Vulgarogamasus cornutosimilis (Schweizer, 1949), family Parasitidae

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Fig. 1. Vulgarogamasus cornutosimilis, male (modified from Schweizer, 1949). Click to enlarge

Bee Mites : Acari : Parasitiformes : Mesostigmata : Parasitidae : Vulgarogamasus

Vulgarogamasus cornutosimilis (Schweizer, 1949)

Eugamasus cornutosimilis Schweizer, 1949: 19, Figs. 7-8 (holotype not designated, type series: 1m - Il Fuorn, 1800 m, nest of Bombus terrestris; 1m - Alp Sesvenna, 2000 m, under stone, 13; 1m, 1f - Manaders, 2500 m, in Quellflur (aquatic vegetation))

Parasitus cornutosimilis: Micherdzinski, 1969: 586, Fig. 408 (description); Karg, 1971: 440, Figs 498m, 501c (included in key).

Vulgarogamasus cornutosimilis: Stănescu & Gwiazdowicz, 2004: 81 (listed in table).

Hosts. Bombus (Bombus) terrestris (Linnaeus, 1758)

Distribution. Switzerland (type locality), Romania (Schweizer, 1949; Stănescu & Gwiazdowicz, 2004)

Biology. Probably a rare species. Found in moss, lichens, decaying wood, nest of Bombus (Bombus) terrestris in Switzerland (Schweizer, 1949), and forest litter in Romania (Stănescu & Gwiazdowicz, 2004).

References

Karg, W. 1971. Acari (Acarina), Milben. Unterordnung Anactinochaeta (Parasitiformes). Die freilebenden Gamasina (Gamasides), Raubmilben. Die Tierwelt Deutschlands. 59. pp.

Micherdzinski, W. 1969. Die Familie Parasitidae Oudemans, 1901 (Acarina, Mesostigmata). Krakow: Panstwowe Wydawnictwo Naukowe. 690 pp.

Schweizer, J. 1949. Die Landmilben des schweizerischen Nationalparkes. Teil. 1, Parasitiformes Reuter 1909. Ergebnisse der wissenschaftlichen Untersuchungen im Schweizerischen Nationalpark. 21. Lüdin: Liestal. 99 pp.

Stănescu, M. & D. J. Gwiazdowicz. 2004. Preliminary research on Mesostigmata mites (Acari) from a spruce forest in the Bucegi massif in Romania. Acta Scientiarum Polonorum, Silv. Calendar.Rat. Ind. Lignar.3: 79-84.

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