Locustacarus buchneri
| Locustacarus buchneri | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Subclass: | Acari |
| Order: | Trombidiformes |
| Family: | Podapolipidae |
| Genus: | Locustacarus |
| Species: | L. buchneri |
| Binomial name | |
| Locustacarus buchneri (Stammer, 1951) | |
| Synonyms [1] | |
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Bombacarus buchneri Stammer, 1951 | |
Locustacarus buchneri is a parasitic mite that lives in the respiratory air sacs of bumblebees.[2]
References
- ↑ Robert W. Husband & Kazuyoshi Kurosa (2000). "Two new genera and a new species of mites (Acari: Podapolipidae) associated with weevils (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) in Argentina". International Journal of Acarology 26 (3): 247–255. doi:10.1080/01647950008684196.
- ↑ Goulson, Dave (2010). Bumblebees: Behaviour, Ecology, and Conservation (2nd ed.). Oxford, UK: Oxford University Press. p. 72. ISBN 978-0-19-955306-8.
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