TY - JOUR JF - Acarologia T1 - Observations on Hemisarcoptes coccophagus Meyer (Astigmata: Hemisarcoptidae), with a new synonym VL - 9 IS - 3 SP - 632 EP - 638 PY - 1967 SN - 0044-586X SN - 2107-7207 PB - Les Amis d'Acarologia AU - Gerson, U. UR - https://www1.montpellier.inrae.fr/CBGP/acarologia/article.php?id=3596 DA - 1967-07-01 KW - Acari KW - Hemisarcoptidae KW - Coleovidia KW - Hemisarcoptes KW - Hemisarcoptes coccophagus KW - ecology KW - predator-prey relationship AB - Hemisarcoptes coccophagus Meyer, a mite predaceous on armoured scale-insects, was sampled both as a predator in colonies of Parlatoria spp. and as a traveller on the Coccinellid beetle Chilocoms bipttstttlattts (L.). The populations of the mite have a pronounced annual cycle, reaching their peaks in mid-summer. A method for mass-rearing the mite is described. The subgenus Coleovidia (Saproglyphidae) is placed in synonymy with Hemisarcoptes. It is postulated that additional species of Hemisarcoptes may be obtained from Chiloconts spp. ER -