Abstract
Four species of
Scutacarus and one of
Imparipes (Acari: Scutacaridae) are documented as phoretic from alates and workers of the red imported fire ant (
Solenopsis invicta Buren) in Louisiana and Tennessee, U.S.A. One,
Imparipes (
Imparipes)
louisianae)
N. sp., and two
Scutacarus nanus n. sp. and
Scutacarus tertius n. sp., are described. The biology and phoretic behaviors of all five species are discussed from those collected from the vicinity of Pinevill, Louisiana.
Keywords
Acari,
scutacaridae,
Imparipes,
Scutacarus,
RIFA,
phoresy,
U.S.A.
Citation
Ebermann, Ernst; Moser, John C. 2008. Mites (Acari: Scutacaridae) associated with the red imported fire ant, Solenopsis Invicta Buren (Hymenoptera: Formicidae), from Louisiana and Tennessee, U.S.A. Internat. J. Acarol., Vol. 34(1): 55-69