Abstract
Summary. The egg, larva, protonymph, female and male of Parasitus copridis Costa, 1963 are described and figured. The following are new hosts for the mite: Bubas bubalus, Onitis humerosus and Hister uncinatus. Preliminary notes are given on the biology of P. copridis and the nature of its association with Copris hispanus. The mould depressing effect of the beetle and its influence on the behaviour of P. copridis is noted. The longevity of the deutonymphs of P. copridis was observed to be at least 109 days and is estimated to be 140-50 days.
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