Phoretic Deutonymphs of Schwiebea sp. (Acari: Astigmata: Acaridae) Travel in Commodious Nitid Dorsal Pits of Adult Lagocheirus araneiformis stroheckeri Dillon (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae: Lamiinae) in Florida, U.S.A.

Foster Forbes Purrington; Cathy J. Drake

doi:10.3157/0013-872X-119.4.415

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Foster Forbes Purrington,^* Cathy J. Drake^**

^*Department of Entomology, Ohio State University, 400 Aronoff Lab, 318 W. 12th Avenue, Columbus, Ohio 43210 U.S.A. E-mail: purrington.1@osu.edu.
^**Department of Evolution, Ecology, and Organismal Biology, 300 Aronoff Lab, 318 W. 12th Avenue, Columbus, Ohio 43210 U.S.A. E-mail: drake.2@osu.edu.

Abstract

Smooth-floored asetose pits on the pronotum and elytra of adult longicorn beetles, Lagocheirus araneiformis stroheckeri, are used for dispersal by Schwiebea sp. phoretic mites anchored in them with caudo-ventral suckers. Manifest suitability of the pits for transporting these mites, demonstrated by dimensions, shape, surface structure and a high occupancy rate connotes a beetle/mite mutualism, supported by their congruent life histories.

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Foster Forbes Purrington and Cathy J. Drake "Phoretic Deutonymphs of Schwiebea sp. (Acari: Astigmata: Acaridae) Travel in Commodious Nitid Dorsal Pits of Adult Lagocheirus araneiformis stroheckeri Dillon (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae: Lamiinae) in Florida, U.S.A.," Entomological News 119(4), 415-419, (1 September 2008). https://doi.org/10.3157/0013-872X-119.4.415

Received: 18 January 2008; Accepted: 1 February 2008; Published: 1 September 2008

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