A new bee mite of the genus pseudacarapis (acari: Tarsonemidae) from mexico

International Journal of Acarology

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 299-305

  Ochoa, Ronald ^a   Pettis, Jeffery S ^a   Mireles, Oscar M ^b  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^b UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE   (United States)

Author keywords

Bee associated mite; Mexico; Phoresy; Pseudacarapis trispicula n.sp; Tarsonemid mite

Indexed keywords

EID: 17644398974     PISSN: 01647954     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01647950308684345     Document Type: Article

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