Species Blattisocius keegani Fox, 1947
- Blattisocius keegani Fox, I. 1947. Seven new mites from rats in Puerto Rico. Annals of the Entomological Society of America 40: 598-603.
Introduction
This common and cosmopolitan species is the subject of an extensive literature. Detailed accounts of its synonymy and bibliography can be found in McGraw and Farrier (1969), Halliday et al. (1998) and Moraes et al. (2016). Only a few selected references are listed here.
General References
Athias-Henriot, C. 1957. Phytoseiidae et Aceosejidae (Acarina, Gamasina) d'Algerie. I. Genres Blattisocius Keegan, Iphiseius Berlese, Amblyseius Berlese, Phytoseius Ribaga, Phytoseiulus Evans. Bulletin de la Société d'Histoire Naturelle de l'Afrique du Nord 48: 319-352 (as Blattisocius keegani)
Barker, P.S. 1967. Bionomics of Blattisocius keegani (Fox) (Acarina : Ascidae), a predator on eggs of pests of stored grains. Canadian Journal of Zoology 45: 1093-1099 (as Blattisocius keegani)
Britto, E.P.J., Lopes, P.C. & de Moraes, G.J. 2012. Blattisocius (Acari, Blattisociidae) species from Brazil, with description of a new species, redescription of Blattisocius keegani and a key for the separation of the world species of the genus. Zootaxa 3479: 33–51 (as Blattisocius keegani)
Domrow, R. 1979. Ascid and ameroseiid mites phoretic on Australian mammals and birds. Records of the Western Australian Museum 8: 97-116 (as Blattisocius keegani)
Evans, G.O. 1958. A revision of the British Aceosejinae (Acarina : Mesostigmata). Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 131: 177-229 (as Melichares keegani)
Haines, C.P. 1979. A revision of the genus Blattisocius Keegan (Mesostigmata : Ascidae) with special reference to B. tarsalis (Berlese) and the description of a new species. Acarologia 20: 19-38 (as Blattisocius keegani)
Halliday, R.B., Walter, D.E. & Lindquist, E.E. 1998. Revision of the Australian Ascidae (Acarina: Mesostigmata). Invertebrate Taxonomy 12: 1-54
Hughes, A.M. 1961. The Mites of Stored Food Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, Technical Bulletin no. 9. London : Her Majesty's Stationery Office 287 pp. (as Melichares keegani)
Hughes, A.M. 1976. The Mites of Stored Food and Houses. Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, Technical Bulletin. London : Her Majesty's Stationery Office Vol. 9 400 pp. (as Blattisocius keegani)
McGraw, J.R. & Farrier, M.H. 1969. Mites of the superfamily Parasitoidea (Acarina : Mesostigmata) associated with Dendroctonus and Ips (Coleoptera : Scolytidae). Technical Bulletin of the North Carolina Agricultural Research Service 192: 1-162 (as Blattisocius keegani)
Moraes, G.J. de, Britto, E.P.J., Mineiro, J.L.de C. & Halliday, B. 2016. Catalogue of the mite families Ascidae Voigts & Oudemans, Blattisociidae Garman and Melicharidae Hirschmann (Acari: Mesostigmata). Zootaxa 4112: 1-299. (as Blattisocius keegani)
Treat, A.E. 1975. Mites of Moths and Butterflies. Ithaca, New York : Comstock Publishing Associates 362 pp. (as Blattisocius keegani)
Westerboer, I. & Bernhard, F. 1963. Die familie Phytoseiidae Berlese 1916. pp. 451-777 in Stammer, H.J. (ed.). Beiträge zur Systematik und Ökologie Mitteleuropäischer Acarina. Band II. Mesostigmata. Leipzig : Akademische Verlagsgesselschaft Geest & Portig K.-G. (as Blattisocius keegani)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01-May-2017 | Acari | 25-Jan-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 | ||
| 08-Aug-2010 | 09-Jul-2010 | ADDED | ||
| 09-Jul-2010 | 09-Jul-2010 | ADDED | ||
| 08-Jul-2010 | MODIFIED |