Bee Mites : Acari : Parasitiformes : Mesostigmata : Laelapidae : Pneumolaelaps
 

 
Pneumolaelaps sinhai Hunter and Husband, 1973


Pneumolaelaps sinhai Hunter and Husband, 1973: 82, Fig. 2A-E; Crozier, 1989: 167.


Material. 10 paratype females (unprocessed).

Hosts.
Apis mellifera Linnaeus, 1758
Bombus (Fervidobombus) fervidus (Fabricius, 1798) (as californicus)
Bombus (Psithyrus) insularis (Smith, 1861)
Bombus (Psithyrus) suckleyi Green, 1860 (type host)
Bombus (Pyrobombus) flavifrons Cresson, 1863
Bombus (Pyrobombus) frigidus Smith, 1854


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

References
Crozier, L. 1989. Melittiphis alvearius (Berlese) and other mites found in honeybee colonies in Nova Scotia. Journal of Apicultural Research.28: 166-168.
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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