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THE PARASITIC ASSOCIATIONS OF LARVAL WATER MITES WITH IMAGINAL AQUATIC INSECTS, ESPECIALLY CHIRONOMIDAE

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  31 May 2012

Ian M. Smith  and
D. R. Oliver
Ian M. Smith
Affiliation:
Biosystematics Research Institute, Agriculture Canada, Ottawa
D. R. Oliver
Affiliation:
Biosystematics Research Institute, Agriculture Canada, Ottawa
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Abstract

Data on the parasitic associations of larval water mites with imaginal aquatic insects are reviewed. Documented associations now are known for larvae of 47 genera of water mites in 23 families representing all seven superfamilies. The particular importance of the nematocerous Diptera, and especially the Chironomidae, as hosts of larval water mites is demonstrated, primarily on the basis of new data. New insights into the evolution of parasitic behaviour patterns in larval water mites are discussed.

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The Canadian Entomologist , Volume 108 , Issue 12 , December 1976 , pp. 1427 - 1442
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Copyright © Entomological Society of Canada 1976

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