Phoretic relationships between <i>Plagionotus detritus</i> (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae) and <i>Trichouropoda sociata</i> (Acari: Mesostigmata)

Authors

  • Dariusz J. Gwiazdowicz
  • Jerzy M. Gutowski
  • Jacek Kamczyc
  • Ewa Teodorowicz

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.33338/ef.7868

Abstract

The aim of the study was to explore phoretic relationships between Plagionotus detritus and mites from the order Mesostigmata. In total, 635 individuals of P. detritus were caught, and mites were found on 86 of them. The dominant species among 8,154 individuals of mites was Trichouropoda sociata (8,152 individuals), and the sporadically found species were Lasioseius thermophilus (1 ind.) and Typhlodromus sp. (1 ind.). Generally, the difference in the total abundance of females and males of P. detritus was not statistically significant (311 females vs 324 males). The proportional abundance of P. detritus with T. sociata differed between samplings, and in the pooled data, the proportional abundance of P. detritus females with T. sociata (39.5%) was less than that for P. detritus males (60.5%).

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Published

2013-03-25

How to Cite

Gwiazdowicz, D. J., Gutowski, J. M., Kamczyc, J., & Teodorowicz, E. (2013). Phoretic relationships between <i>Plagionotus detritus</i> (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae) and <i>Trichouropoda sociata</i> (Acari: Mesostigmata). Entomologica Fennica, 24(1), 59–64. https://doi.org/10.33338/ef.7868

Issue

Vol. 24 No. 1 (2013)

Section

Articles