Table 2.
Rickia parasitizing ants and/or associated (myrmecophilous) arthropods, with indication of the currently known distribution.
| Rickia species | Ant host(s) | Myrmecophilous mite host(s) | Myrmecophilous beetle host(s) | Myrmecophilous fly host | Known distribution | Reference(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rickia depauperata Thaxt. | Mesostigmata: Celaenopsidae (Celaenopsis sp.) | Haiti | [42] | |||
| Rickia excavata Thaxt. | Mesostigmata: Celaenopsidae (Celaenopsis sp.) | Trinidad | [42] | |||
| Rickia georgii T. Majewski | Mesostigmata: Dermanyssidae (Hypoaspis cuneifer) | Poland | [22] | |||
| Rickia kistneri W. Rossi | Staphylinidae (Mimaenictus wilsoni) | Peninsular Malaysia | [29] | |||
| Rickia lenoirii Santam. | Messor spp. | France, Greece, Hungary, Romania | [1, 34] | |||
| Rickia macrochelis Thaxt. | Mesostigmata: Macrochelidae (Macrocheles sp.) | Indonesia (Sumatra) | [42] | |||
| Rickia nigriceps Thaxt. | Mesostigmata: Euzerconidae (Euzercon sp.) | Solomon Islands | [42] | |||
| Rickia pachylaelapis T. Majewski | Mesostigmata: Pachylaelapidae (Sphaerolaelaps holothyroides) | Poland | [22] | |||
| Rickia parvula Thaxt. | Mesostigmata: Celaenopsidae (Celaenopsis sp.), Euzerconidae (?Euzercon sp.) | Trinidad | [42] | |||
| Rickia stellata T. Majewski | Mesostigmata: Celaenopsidae (Celaenopsis spp., Pleuronectocelaeno spp.) | Poland | [22] | |||
| Rickia wasmannii Cavara | Myrmica spp. | Europe | [12, 16] | |||
| Myrmica scabrinodis | Astigmatina: Acaridae | Syrphidae (Microdon myrmicae) | Hungary | Present paper |