Trigonholaspis trigonarum Vitzthum, 1930, family Macrochelidae

Trigonholaspis trigonarum Vitzthum, 1930, female, ex nest of the stingless bee Trigona amalthea, Colombia (after Vitzthum, 1930) title=

Fig. 1. Trigonholaspis trigonarum Vitzthum, 1930, female, ex nest of the stingless bee Trigona amalthea, Colombia (after Vitzthum, 1930) . Click to enlarge

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

Trigonholaspis trigonarum Vitzthum, 1930

Trigonholaspis trigonarum Vitzthum in Salt, 1929: 447 (nomen nudum); Vitzthum, 1930: 308, Figs 16-18; Krantz, 1998: 106.

Grafia trigonarum Krantz, 1962: 163; Eickwort, 1988: 329 (listed in table).

Identification. See key here.

Hosts. Trigona amalthea (Olivier, 1789).

Distribution. Colombia: Magdalena.

Biology. Collected in the nest of Trigona amalthea.

References

Eickwort, G. C. 1988. The origins of mites associated with honey bees. In Africanized honey bees and bee mites, eds. G. R. Needham, R. E. Page, M. Delfinado-Baker & C. E. Bowman, 327-338. Chichester: Ellis Horwood.

Krantz, G. W. 1962. A review of the genera of the family Macrochelidae Vitzthum 1930 (Acarina: Mesostigmata). Acarologia.4: 143-173.

Krantz, G. W. 1998. Observations on five rarely collected genera of Macrochelidae (Acari: Mesostigmata) associated with insects. Acarologia.39: 95-109.

Salt, G. 1929. A contribution to the ethology of the Meliponinae. Transactions of the Entomological Society of London.77: 431-468+29 Plates.

Vitzthum, H. 1930. Acarologische Beobachtungen. (14 Reihe.). Zoologische Jahrbücher. Abteilung für Systematik, Geographie und Biologie der Tiere.59: 281-350.

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