The first record of the genus Myrmozercon Berlese (Acari: Mesostigmata: Laelapidae) in Japan and description of a new species clinging to an arboreal ant (Formicidae: Crematogaster).

This paper reports on a new species of mite of the genus Myrmozercon Berlese in Japan. Females of a new species, Myrmozercon kishidai sp. nov., were collected clinging to Crematogaster teranishii Santschi (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). The new species is described and illustrated based on morphological characters of the adult female and compared with known congeners. This new species is the first record of Myrmozercon from Japan. In addition, an identification key to all known species of the genus is presented. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]