A NEW SPECIES OF NEOCYPHOLAELAPS(ACARI : AMEROSEIIDAE) FROM BROOD COMBS OF THE INDIAN HONEY BEE

Abstract

Neocypholaelaps apicola n. sp. is described from specimens found in brood combs of the Indian honey bee, Apis cerana indica Fabr., from Pakistan. A list of known species of Neocypholaelaps is included. Adult bees were found infested also by the tracheal mite, Acarapis woodi (Rennie). Dermatophagoides pteronyssinus (Trouessart), a house dust mite responsible for house dust allergy or asthma, is reported for the first time from the brood combs of A. cerana indica.