title: Seasonal abundance of Allothrombium monochaetum and Allothrombium pulvinum in Navarra-Nafarroa (northern Spain), with notes on larval host preference and rate of parasitism.
abstract: In this paper we report on the seasonal abundance of velvet mite larvae of Allothrombium pulvinum Ewing and Allothrombium monochaetum Goldarazena and Zhang in a meadow located in the mediterranean Navarra-Nafarroa region (northern Spain). Larvae of A. monochaetum peaked in numbers on Aphis fabae in mid-June while larvae of A. pulvinum peaked in the third week of July. Both species preferred the aphid thorax as attachment site. We also provide a list of aphid hosts of both mites and observed density of parasites on the hosts.
authors.affiliation: Department of Zoology and Ecology, University of Navarra, Navarra-Nafarroa, Spain. agoldaraz@unav.es
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Goldarazena
authors.forename: Z Q
authors.initials: ZQ
authors.lastname: Zhang
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001042:Aphids / Q000469:parasitology*; D007887:Fabaceae; D008858:Microscopy, Phase-Contrast; D008925:Mites / Q000254:growth & development*; D010946:Plants, Medicinal; D012621:Seasons; D013030:Spain