Proctotydaeus (Neotydeolus) therapeutikos Flechtmann and Camargo, 1979, family Tydeidae

Proctotydaeus therapeutikos (Tydeidae): female, dorsal view, ex Scaptotrigona postica, Brazil (modified from Flechtmann and Camargo, 1979) title=

Fig. 1. Proctotydaeus therapeutikos (Tydeidae): female, dorsal view, ex Scaptotrigona postica, Brazil (modified from Flechtmann and Camargo, 1979). Click to enlarge

Bee Mites : Acari : Acariformes : Trombidiformes : Tydeidae : Proctotydaeus

Proctotydaeus (Neotydeolus) therapeutikos Flechtmann and Camargo, 1979

Neotydeolus therapeutikos Flechtmann and Camargo, 1979: 318, Figs 1-2.

Proctotydaeus therapeutikos: André, 1980b: 146.

Proctotydaeus (Neotydeolus) therapeutikos: Kazmierski, 1998b: 35.

Hosts. Scaptotrigona postica (Latreille, 1807).

Distribution. Brazil: São Paulo.

Biology. Feeds on fungi in the nests of Scaptotrigona postica (Latreille, 1807). Loss of the bee brood decreases from 50% to 3% if the mite is present in the nest (Flechtmann and Camargo, 1979).

References

André, H. M. 1980. A generic revision of the family Tydeidae (Acari: Actinedida) IV. Generic descriptions, keys and conclusions (continued). Bulletin & Annales de la Societe Royale Belge d'Entomologie.116: 139-168.

Flechtmann, C. H. W. & C. A. Camargo, De 1979. Acari associated with stingless bees (Meliponidae, Hymenoptera) from Brazil. In Proceedings of the 4th International Congress of Acarology, 1974, ed. E. Piffl, 315-319. Budapest: Académiai Kiadó.

Kazmierski, A. 1998. A review of the genus Proctotydaeus Berlese (Actinedida: Tydeidae: Pronematinae). Acarologia.39: 33-47.

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