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

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Associated pseudoscorpions (Arachnida: Pseudoscorpiones) with waste heaps of Atta colombica (Guérin-Méneville, 1844) (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in Panama

“…C. scorpioides and L. carolinensis are registered for the first time in ant nests. L. carolinensis is distributed around 100 meters or less above sea level, from North Carolina to Panama (Muchmore 1991;Martínez et al 2019). This species has been found under the bark of Quercus L., Enterolobium cyclocarpum (Jacq.…”

“…This species has been found under the bark of Quercus L., Enterolobium cyclocarpum (Jacq. ), Avicennia germinans (L.) L. and under the elytra of cerambycid and carabid beetles (Muchmore 1991;Martínez et al 2019). C. scorpioides is distributed throughout the tropical forests of Central and South America living in decaying trees and it is frequently found under the elytra of cerambycid beetles (Beier 1948;Muchmore 1971;Zeh 1991, 1992).…”

Phoretic Relationship between Haplochelifer philipi (Pseudoscorpiones: Cheliferidae) and Acrocynus longimanus (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae) in Panama

“…There are two types of phoresy: Active phoresy, when the phoront holds or clings to any structure of the host's body, and Passive phoresy, when the phoront places itself beneath or within any structure or cavity of the host (Vachon 1940; Athias-Binche 1994). In pseudoscorpions, this behavior has been reported in 13 families associated with 47 families of arthropods, where Coleoptera, Diptera and Lepidoptera are the most representative orders (Poinar et al 1998; Judson 2003; Villegas-Guzmán et al 2016; Martinez et al 2020). The families Chernetidae and Cheliferidae are the ones that represent the largest of phoresy records in the literature (Poinar et al 1998).…”

“…In Panama, different phoretic relationships have been reported: Cryptocheiridium sp. (Cheiridiidae) on Hemiptera, Lamprochernes loewi (Hagen) and Americhernes oblongus (Chernetidae) on Diptera, the last one on Scipopus limbativertex (Martínez et al 2018; Martínez et al 2019; Martínez et al 2020) . The present study is the first record of a phoretic interaction of Haplochelifer philipi (Chamberlin) with the harlequin beetle Acrocinus longimanus (L.) in Central America.…”

Phoretic pseudoscorpions associated with the Alston’s Singing Mouse (Scotinomys teguina) in Western Panama

“…In Panama, 21 species of pseudoscorpions have been reported (Martínez et al 2019(Martínez et al , 2020(Martínez et al , 2021, most of them in microhabitats such as tree barks, soils, and nests. Others have been caught in pitfall traps (Martínez et al 2018;Subías et al 2004).…”