Larvae of Trombidium (Trombidium) poriceps (Oudemans) (Trombidiidae, Prostigmata, Acarina) parasitic on Chersodromia speculifera Walker (Empididae, Diptera, Hexapoda)
1991 - Volume: 32 Issue: 1 pages: 23-27
Keywords
Diptera
Chersodromia
parasitism
Trombidiidae
Trombidium
Abstract
An imago of Chersodromia speculifera Walker (Empididae: Diptera: Hexapoda), parasitized by three larvae of Trombidium (Trombidium) poriceps (Oudemans) syn. Atomus parasiticus de Geer (Trombidiidae: Prostigmata: Acarina), was collected from the supralittoral zone on the Isles of Scilly. The attachment of the parasites to surface of the host was examined with the scanning electron microscope.
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