Dois ácaros associados à abelha (Apis mellifera L.) no Perú

Abstract

Larvas de Leptus sp. (Acari, Prostigmata, Erythraeidae) foram coletadas das membranas intersegmentares dos tergitos e esternitos abdominais de abelhas (Ápis mellifera L.) em Cerro de Pasco, Peru. Não foram relatados danos por este ectoparasito. Fêmeas de Blattisoeius dentriticus (Berlese, 1918) (Acari, Mesostigmata, Ascidae) foram coletadas de colméias de abelhas, junto com Tyrophagus putrescentiae (Schrank, 1781) (Acari, Astigmata, Acaridae), em Lima, Peru.Fourteen Leptus sp. larvae were collected from honeybees, Apis mellifera L., attached to the intersegmental membranes of abdominal tergites and sternites. Their single eye, triangular scutum and flasked shaped chelicerae identify them as a Leptus sp. No information on damages was provided by the collector, Ing. Pedro Alcalá C, Cerro de Pasco, Peru. Eight females of Blattisoaius dentritiaus (Berlese, 1918) were collected from honey bee hives together with Tyrophagus putresaentiae (Schrank, 1781), by J. Achata, in Lima, Peru. The mites are probably scavengers and/or predators on T. putresaentiae.