Scutacarus acarorum (Goeze, 1780)

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 : 29

Scutacarus acarorum (Goeze, 1780) ( Figs. 5, 6 )

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 (c1, c2, d, f1, h) marginally pilose and long, but not reaching to basis of next setae. Setae e and f2 very short and needle-like. Setae 3a little shorter than 3b, setae 4a twice shorter than 4b.

Notes: This species usually was collected from the nest of bumblebee in Europe, North-America and Mongolia and it was found on the body of the bumblebees as well ( Mahunka, 1972).

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

Sarcoptiformes

Astigmata Canestrini,

Family Chaetodactylidae

Figures

Figs. 5-8. Mites collected on bees in North Korea: 5. Scutacarus acarorum (Goeze, 1780) dorsal view, 6. ventral view. 7. Sennertia alfkeni (Oudemans, 1900) dorsal view, 8. ventral view.