U.S. flag

An official website of the United States government

Dot gov

Official websites use .gov
A .gov website belongs to an official government organization in the United States.

Https

Secure .gov websites use HTTPS
A lock ( ) or https:// means you’ve safely connected to the .gov website. Share sensitive information only on official, secure websites.

PubAg

Main content area

Search

1  Search Results

1 entry found
Number of results to display per page

Search Results

1. Mites (Acari) associated with Rhynchophorus ferrugineus (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) in Malaysia, with a revised list of the mites found on this weevil

Author:
Masilamany Dilipkumar; Ali Ahadiyat; Peter Mašán; Tse Seng Chuah
Source:
Journal of Asia-Pacific entomology 2015 v.18 no.2 pp. 169-174
ISSN:
1226-8615
Subject:
Macrocheles; Rhynchophorus ferrugineus; elytra; evolution; females; insects; males; mites; parasitism; phoresy; Malaysia
Abstract:
... There is a great deal of diversity among phoretic association particularly in mesostigmatic mites that exploited insect host to complete their dispersal strategy. Similarly, the red palm weevil, Rhynchophorus ferrugineus, also has been used as a carrier by the phoretic mites. In this study, we found Centrouropoda almerodai (Uropodidae), Macrocheles mammifer, Macrocheles cf. oigru (Macrochelidae), ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.aspen.2014.12.010