NOTES ON MACROCHELES (ACARI: MACROCHELIDAE) ASSOCIATED WITH SCARABAEID DUNG BEETLE IN RAJA AMPAT, WAIGEO ISLAND, WEST PAPUA, INDONESIA

Authors

  • Sri Hartini Division of Zoology, Research Center for Biology, Indonesian Institute of Sciences

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.14203/treubia.v36i0.103

Keywords:

Macrocheles, Macrochelidae, dung beetles, Waigeo Island, Papua INTRODUCTION

Abstract

Four species of the genus Macrocheles belonging to the family Macrochelidaewere reported from Raja Ampat, Waigeo Island, West Papua, including M. timikaensisHartini & Takaku 2006 and M. dispar (Berlese 1910) as new record to the Island. Twonew species and the deutonymph of M. timikaensis Hartini & Takaku 2006 are described.

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Published

2014-02-20

How to Cite

Hartini , S. (2014). NOTES ON MACROCHELES (ACARI: MACROCHELIDAE) ASSOCIATED WITH SCARABAEID DUNG BEETLE IN RAJA AMPAT, WAIGEO ISLAND, WEST PAPUA, INDONESIA. Treubia, 36(1), 11–22. https://doi.org/10.14203/treubia.v36i0.103