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FIRST RECORD OF THE MITE FAMILY PODOCINIDAE (ACARI: MESOSTIGMATA) IN CANADA, WITH NOTES ON OTHER RECORDS IN NORTH AMERICA

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  31 May 2012

Evert E. Lindquist
Affiliation:
Biosystematics Research Centre, Agriculture Canada, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada K1A 0C6
King Wan Wu
Affiliation:
Biosystematics Research Centre, Agriculture Canada, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada K1A 0C6

Abstract

Collection of Podocinum pacificum Berlese from southeastern Ontario represents the first record of the mite family Podocinidae in Canada. Other distribution records including the northerly extent of this species in North America are discussed.

Résumé

La capture de Podocinum pacificum Berlese au sud-est de l’Ontario représente la première mention canadienne d’acariens appartenant à la famille Podocinidae. On discute de l’aire de distribution établie par d’autres captures ainsi que de l’extension septentrionale de cette espèce en Amérique du Nord.

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Articles
Copyright
Copyright © Entomological Society of Canada 1987

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