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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Chelicerates (Chelicerata) » Arachnids (Arachnida) » Mites and Ticks (Acari) » Acariformes » Astigs (Astigmata) » Acaridia » Hemisarcoptoidea » Chaetodactylidae » Chaetodactylus » Chaetodactylus krombeini
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Phoretic Mites - Chaetodactylus krombeini - female
Copyright © 2012 Libby & Rick Avis

Phoretic Mites - Chaetodactylus krombeini - Female
Port Alberni, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
April 29, 2012
Orchard bee - Osmia lignaria propinqua - with phoretic mites
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Contributed by Libby & Rick Avis on 31 December, 2012 - 9:16pm
Last updated 11 November, 2013 - 10:43am

Moved
Moved from Chaetodactylus.
… v belov, 11 November, 2013 - 10:43am login or register to post comments

Chaetodactylus krombeini
The chaetodactylid species normally associated with Osmia lignaria across North America is Chaetodactylus krombeini. These are cleptoparasites in the nests and can be a problem in mason bees managed for orchard pollination.
… Barry M. OConnor, 8 April, 2013 - 4:57pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks, Barry.
L.
… Libby & Rick Avis, 9 April, 2013 - 11:18am login or register to post comments

Moved
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… v belov, 4 March, 2013 - 10:19am login or register to post comments

probably Chaetodactylus
Given the host, these are likely phoretic mites in the genus Chaetodactylus (Astigmata: Chaetodactylidae), although one would have to slide-mount some specimens to be sure. There is a lot of information about these mites here: http://insects.ummz.lsa.umich.edu/beemites/Species_Accounts/Chaetodactylus.htm

Cheers,
Heather
… Heather Proctor, 5 January, 2013 - 12:44pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks, Heather.
I appreciate the link!
… Libby & Rick Avis, 7 January, 2013 - 5:44pm login or register to post comments

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