A NEW PREDACEOUS MITE, NODELE (AZTECOCHEYLETUS) CONQUISTADOR SUBG. N., SP. N. (ACARI: CHEYLETIDAE), PHORETIC ON A BEE AZTECANTHIDIUM TENOCHTITLANICUM (HYMENOPTERA: MEGACHILIDAE)

About authors:

Bochkov A. V. , Zoological Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences, Universitetskaya emb. 1, 199034 St. Petersburg, Russia. Museum of Zoology, University of Michigan, 1109 Geddes Ave., Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109, USA

Pavel B. Klimov,

University of Michigan, Museum of Zoology, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
e-mail: pklimov@purdue.edu

Acknowledgments:

We thank Dr. Terry Griswold (USDA Polli-nating Insect-Biology, Management and Systemat-ics Research Unit, Logan, Utah) who provided access to the host bee specimen.This research was supported by a grant from the UnitedStates Depart-ment of Agriculture (CSREES #2002-35302-12654) to Prof. В.М. OConnor (University of Mich-igan, Museum of Zoology, Ann Arbor, USA).

Annotation:

A new subgenus and species of predaceous cheyletid mite Nodele (Aztecocheyletus) conquis-tador subg. п., sp. n. (Acari: Cheyletidae) is de-scribed from females found on the be&Aztecanthid-ium tenochtitlanicum (Hymenoptera: Megachili-dae) in Mexico. Host associations of the new spe-cies are discussed.

 

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