Prostigmatid Mites (Arachnida, Acariformes, Prostigmata) Parasitic on Amphibians and Reptiles in the Cuatro Cienegas Basin
Por:
Paredes-Leon, Ricardo
Publicada:
1 ene 2019
Resumen:
Herpetozoa of ten species from the Cuatro Cienegas Basin (CCB) were
inspected in search of parasitic mites. A total of 195 specimens of nine
taxa of mites from the suborder Prostigmata (Arachnida: Acariformes:
Trombidiformes) were recovered from 27 herps, 25 reptiles and 2
amphibians. The frog Lithobates berlandieri was intradermally
parasitized by two species of the genus Hannemania (Leeuwenhoekiidae).
Another two species of Leeuwenhoekiidae were found externally on three
phrynosomatid lizards: Sceloporus merriami, S. poinsettii and
Cophosaurus texanus. Three mite species of the family Trombiculidae were
found on the lizards Sceloporus magister, S. merriami and S. poinsettii
(Phrynosomatidae); Aspidoscelis gularis septemvittata and A. inornata
cienegae (Teiidae); and Gerrhonotus sp. (Anguidae) and on the snake
Thamnophis proximus diabolicus (Colubridae). Additionally, two species
of the genus Geckobiella (Pterygosomatidae) were found parasitizing the
phrynosomatid lizards Sceloporus poinsettii, S. merriami and S.
cyanostictus. The prostigmatid mite fauna on herps from the CCB include
nine new records of mites for the study area and eight new host records
including the first records of parasitic mites for five host species.
Filiaciones:
Paredes-Leon, Ricardo:
Univ Nacl Autonoma Mexico, Inst Biol, Dept Zool, Colecc Nacl Acaros, Mexico City, DF, Mexico
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