Phoresy of Rhabditophanes schneideri (Bütschli) (Rhabditida: Alloionematidae) on pseudoscorpions (Arachnida: Pseudoscorpiones).

A total of 227 phoretic J3 dauer juveniles of the nematode Rhabditophanes schneideri (Bütschli) were observed attached to 63 out of 4845 specimens of three species of pseudoscorpion from Belgrade, Serbia and Montenegro. Analysis of the numbers of phoretic dauer larvae on different body regions revealed that the majority were attached to different pedipalpal and pedal segments. Only a few nematodes were carried on the prosoma and opisthosoma and none were observed on the chelicerae. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]