Eutarsopolipus steveni, Khaustov, 2010

Häckel, Martin & Anichtchenko, Alexandr, 2015, Megacephala marginicollis, Acarologia 55 (3), pp. 311-320 : 311-320

Eutarsopolipus steveni

Khaustov, 2010 ( Figure 2F )

Material examined — 7 ♀♀, 4 ♂♂ and 14 larval ♀♀ (larva), Mazandaran Prov., Tonekabon, Palhamdash village (36°47’N, 50°53’E, altitude 11 m a.s.l.), 16.IV.2013, from under elytra of Chlaenius (Stenochlaenius) coeruleus (Steven, 1809) collected from under stone. 5 ♀♀, 3 ♂♂ and 15 larval ♀♀, Mazandaran Prov., Tonekabon, Vali Abad (36°46’N, 50°56’E, altitude - 70 m a.s.l.), 14.V.2013, from under elytra of C. coeruleus collected from under stone. 5 ♀♀, 1 ♂ and 17 larval ♀♀, Mazandaran Prov., Tonekabon , Nemat Abad (36°44’N, 50°55’E, altitude 4 m a.s.l.), 20.V.2013, from under elytra of C. coeruleus collected from under stone .

World distribution — Abkhasia (Western Caucasus), parasitizing Chlaenius coeruleus ( Khaustov, 2010) ; Iran (current study).

Remarks — This is the first record of occurrence of this parasitic mite in Asia.

Figures

FIGURE 2: Heterostigmatic mites on their host beetles: A – Colony of Pavania tadjikistanica attaching to the cervical membrane of Onthophagus sp.; B – Archidispus armatus attaching to the abdominal sternites and tergites of a staphylinid beetle; C-D – Colony of Archidispus bembidii under elytra of Acuapalpus sp.; E – Coccipolipus macfarlanei on elytral cavity of Coccinella septempunctata; F – Colony of Eutarsopolipus steveni under elytra of Chlaenius coeruleus.