Genus Locustacarus Ewing, 1924, family Podapolipidae

Locustacarus buchneri (Podapolipidae), larvifrom female, dorsal view title=

Fig. 1. Locustacarus buchneri (Podapolipidae), larvifrom female, dorsal view. Click to enlarge

Bee Mites : Acari : Acariformes : Trombidiformes : Podapolipidae

Genus Locustacarus Ewing, 1924

Locustacarus Ewing, 1924: 67 (Type species Locustacarus trachealis Ewing, 1924 by monotypy).

Bombacarus Stammer, 1951: 138 (Type species Bombacarus buchneri Stammer, 1951 by monotypy). Synonymized by Husband and Sinha, 1970.

Locutcurus Macfarlane, 2005 (lapsus)

Type speices Locustacarus trachealis Ewing, 1924 by monotypy.

Material. (show database records)

General Description. The genus includes three species. Locustacarus trachealis and L. masoni Husband, 1974 occur in the respiratory system of their orthopteran hosts apparently piercing the tracheal walls to feed. Locustacarus buchneri is an internal parasite of bumblebees (Husband, 1974; Husband and Sinha, 1970).

Distribution (show map).

Species associated with bees.

Locustacarus buchneri (Stammer, 1951)

References

Ewing, H. E. 1924. New tarsonemid mites (order Acarina, Family Tarsonemidae). Proceedings of Entomological Society of Washington.26: 66-69.

Husband, R. W. 1974. Lectotype designation for Locustacarus trachealis Ewing and a new species of Locustacarus (Acarina: Podapolipidae) from New Zealand. Proceedings of Entomological Society of Washington.76: 52-59.

Husband, R. W. & R. N. Sinha. 1970. A revision of the genus Locustacarus with a key to genera of the family Podapolipidae (Acarina). Annals of the Entomological Society of America.63: 1152-1162.

Macfarlane, R. P. 2005. Mites associated with bumble bees (Bombus: Apidae) in New Zealand. Records of the Canterbury Museum.19: 29-34.

Stammer, H. G. 1951. Eine neue Tracheenmilbe, Bombacarus buchneri n.g.n.sp. (Acar. Podapolipodidae). Zoologischer Anzeiger.146: 137-150.

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Locustacarus buchneri (Podapolipidae), larvifrom female, dorsal view

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