Phoretic association of uropoda orbicularis (Muller, 17776) (Acari: Mesostigmata) with beetles (iNSECTA : Coleoptera) in Maharashtra India
Deutonymphs of Uropoda orbicularis (Muller, 1776) were reported to be associated with Hybosorus orientalis (Coleoptera: Hybosoridae) and Onitis philemon (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae). The first report of this phoretic mite species was revealed from Maharashtra, India, and is accompanied by scanning electron micrographs and its morphometry.
Authors
- Sameer Jadhav (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4207-3393)
- Laxman S Matkar
Institutions
- Sanskriti Samvardhan Mandal (IN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BIOINFOLET - A Quarterly Journal of Life Sciences
- Published
- 2025-01-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.5958/0976-4755.2025.00108.6
- Primary Topic
- Study of Mite Species
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00