Name - Macrocheles mycotrupetes Krantz & Mellott 1968

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urn:lsid:organismnames.com:name:2346654 [metadata]

Variants and Synonyms

• Macrocheles mycotrupetes

• Macrocheles mycotrupetes Krantz & Mellott

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Original Description Reference

• Two new species of Macrocheles (Acarina: Macrochelidae) from Florida, with notes on their host-specific relationships with geotrapine beetles (Scarabaeidae: Geotrupinae). Journal of the Kansas Entomological Society, 41 1968: 48-56. [Zoological Record Volume 105]

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Recent Publications

• Two new species of Macrocheles (Acarina: Macrochelidae) from Florida, with notes on their host-specific relationships with geotrapine beetles (Scarabaeidae: Geotrupinae).
• A new genus of the family Macrochelidae (Acari: Mesostigmata) based on Macrocheles mycotrupetes Krantz and Mellott and M. peltotrupetes K. and M., phoretic associates of beetles (Coleoptera: Geotrupidae: Geotrupinae) in southeastern USA.

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