NEW GENUS AND 2 NEW SPECIES OF MELICHARINI FROM VENEZUELA (ACARI, MESOSTIGMATA, ASCIDAE)

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NASKRECKI, P
COLWELL, RK
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ASCIDAE; FLOWER MITES; PHORESY;
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10.1093/aesa/88.3.284
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Q96 [昆虫学];
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摘要
Adult males and females of a new genus, Xanthippe gen, nov., and two new species of the tribe Melicharini, family Ascidae, are described. These mites apparently feed on pollen or nectar in inflorescences of a palm, Socratea exorrhiza (Mart.) H. A. Wendl., and possibly have a phoretic association with beetles of the genus Mystrops Erichson (Nitidulidae), the major pollinators of this plant.
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页码:284 / 293
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