Mites Associated with Coleoptera

Document Type : Original research articles

Authors

Dept. of Agric. Zoology and Nematology Fac. of Agric. Al-Azhar Univ. Egypt.

Abstract

The occurrence of mites associated with Coleoptera species was carried out at different locations of Egypt during three years (2009 - 2011). Thirty-eight mite species belonging to 2 orders, 4 suborders, 16 families and 29 genera were collected. Suborder Gamasida included 19 species of 12 genera and 6 families; suborder Actinedida of 12 species of 10 genera and 6 families; suborder Acaridida 6 species of 6 genera and 3 families and suborder Oribatida one species of one genus and one family.

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