A NEW GENUS AND 5 NEW SPECIES OF MITES (ACARI, ASCIDAE) ASSOCIATED WITH ARMY ANTS (HYMENOPTERA, FORMICIDAE)

Authors
ELZINGA RJ
Citation
Rj. Elzinga, A NEW GENUS AND 5 NEW SPECIES OF MITES (ACARI, ASCIDAE) ASSOCIATED WITH ARMY ANTS (HYMENOPTERA, FORMICIDAE), Sociobiology, 31(3), 1998, pp. 351-361
Citations number
8
Categorie Soggetti
Entomology
Journal title
Sociobiology → ACNP
ISSN journal
03616525
Volume
31
Issue
3
Year of publication
1998
Pages
351 - 361
Database
ISI
SICI code
0361-6525(1998)31:3<351:ANGA5N>2.0.ZU;2-H
Abstract
A new genus, Rettenmeyerius (type species, R. carli), is described fro m five new species: carli marianae, schneirli agnesae, from Panama and plaumanni from Brazil All are host specific to neotropical army ants.