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New associations of phoretic mites on Pityokteines curvidens (Coleoptera, Curculionidae, Scolytinae)

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Central European Journal of Biology

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The species composition and abundance of phoretic mites of the bark beetle Pityokteines curvidens caught in pheromone traps were investigated in Croatia. The P. curvidens trapping programs have been in an experimental phase in Croatia since 2004 as a possible monitoring and control system. The trapping program also permits the opportunity to sample phoretic mites found associated with the beetles. Beetles were caught using Curviwit pheromones in Theysohn traps placed in the Litorić region of Croatia. A total of 12 mite species were recovered, including Schizostethus simulatrix, Dendrolaelaps quadrisetus, Histiostoma piceae, H. cf. varia, Paraleius leontonychus, Pleuronectocelaeno barbara, Tarsonemus minimax, Trichouropoda lamellosa, Uroobovella ipidis, Schwiebea sp., Phauloppia lucorum and Dolicheremaeus dorni. Five species, Pl. barbara, Schwiebea sp., H. cf. varia, Ph. lucorum and Do. dorni, are identified for the first time in association with P. curvidens. These findings increase the number of mite species known to be phoretic on P. curvidens from 11 to 16. The present study also increases the number of known mite associates of Pityokteines spp. from 14 to 18.

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  1. Croatian Forest Research Institute, 10450, Jastrebarsko, Croatia

    Milan Pernek

  2. Museum für Naturkunde, Leibniz Institute for Research on Evolution and Biodiversity, Humboldt University Berlin, 10115, Berlin, Germany

    Stefan Wirth

  3. USDA Forest Service, Southern Research Station, Pineville, Louisiana, 71360, USA

    Stacy R. Blomquist

  4. NAGREF-Forest Research Institute, 57006, Vassilika, Greece

    Dimitrios N. Avtzis

  5. USDA Forest Service, Southern Research Station, Pineville, Louisiana, 71360, USA

    John C. Moser

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Pernek, M., Wirth, S., Blomquist, S.R. et al. New associations of phoretic mites on Pityokteines curvidens (Coleoptera, Curculionidae, Scolytinae). cent.eur.j.biol. 7, 63–68 (2012). https://doi.org/10.2478/s11535-011-0096-7

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