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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Beetles (Coleoptera) » Polyphaga » Series Cucujiformia » Coccinelloidea » Coccinellid group » Lady Beetles (Coccinellidae) » Chilocorinae » Twice-stabbed Lady Beetles (Chilocorus) » Cactus Lady Beetle (Chilocorus cacti)
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Chilocorus cacti - Chilocorus cacti
Copyright © 2015 Gc33

Chilocorus cacti - Chilocorus cacti
San Marcos , Hays County, Texas, USA
November 29, 2015
I'm not sure what's on the lady beetle. On Opuntia
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Contributed by Gc33 on 29 November, 2015 - 3:26pm

phoretic mites
… Blaine Mathison, 29 November, 2015 - 6:15pm login or register to post comments

 
Mites on Chilocorus
These mites are probably deutonymphs of Hemisarcoptes cooremani (Astigmata: Hemisarcoptidae), a common associate of C. cacti across its range. Feeding stages of this mite are also predators on diaspidid scale insects. The mites typically attach on the undersides of the elytra but can be so abundant they can be found externally.
… Barry M. OConnor, 30 December, 2015 - 5:31am login or register to post comments

 
Appreciate the info
Appreciate the info
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