Abstract
Abstract The life history and behavior of Macrocheles mycotrupetes were examined in the laboratory. Unmated females failed to produce progeny, suggesting a mode of reproduction unlike that heretofore observed in other phoretic Macrocheles species. A discussion is presented on possible means of intergallery transfer by M. mycotrupetes based on its behavior in sand substrates and on seasonal activity of Mycotrupes gaigei and Geotrupes egeriei, its primary and secondary beetle phoronts. Laboratory observations suggest that lateral transfer of M. mycotrupetes occurs between subsurface beetle galleries, and verifies that mite movement through the sand substrate is triggered and guided by a beetle-generated kairomonal stimulus.
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