Proctolaelaps longanalis (Westerboer, 1963)

Kontschan, Jeno, Jeon, Mi Jeong, Hwang, Jeong Mi & Seo, Hong Yul, 2016, First record of four bee (Hymenoptera: Apidae) associated mite species (Acari) from Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, Journal of Species Research 5 (1), pp. 27-30 : 28-29

Proctolaelaps longanalis (Westerboer, 1963) ( Figs. 2-4 )

Material examined: One female. Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, Pyongyang Prov., Paektu-san-milyong, host: Bombus sp , 27.VI.1988, leg. Szél, Gy. & Merkl, O.

Diagnosis: Dorsal setae smooth, long and needle-like, setae on row j long, reaching basis of following setae. Dorsal and sternal shield with reticulate sculptural pattern. Anal opening large situated on posterior area of anal shield. Anterior margin of anal shield situated close to basal margin of female genital shield.

Notes: This species is found in the nest of bumble bees and rodent. Some cases, it was found in bark beetle galleries as well ( Gwiazdowicz, 2007).

Remark: This is the first record of this mite from North-Korea and the Korean Peninsula.

Trombidiformes

Prostigmata

Family Scutacaridae

Figures

Figs. 1-4. Mesostigmatans collected on bees in North-Korea: 1. Hypoaspis(Pneumolaelaps) marginepilosa Sellnick, 1938 dorsal view, 2. ventral view. 3. Proctolaelaps longanalis(Westerboer, 1963) dorsal view, 4. ventral view.