Systematic revision of the genera Geckobiella Hirst, 1917 and Hirstiella Berlese, 1920 (Acari: Prostigmata: Pterygosomatidae) with description of a new genus for American specie
Por:
Paredes-León R., Klompen H., Pérez T.M.
Publicada:
9 oct 2012
Resumen:
A cladistic analysis based on 274 morphological characters was performed including the 13 previously recognized species of the scale mite genus Hirstiella, 2 new species, 5 species in closely related genera, and 3 more distant out-group species. An analysis based on 148 informative characters resulted in one most parsimonious tree (L = 400, CI = 0.57 and RI = 0.79). According to this, the genus Hirstiella in its current concept is a polyphyletic taxon whose member species belong to three different clades. The first lineage (Bremer support and jackknife values 2 and 78%) includes the type species H. trombidiiformis and seven additional species of Hirstiella that are parasites on iguanian lizards. The genus Geckobiella is included in this lineage, and the latter taxon name has priority over Hirstiella; therefore, the genus Hirstiella is considered a synonym of Geckobiella and no longer valid. For the second lineage (Bremer support and jackknife values of 2 and 73%) we propose the name Be
Filiaciones:
Paredes-León R.:
Univ Nacl Autonoma Mexico, Inst Biol, Dept Zool, Colecc Nacl Acaros, Mexico City 04510, DF, Mexico
Klompen H.:
Department of Evolution, Ecology and Organismal Biology, Acarology Laboratory, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43212, United States
Pérez T.M.:
Univ Nacl Autonoma Mexico, Inst Biol, Dept Zool, Colecc Nacl Acaros, Mexico City 04510, DF, Mexico
Bronze
|