64 observations
Parasitellus fucorum
Parasitellus fucorum
Taxonomy
Kingdom: Animalia ›Phylum: Arthropoda ›Class: Arachnida ›Order: Mesostigmata ›Family: Parasitidae ›Genus: Parasitellus
About
Parasitellus (formerly Parasitus) is a genus of mites in the family Parasitidae which are obligatory parasites of bumblebees. These mites can be found clinging to the carapace, sometimes in large numbers. Mites in this genus hibernate in the deutonymphal stage. In the tritonymph stage they can actively transfer from bumblebee to bumblebee from flowers, where they can survive up to 24 hours. After they arrive in a bumblebee nest, they will moult into adults. Whilst it...
Frequently Asked Questions
- The scientific name of Parasitellus fucorum is Parasitellus fucorum.
- Parasitellus fucorum belongs to the kingdom Animalia.
- Parasitellus fucorum belongs to the phylum Arthropoda.
- Parasitellus fucorum belongs to the class Arachnida.
- Parasitellus fucorum belongs to the order Mesostigmata.
- Parasitellus fucorum belongs to the family Parasitidae.
- Parasitellus fucorum belongs to the genus Parasitellus.