New Species of the Genus Periglischrus (Acari: Spinturnicidae) from Monophyllus Bats (Chiroptera: Phyllostomidae) in the West Indies, Including a Morphometric Analysis of Its Intraspecific Variation
Por:
Morales-Malacara, Juan B., Castaño-Meneses G., Klompen, Hans, Mancina, Carlos A.
Publicada:
1 mar 2020
Resumen:
The discovery of a new species, Periglischrus empheresotrichus, was
determined through a review of museum collections, as well as a field
survey of ectoparasites of island bats. This new species parasitizes on
two bat species of the genus Monophyllus Leach, the Greater Antillean
Long-tongued bat Monophyllus redmani Leach and the Lesser Antillean
Long-tongued bat Monophyllus plethodon Miller. The female, male,
deuthonymphs, and protonymph are described and illustrated. P.
empheresotrichus n. sp. has an insular distribution, we evaluated the
morphological variation of the adult populations, and concluded that
intra-specific variation is correlated both with host species and
locality (island) in the West Indies.
Filiaciones:
Morales-Malacara, Juan B.:
Lab. Espeleobiología y Acarología, Unidad Multidisciplinaria de Docencia e Investigación, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Querétaro, Querétaro, Mexico
Univ Nacl Autonoma Mexico, Fac Ciencias, Lab Espeleobiol & Acarol, Unidad Multidisciplinaria Docencia & Invest, Campus Juriquilla,Blvd Juriquilla 3001, Queretaro 76230, Queretaro, Mexico
Castaño-Meneses G.:
Lab. Ecología de Artrópodos en Ambientes Extremos, Unidad Multidisciplinaria de Docencia e Investigación, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Querétaro, Querétaro, Mexico
Klompen, Hans:
Acarology Laboratory, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, United States
Ohio State Univ, Acarol Lab, 1315 Kinnear Rd, Columbus, OH 43212 USA
Mancina, Carlos A.:
Departamento de Zoología, Instituto de Ecología y Sistemática, Academia de Ciencias de Cuba, Boyeros, Ciudad de La Habana, Cuba
Acad Ciencias Cuba, Inst Ecol & Sistemat, Dept Zool, Carretera Varona Km 31-2, Havana 10800, Cuba
Univ Nacl Autonoma Mexico, Fac Ciencias, Lab Ecol Artropodos Ambientes Extremos, Unidad Multidisciplinaria Docencia & Invest, Campus Juriquilla,Blvd Juriquilla 3001, Queretaro 76230, Queretaro, Mexico
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