LIFE HISTORY OF MACROCHELES AFRICANUS H., E. & N. (ACARI : MACROCHELIDAE) A PREDATOR OF FLIES.

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

1 Agricultural Zoology Department, Faculty of Agriculture, Cairo University, Giza, Egypt

2 Plant Protection Research Institute, Agricultural Research Centre, Dokki, Giza, Egypt

Abstract

The morphological characters of the developmental stagesof Ma­crocheles africanus and its biological aspects were described when reared on larvae of house and vinegar flies at 30 °C. Duration of female life cycle and longevity as well as its fecundity were nearly similar on the two preys averaging 4.50 & 4.32 ; 28.24 & 27.11 days and 24.60 & 19.94 eggs, respectively.