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Megophthrombium gracile n.sp. and diathrombium diaphane n.g., n.sp. (Acarina: Trombidiidae), two larval parasites of adult southern pine beetles

Informally Refereed

Abstract

One new genus and two new species are described and illustrated. Larvae of both were recovered as parasites of flying adults of Dendroctonus frontalis.

Citation

Moser, John C.; Vercammen-Grandjean, P.H. 1979. Megophthrombium gracile n.sp. and diathrombium diaphane n.g., n.sp. (Acarina: Trombidiidae), two larval parasites of adult southern pine beetles. Intl. J. Acar. Vol.5(1): 19-23
Citations
https://www.fs.usda.gov/research/treesearch/22450