New records of parasitic Parasitengona larvae on harvestmen hosts from the Palaearctic region are provided. Four species of harvestmen have been found to be new hosts of Parasitengona and four species of mites have been recorded as new parasites of Opiliones. The first case of parasitism of Hydrachnidia on harvestmen has been found.
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1 August 2011
Harvestmen (Opiliones) as hosts of Parasitengona (Acari: Actinotrichida, Prostigmata) larvae
Grzegorz Gabryś,
Magdalena Felska,
Aleksandra Kłosińska,
Wojciech Staręga,
Joanna Mąkol
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The Journal of Arachnology
Vol. 39 • No. 2
August 2011
Vol. 39 • No. 2
August 2011
Erythraeidae
Hydryphantidae
Nemastomatidae
parasitic mites
Phalangiidae
Trombidiidae