TY  - JOUR
JF  - Acarologia
T1  - Mites of the genus Oplitis Berlese (Acarina: Uropodidae) associated with ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in the southeastern United States. Part 2
VL  - 18
IS  - 1
SP  - 20
EP  - 50
PY  - 1976
SN  - 0044-586X
SN  - 2107-7207
PB  - Les Amis d'Acarologia
AU  - Hunter, J.E.
AU  - Farrier, M.H.
UR  - https://www1.montpellier.inrae.fr/CBGP/acarologia/article.php?id=3098
DA  - 1976-07-09
KW  - Acari
KW  - Oplitis
KW  - associations
KW  - Formicidae
KW  - new species
KW  - USA
KW  - North Carolina
AB  - Nine new species of Oplitis were described and O. moseri Hirschmann redescribed. Both males and females of Oplitis exsectoidesorum, O. litoralis, O. macclellani, O. trachymyrmecon and O. virgilinus were described. Oplitis garibaldii, O. granulatus, O. piedmontensis and O. sarcinulits were described from females. A key to the species was prepared. Species were collected from colonies of the following ant genera: Brachymyrmex, Crematogaster, Formica, Lasiits, Solenopsis, Tetramoriiem and Trachymyrmex, as well as from tree hole organic matter, leaf litter and under bark.
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