976: 738, Figs 22-31; Richards and Richards, 1976: 1.


Material (show database records). 2 deutonymphs - USA: Alaska, "upper Amsler river", ex Bombus, 11 May 1995, K. Ross, BMOC 04-0326-001; 1 deutonymph - USA: Ohio, Franklin Co., Columbus, nest of Bombus (Fervidobombus) fervidus (Fabricius, 1798), 6 Jul 2002, J. Wenzel, BMOC 02-0706-001; 2 deutonymphs - USA: Colorado, Boulder Co., Roosevelt National Forest, Indian Peaks Wilderness, Niwot Ridge, trough, 3667 m., malaise trap, 8 Aug 1993, J. Cooley, BMOC 94-0125-005.

Hosts.
Bombus (Alpinobombus) polaris Curtis, 1835
Bombus (Bombias) nevadensis Cresson, 1874
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 (Psithyrus) suckleyi Green, 1860
Bombus (Pyrobombus) bifarius Cresson, 1878
Bombus (Pyrobombus) centralis Cresson,1864
Bombus (Pyrobombus) flavifrons Cresson, 1863
Bombus (Pyrobombus) frigidus Smith, 1854
Bombus (Pyrobombus) huntii Greene, 1860
Bombus (Pyrobombus) lapponicus (Fabricius, 1793) (as sylvicola)
Bombus (Pyrobombus) melanopygus Nylander, 1848
Bombus (Pyrobombus) mixtus Cresson, 1878
Bombus (Pyrobombus) ternarius Say, 1837
Bombus (Pyrobombus) vagans Smith, 1854
Bombus (Subterraneobombus) appositus Cresson, 1878 (type host)
(Richards, 1976; Rrichards and Richards, 1976)


Distribution (show map). USA (first record): Alaska, Ohio, Colorado; Canada: Northwest Territories, Alberta (type locality).

Biology. Female lays 0-8 eggs per day in laboratory settings. Larvae hatch in 3-6 days (average 3.9) and in 3-6 days molt to protonymphs. The highest number of the deutonymphs on a single bee queen can be up to 210. Otherwise the biology is similar to that of P. talparum (Richards and Richards, 1976).

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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