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Three cheyletids found with pine bark beetles (Acarina: Cheyletidae)

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Abstract

Two new species of cheyletid mites, Acarocheyla impolita and Prosocheyla acanthus, are described and illustrated. Acarocheyla virginiensis (Baker) is redescribed and illustrated. The mites were collected during a study of seasonal variations of dendroctonus frontalis Zimmerman in the Pinus taeda L. at Elizabeth, Louisiana.

Citation

Smiley, Robert L.; Moser, John C. 1970. Three cheyletids found with pine bark beetles (Acarina: Cheyletidae). Proc. Ent. Soc. Wash., Vol. 72(2): 229-235
https://www.fs.usda.gov/research/treesearch/22372