Trigonholaspis sp., ex nest of the stingless bee Lestrimelitta limao, Panama, BMOC 88-0729-001 title=
Fig. 1. Trigonholaspis sp., ex nest of the stingless bee Lestrimelitta limao, Panama, BMOC 88-0729-001. Click to enlarge

Bee Mites : Acari : Parasitiformes : Mesostigmata : Macrochelidae : Trigonholaspis
 

 
Trigonholaspis sp.


Material (show database records). 3 females, 10 males - PANAMA: Colón Prov., Parque Nacional Soberania, 11 km N Gamboa, Pipeline Rd., nest of Lestrimelitta limao (Smith, 1863) (Hymenoptera: Apidae: Meliponini), 6 Apr 1988, D. Roubik, BMOC 88-0729-001.

Identification. See key here.

Hosts. Lestrimelitta limao (Smith, 1863) (Apidae).

Distribution. Panama: Colón.

Biology. Collected in the nest of Lestrimelitta limao. The mites were possibly originated from the nests of other stingless bees that have been robbed by L. limao.


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