An interesting case of phoresy in mite associates of hylurgopspalliatus (Gyll.) (Coleoptera: Scolytidae)

Abstract

The first record of phoresy in the two mite taxa of the family Trematuridae (Acarina: Mesostigmata) and Histiostomatidae (Acarina: Astigmata) has been documented from the larval galleries of the bark beetle Hylurgops palliatus (Gyll.) (Coleoptera: Scolytidae) in Norway spmce forest in West Carpathians, Central Europe. The interesting and rare case of phoresy is briefly discussed.