Pediculaster mesembrinae ( Canestrini, 1881 ), 1997

Kontschán, Jenő & Hornok, Sándor, 2019, New records, a completed list and identification key of mites (Acari) associated with the stable fly, Stomoxys calcitrans (L.) (Diptera: Muscidae), Acarologia 59 (1), pp. 3-11 : 7

Pediculaster mesembrinae ( Canestrini, 1881)

Distinguishing characters of the phoretomorphic female. First sternal plates with 6-6 setae. Setae e shorter than setae f, setae ps2 two times longer than setae ps1 and ps3 ( Figure 2 , A & B).

Notes. This mite species was recorded from stable flies ( McGarry & Baker 1997) in the UK. Pediculaster mesembrinae occurs in places where dung or dung inhabiting flies are found ( Mahunka 1972). This species is not parasitic on stable flies, and similarly to the previously mentioned two species, uses them only for transportation.

Figures

Figure 2 Mites associated with stable fly II. A – dorsal view ofPediculaster mesembrinae(Canestrini, 1881), phoretic female, B – ventral view; C – dorsal view ofTrichotrombidium muscarum, larva, D – ventral view. Scale bars inႜζ.