TY  - JOUR
JF  - Acarologia
T1  - Mites of the genus Oplitis Berlese (Acarina: Uropodidae) associated with ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in the southeastern United States. Part 1
VL  - 17
IS  - 4
SP  - 595
EP  - 623
PY  - 1975
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=3111
DA  - 1976-05-26
KW  - Acari
KW  - Oplitis
KW  - associations
KW  - Formicidae
KW  - new species
KW  - USA
KW  - North Carolina
AB  - Nine new species of Oplitis were described. Both males and females of Oplitis aktius, O. alienormn,. O. anisits, O. arboricavi, O. commimis and O. exopodi were described. Oplitis blufjtonensis and O. cheleuta were described from females and O. carteretensis from a single male. The genus was redefined. Species. were collected from colonies of the following ant genera: Brachyponera, Camponotus, Formica, Lasius, Pogonomyrmex and Solenopsis, as well as from tree hole organic matter, leaf litter and moss.
ER -