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Phoretic relationship between pseudoscorpion Lustrochernes grossus (Pseudoscorpiones: Chernetidae) and longhorn beetle Mallodon dasystomum (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae)

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Héctor M. Guzmán-Vásquez Open the ORCID record for Héctor M. Guzmán-Vásquez [Opens in a new window] ,
Gabriel A. Villegas-Guzmán  and
Erick Omar Martínez-Luque Open the ORCID record for Erick Omar Martínez-Luque [Opens in a new window]
Héctor M. Guzmán-Vásquez*
Affiliation:
Entomology, Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Centro Interdisciplinario de Investigación para el Desarrollo Integral Regional, Unidad Oaxaca, Mexico
Gabriel A. Villegas-Guzmán
Affiliation:
Departamento de Zoología, Laboratorio de Acarología, Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Mexico
Erick Omar Martínez-Luque
Affiliation:
Laboratorio de Entomología, Universidad Autónoma de Querétaro, Mexico
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Corresponding author: Héctor M. Guzmán-Vásquez; Email: hemigv85@gmail.com
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Abstract

The present study documents the first recorded instance of phoretic interaction between Lustrochernes grossus (Banks, 1893) (Pseudoscorpiones: Chernetidae) and Mallodon dasystomum (Say, 1824) (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae). The pseudoscorpions were discovered beneath the elytra of the longhorn beetle. This phoretic association constitutes the third documented record for the genus Mallodon Lacordaire, 1830. In addition, a compendium of Cerambycidae species associated with phoretic pseudoscorpions is provided.

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The Canadian Entomologist , Volume 158 , 2026 , e13
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