Eumellitiphis philippinensis, female, ex
Fig. 1. Eumellitiphis philippinensis, female, ex "Trigona" sp. nest, Philippines (modified from Delfinado-Baker and Baker, 1988). Click to enlarge

Bee Mites : Acari : Parasitiformes : Mesostigmata : Laelapidae : Eumellitiphis
 

 
Eumellitiphis philippinensis Delfinado-Baker and Baker, 1988


Eumellitiphis philippinensis Delfinado-Baker and Baker, 1988: 131, Fig. 17-23 (female holotype in USNM, paratypes in USNM and Visayas State College of Agriculture, Baybay, Leyte, Philippines)


Hosts. Trigona sp. (nest)

Distribution. Philippines: Leyte (type locality: Inopacan).

References
Delfinado-Baker, M. & E. W. Baker. 1988. New mites (Acari: Laelapidae) from the nests of stingless bees (Apidae: Meliponinae) from Asia. International Journal of Acarology.14: 127-136.



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