A new species of pterygosomatid mite and its phylogenetic position within the genus Geckobiella (Acariformes: Prostigmata: Pterygosomatidae)

作者：Paredes Leon Ricardo^*; Guzman Cornejo Carmen

来源：International Journal of Acarology, 2015, 41(1): 19-30.

DOI：10.1080/01647954.2014.988642

• Sceloporus
• ectoparasite
• Geckobiella variabilis sp. nov.
• variabilis group
• Mexico

A new species of pterygosomatid mite, Geckobiella variabilis sp. nov. (Acariformes: Pterygosomatidae) is described based on adults (female and male) and a larva. This new mite species was collected from two species of lizards of the genus Sceloporus (Phrynosomatidae) from the coast of the Gulf of Mexico. Geckobiella variabilis sp. nov. is very close to Geckobiella harrisi and Geckobiella texana; this new species can be readily distinguished from G. harrisi by the presence of solenidion omega 2 on tarsi I and solenidion omega on tarsi III and from G. texana by the spatulate setae on dorsum and lateral parts of idiosoma, the barbed genital setae (g1) and coxae III-IV located very close to the anogenital area. The phylogenetic position of G. variabilis sp. nov. within Geckobiella is discussed, and an identification key for all the species of the genus is provided.
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• 出版日期2015-1-2