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Species Afrocypholaelaps africanus (Evans, 1963)

General References

Brimblecombe, A.R. & Roff, C. 1960. Mites associated with honeybees in Queensland. Queensland Journal of Agricultural Science 17: 447-448 (as Neocypholaelaps sp.)

Delfinado-Baker, M., Baker, E.W. & Phoon, A.C.G. 1989. Mites (Acari) associated with bees (Apidae) in Asia, with description of a new species. American Bee Journal 129: 609-610, 612-613 (as Neocypholaelaps africana)

Domrow, R. 1979. Ascid and ameroseiid mites phoretic on Australian mammals and birds. Records of the Western Australian Museum 8: 97-116 (as Neocypholaelaps africanus)

Elsen, P. 1972. Afrocypholaelaps gen. nov., un nouveau genre pour Neocypholaelaps africana Evans, 1963, et redescription de cette espèce (Acari : Mesostigmata). Revue de Zoologie et de Botanique Africaines 86: 158-162 (as Afrocypholaelaps africana)

Halliday, R.B. 1997. Revision of the Australian Ameroseiidae (Acarina: Mesostigmata). Invertebrate Taxonomy 10: 179-201 (as Afrocypholaelaps africana)

Lindquist, E.E., Krantz, G.W. & Walter, D.E. 2009. Order Mesostigmata. pp.124-232 in Krantz, G.W. & Walter, D.E. (eds). A Manual of Acarology. Lubbock, Texas : Texas Tech University Press Third edition, 807 pp. (as Afrocypholaelaps africana)

Seeman, O.D. & Walter, D.E. 1995. Life history of Afrocypholaelaps africana (Evans) (Acari: Ameroseiidae), a mite inhabiting mangrove flowers and phoretic on honeybees. Journal of the Australian Entomological Society 34: 45-50 (as Afrocypholaelaps africana)

Simmonds, J.H. 1949. Report of the Science Branch. Ann. Rep. Qld Dept. Agric. Stock . 41-46 pp. (as Hypoaspis sp.)

Walter, D.E., Beard, J.J., Walker, K.L. & Sparks, K. 2002. Of mites and bees: A review of mite-bee associations in Australia and a revision of Raymentia Womersley (Acari: Mesostigmata: Laelapidae), with the description of two new species of mites from Lasioglossum (Paraspechodes) spp. (Hymenoptera: Halictidae). Australian Journal of Entomology 41: 128-148 (as Afrocypholaelaps africana)

 

History of changes

Note that this list may be incomplete for dates prior to September 2013.
Published As part of group Action Date Action Type Compiler(s)
01-May-2017 Acari 14-Feb-2017 MODIFIED Dr Bruce Halliday
07-May-2013 07-May-2013 MODIFIED
06-Nov-2011 06-Nov-2011 MOVED
08-Aug-2010 08-Aug-2010 MOVED
09-Jul-2010 09-Jul-2010 ADDED
08-Jul-2010 MODIFIED