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Pneumolaelaps richardsi Hunter and Husband, 1973


Pneumolaelaps richardsi Hunter and Husband, 1973: 86, Figs 3F-M.


Material. 1 holotype, 8 paratype females and 2 paratype males.

Hosts.
Bombus (Psithyrus) suckleyi Green, 1860
Bombus (Pyrobombus) bifarius Cresson, 1878 (type host)
Bombus (Pyrobombus) frigidus Smith, 1854
Bombus (Pyrobombus) huntii Greene, 1860
Bombus (Pyrobombus) mixtus Cresson, 1878
Bombus (Pyrobombus) ternarius Say, 1837


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



References
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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