Two new species, Parapygmephorus indicus sp. nov., associated with Apis cerana indica (Apidae) and Parapygmephorus malabarensis sp. nov., associated with Gnathonomia sp. (Halictidae), are described from Kerala, India. This is the first record of the genus Parapygmephorus in India.
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20 December 2024
First report of Parapygmephorus Cross (Acari: Neopygmephoridae) from Kerala, India, with description of two new species
Amrutha N,
Alexander A. Khaustov,
Sachin P James
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bees
Heterostigmatina
mite
phoresy
Pygmephoroidea
systematics