Phoresy of Americhernes oblongus (Say) (Pseudoscorpiones: Chernetidae) in a species of the genus Scipopus Enderlein (Diptera: Micropezidae)

Some species of pseudoscorpions perform a mechanism known as phoresy, attach themselves to other organisms for transportation. In this work, Americhernes oblongus (Pseudoscorpiones: Chernetidae) is reported as a phoront on a species of fly belonging to the genus Scipopus (Diptera: Micropezidae). A....

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Published in:	Revista chilena de entomología Vol. 46; no. 2; pp. 179 - 183
Main Authors:	Martínez, Ramy Jhasser, Villegas-Guzmán, Gabriel A., Quirós, Dora Isabel, Emmen, Daniel
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Sociedad Chilena de Entomología 30-04-2020
Subjects:	association dipterans dispersion panama pseudoscorpions
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Summary:	Some species of pseudoscorpions perform a mechanism known as phoresy, attach themselves to other organisms for transportation. In this work, Americhernes oblongus (Pseudoscorpiones: Chernetidae) is reported as a phoront on a species of fly belonging to the genus Scipopus (Diptera: Micropezidae). A. oblongus is a new record for Panama and was collected in the town of Pirre, Province of Darien. The pseudoscorpion was found attached to the coxa of the right hind leg of the fly. To our knowledge, there are no previous reports of phoresy between A. oblongus and Scipopus sp. as a dispersal method.
ISSN:	0034-740X 0718-8994
DOI:	10.35249/rche.46.2.20.07