Abstract
Two new species of myrmecophilous pygmephoroid mites,
Petalomium hofstetteri n. sp.(Neopygmephoridae) and
Caesarodispus klepzigi n. sp. (Microdispidae), associated with the red imported fire ant (
Solenopsis invicta Buren) Hymenoptera: Formicidae) are described from Louisiana, U.S.A.
Keywords
Acari,
Heterostigmata,
Microdispidae,
Neopygmephoridae,
Petalomium,
Caesarodispus,
new species,
Solenopsis invicta,
U.S.A.
Citation
Khaustov, Alexandr A.; Moser, John C. 2008. Two new species of mites of the genera
Petalomium Cross and
Caesarodispus Mahunka (acari: Heterostigmata:Neopygmephoridae, Microdispidae) associated with
Solenopsis Invicta Buren (hymenoptera: Formicdae) from the U.S.A. Internat. J. Acarol. 34:2 115-122
