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ACARINARIUM

Acarinarium

Specialized anatomical structure which is evolved to facilitate the retention of mites

An acarinarium is a specialized anatomical structure which is evolved to facilitate the retention of mites on the body of an organism, typically a bee

Acarinarium

Carpenter bee

Common name for a genus of bees

structure on the inside of their first metasomal tergite called the acarinarium where certain mites (Dinogamasus species) reside as commensals or symbionts

Carpenter bee

Carpenter_bee

Xylocopinae

Subfamily of bees

Some Xylocopinae have a cavity between the thorax and abdomen, called acarinarium, which provides accommodation for a colony of predatory mites, cleaning

Xylocopinae

Parancistrocerus

Genus of wasps

depression acting as an acarinarium at the base of the second metasomal tergum and hidden under the first metasomal tergum. This acarinarium serves as shelter

Parancistrocerus

Mycangium

Body structures adapted for the transport of symbiotic fungi

mycangium, but for historical reasons, mite taxonomists use the term acarinarium. Apart from riding on the beetles, the mites live together with them

Mycangium

Sennertia

Genus of mites

presence in some bees of specialized structures for carrying mites (acarinarium) indicates the mutualistic nature of the relationship of some species

Sennertia

Dinogamasus

Genus of mites

associated with carpenter bees in the genus Xylocopa and are found in their acarinarium. Dinogamasus acutus LeVeque, 1930 Dinogamasus affinis (Berlese, 1918)

Dinogamasus

Xylocopa caffra

Species of bee

are transported from nest to nest in an abdominal chamber, called the acarinarium. The mites feed on nest fungi that may otherwise infest the nectar and

Xylocopa caffra

Xylocopa_caffra

Roubikia

Genus of mites

A single species, Roubikia latebrosa, is phoretic in the metasomal acarinarium of the host. Dispersal to unrelated host bees can be accomplished via

Roubikia

Histiostoma

Genus of mites

Histiostoma inquilinus, one of the bee-associated species, can be found in the acarinarium of Xenoglossa bees. They may benefit the bees by protecting them from

Histiostoma

Oligochlora

Extinct genus of bees

meaning "alone", and apis, meaning "bee" in reference the lack of an acarinarium on O. rozeni. A fifth species, O. marquettorum was also published in

Oligochlora

Edward Ernest Green

Sri Lankan-born British mycologist and entomologist

type species Greenia perkinsi was described as a symbiont found in the acarinarium of Xylocopa tenuiscapa. Illustrations by Green Orthezia insignis Monophlebus

Edward Ernest Green