First record of four bee (Hymenoptera: Apidae) associated mite species (Acari) from Democratic People’s Republic of Korea Author Kontschan, Jeno Author Jeon, Mi Jeong Author Hwang, Jeong Mi Author Seo, Hong Yul text Journal of Species Research 2016 2016-02-29 5 1 27 30 http://dx.doi.org/10.12651/jsr.2016.5.1.027 journal article 10.12651/JSR.2016.5.1.027 2713-8615 12753528 Scutacarus acarorum (Goeze, 1780) ( Figs. 5, 6 ) Material examined: One female . Democratic People’s Republic of Korea , Pyongyang Prov. , Paektu-san-milyong, host: Bombus sp , 27.VI.1988 , leg. Szél, Gy. & Merkl, O. Diagnosis: Dorsal setae (c1, c2, d, f1, h) marginally pilose and long, but not reaching to basis of next setae. Setae e and f2 very short and needle-like. Setae 3a little shorter than 3b, setae 4a twice shorter than 4b. Notes: This species usually was collected from the nest of bumblebee in Europe, North-America and Mongolia and it was found on the body of the bumblebees as well ( Mahunka, 1972 ). Remark: This is the first record of Scutacarus acarorum from North-Korea and the Korean Peninsula. Sarcoptiformes Astigmata Canestrini, Family Chaetodactylidae