| id | 5627 (last modified: 7.7.2017) |
| title | The water mites parasitic on the damselfly, Cercion hieroglyphicum Brauer, I. Systematics and life history |
| year | 1967 |
| paper | Annotationes zoologicae Japonenses |
| edition | 40 [1] |
| page | 28-36 |
| language | English |
| checked | paper |
| abstract | Arrenurus mitoensis n.sp. is described and the larvae of that species and A. agrionicolus are discussed. Observations of parasitized hosts show that the larvae are active from May to November and thus there must be two or three live cycles completed per year. At the time of ecdysis of the damselfly host A. agrionicolus attach to the ventro-lateral membranes of the host abdomen and A. mitoensis attaches on the venter near the leg bases. The latter species will also attack mature damselflies as they rest or oviposit on floating vegetation. No other species of Arrenurus is known to attack hosts after ecdysis. |
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| author | Imamura, Taiji |
| coauthor | Mitchell, Rodger |