Jerry Bromenshenk wrote:
>I can't say that I've seen pseudoscorpions in the hives, but they occur in
>many of our northern states. In fact, I hadn't seen a true scorpion until
>I began working in the western states to the south of us.
Those who have ready access to a university library might check the
following reference:
Levi, H.W. 1948. Notes on the life history of the Pseudoscorpion Chelifer
cancroides (Linn.) (Chelonethida.) TRANS. AMER. MICR. SOC. 67:290-298.
That study was apparently conducted in Wisconsin.
Adrian
Adrian M. Wenner (805) 963-8508 (home phone)
967 Garcia Road (805) 893-8062 (UCSB FAX)
Santa Barbara, CA 93106 [http://www.beesource.com/pov/wenner/index.htm]
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