Ovacarus clivinae, New Genus and Species (Acarina: Podapolipidae), an Endoparasite of the Slender Seedcorn Beetle

15 July 1971

journal article
Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Annals of the Entomological Society of America

Vol. 64 (4) , 887-890
https://doi.org/10.1093/aesa/64.4.887

Abstract

Ovacarus clivinae is described as a new genus and species of mite belonging to the family Podapolipidae. It is associated with the vaginal membrane of the female or aedeagus of the male slender seedcorn beetle, Clivina impressifrons LeConte (Carabidae), where it develops within a sac.

Keywords

OVACARUS CLIVINAE
PODAPOLIPIDAE
ACARINA
SEEDCORN BEETLE
SLENDER SEEDCORN
ENDOPARASITE

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