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Mites (Acari) Associated with the Desert Seed Harvester Ant, Messor pergandei (Mayr)
Joint Authors
Klompen, Hans
Uppstrom, Kaitlin A.
Source
Issue
Vol. 2011, Issue 2011 (31 Dec. 2011), pp.1-7, 7 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2011-03-14
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
7
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Mites (Acari) associated with the seed harvester ant Messor pergandei were investigated in the Sonoran desert of Arizona.
At least seven representatives of the mite genera Armacarus, Lemanniella, Petalomium, Forcellinia, Histiostoma, Unguidispus, and Cosmoglyphus are phoretically associated with M.
pergandei.
Most of these morphospecies show preference for specific phoretic attachment sites and primarily use female alates rather than male alates for dispersal.
Five mite morphospecies were found in low numbers inhabiting the chaff piles: Tydeidae sp., Procaeculus sp., Anystidae sp., Bakerdania sp., and Tetranychidae sp.
The phoretic Petalomium sp.
was observed consuming fungus growing on a dead queen, but the roles of the other mite species remain mostly unresolved.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Uppstrom, Kaitlin A.& Klompen, Hans. 2011. Mites (Acari) Associated with the Desert Seed Harvester Ant, Messor pergandei (Mayr). Psyche،Vol. 2011, no. 2011, pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-512781
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Uppstrom, Kaitlin A.& Klompen, Hans. Mites (Acari) Associated with the Desert Seed Harvester Ant, Messor pergandei (Mayr). Psyche No. 2011 (2011), pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-512781
American Medical Association (AMA)
Uppstrom, Kaitlin A.& Klompen, Hans. Mites (Acari) Associated with the Desert Seed Harvester Ant, Messor pergandei (Mayr). Psyche. 2011. Vol. 2011, no. 2011, pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-512781
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-512781