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- The study examined 35 bessbug beetles (Passalus cognatus) from the Los Tuxtlas region of Mexico and found that 20 of them hosted a total of 245 mites.
- The mites belonged to eight different species, eight genera, eight families, and three suborders, with the most common species being Uroobovella californiana (35%), Euzercon hyatti (20%), and Uropoda sp. (17.5%).
- Mites were primarily found attached to the coxae of the beetles, with an average of 12 mites per beetle, and each beetle had between 1 to 4 different mite species.
Article Abstract
There are few records of mites associated with the tropical coleopterans of Mexico. We examined 35 passalid beetles (bessbugs) Passalus cognatus from Los Tuxtlas region in Veracruz State, Mexico. Twenty of them had a total of 245 mites (representing eight species, eight genera, eight families and three suborders). The most abundant species were Uroobovella californiana Wisniewski & Hirschmann (35%), Euzercon hyatti Hunter & Rosario (20%), and Uropoda sp. (17.5%). The preferred attachment areas were the coxae; followed by the mesosternum and the humeri. Each beetle had 1 to 40 mites (average: 12); and we found 1-4 mite species per beetle.
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[Mites associated to the Coleopteran Passalus cognatus (Coleoptera:Passalidae) from Los Tuxtlas, Veracruz, Mexico].
Rev Biol Trop
September 2008
Colección Nacional de Acaros, Departamento Zoología, Instituto de Biología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México. A.P. 70-153, Ciudad Universitaria, 04510 México, DF.
Article Synopsis
- The study examined 35 bessbug beetles (Passalus cognatus) from the Los Tuxtlas region of Mexico and found that 20 of them hosted a total of 245 mites.
- The mites belonged to eight different species, eight genera, eight families, and three suborders, with the most common species being Uroobovella californiana (35%), Euzercon hyatti (20%), and Uropoda sp. (17.5%).
- Mites were primarily found attached to the coxae of the beetles, with an average of 12 mites per beetle, and each beetle had between 1 to 4 different mite species.
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