A new species of Brasilopsis and redescription of Acarothorectes curculionium (Acari: Pygmephoridae) associated with ambrosia beetles (Coleoptera: Scolytinae) from USA
2022
Khaustov, Alexander A. | Berto, Marielle | Carrillo, Daniel
Phoretic females of Acarothorectes curculionium (Cross) and a new species Brasilopsis floridensissp. nov. (Acari: Pygmephoridae) were collected as associates of ambrosia beetles in Florida, USA. The genera Acarothorectes and Brasilopsis are recorded from USA for the first time and redefined. Acarothorectes curculionium is redescribed based on material from USA. Some morphological structures of described mites and the present state of knowledge of taxonomy of Pygmephoroidea are discussed.
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