Myobiid mites (Trombidiformes, Myobiidae) of the golden bat Mimon cozumelae from Mexico. Description of the male and tritonymph of Ioanella mimon and new records of Eudusbabekia mimon

The male and the tritonymph of are described for the first time parasitizing to from Yucatan, Mexico. Male of is characterized by the presence of legs I with the tibia and tarsus fused forming a small complex devoided of apical claws, legs II-IV with two claws, setae at level of anterior end of geni...

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Published inZooKeys Vol. 658; no. 658; pp. 1 - 8
Main Authors Herrera-Mares, Angel, Guzmán-Cornejo, Carmen, León-Paniagua, Livia, Rivas, Gerardo
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Bulgaria Pensoft Publishers 01.01.2017
Subjects
Distribution
Identification and classification
Leg
Mimon
Natural history
New records
Prostigmata
Setae
Tibia
Zoology
Mexico
Ioanella
Myobiidae
Phyllostomidae
Eudusbabekia
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Summary:The male and the tritonymph of are described for the first time parasitizing to from Yucatan, Mexico. Male of is characterized by the presence of legs I with the tibia and tarsus fused forming a small complex devoided of apical claws, legs II-IV with two claws, setae at level of anterior end of genital plate, genital plate rounded with an anterior projection, all intercoxal setae short; while the tritonymph is characterized by the presence of legs I unequal; legs II-IV with 2-1-1 claws, and posterior region of dorsal idiosoma with 3 pairs of cylindrical and toothed setae. Additionally, we include new locality and host records for which was also found on . Both species were described originally in association with at Bartica, Guyana.
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Academic editor: V. Pesic
ISSN:1313-2989
1313-2970
DOI:10.3897/zookeys.658.11507