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Pneumolaelaps longipilus Hunter, 1966


Pneumolaelaps longipilus Hunter, 1966: 365, Fig. 3; Hunter and Husband, 1973: 78, Figs 4K-L.


Material. 1 paratype female, 6 females (unprocessed).

Hosts.
Bombus (Fervidobombus) pensylvanicus (DeGeer, 1773) (as americanorum) (type host)
Bombus (Fervidobombus) fervidus (Fabricius, 1798) (as californicus)
Bombus (Psithyrus) variabilis (Cresson, 1872).


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



References
Hunter, P. E. 1966. The genus Pneumolaelaps with description of three new species (Acarina: Laelaptidae). Journal of the Kansas Entomological Society.39: 357-369.
Hunter, P. E. & R. W. Husband. 1973. Pneumolaelaps (Acarina: Laelapidae) mites from North America and Greenland. The Florida Entomologist.56: 77-91.



 

 

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