Mites of the families Neopygmephoridae and Scutacaridae associated with variegated mud-loving beetles (Coleoptera: Heteroceridae) from Russia and Kazakhstan.
In this paper we describe a new monotypic genus Protoallopygmephorus gen. nov. and two new species of the genus Allopygmephorus Cross, 1965, A. spinisetus sp. nov. and A. punctatus sp. nov. Specimens were collected phoretic on beetles of the family Heteroceridae (Coleoptera) in Russia and Kazakhstan. Scutacarus sphaeroideus Karafiat, 1959 (Acari: Scutacaridae) is recorded on Heteroceridae for the first time.
Tyumen State University, Tyumen, 10 Semakova Str., 625003 Russia.; Email: alex1973khaustov@gmail.com.
Alexander A
AA
Khaustov
Papanin Institute for Biology of Inland Waters, Yaroslavl' Province, Borok, 152742 Russia.; Email: sazh@list.ru.
Alexey S
AS
Sazhnev
D000818:Animals; D001517:Coleoptera; D005260:Female; D007623:Kazakhstan; D008925:Mites / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000145:classification*; D012426:Russia; D013045:Species Specificity; D013559:Symbiosis