Histiostoma blomquisti n. sp. (Acari: Astigmata: Histiostomatidae), a phoretic mite of the red imported fire ant, solenopsis invicta buren (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)

Acarologia

Volumn 50, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 357-371

  Wirth, Stefan ^a   Moser, John C ^b  

^a HUMBOLDT UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b USDA FOREST SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Allomones; Astigmata; Cleaning behavior; Dealates; Deutonymphs; Histiostoma blomquisti n. sp., alates; Histiostomatidae; Lateral oil glands; Opisthonotal glands; Queens; Red Imported Fire Ant; Solenopsis invicta

Indexed keywords

ACARI; ASTIGMATA; FORMICIDAE; HISTIOSTOMA; HISTIOSTOMATIDAE; HYMENOPTERA; SOLENOPSIS GEMINATA; SOLENOPSIS INVICTA;

EID: 79952368258     PISSN: 0044586X     EISSN: 21077207     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/acarologia/20101979     Document Type: Article

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