A new species of Podapolipus (Acari: Heterostigmata: Podapolipidae) from an Australian gryllacridid cricket (Orthoptera), with keys to orthopteran-associated species of the genus.
Zootaxa
; 4647(1): zootaxa.4647.1.11, 2019 Jul 26.
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ABSTRACT
A new species of the ectoparasitic mite genus Podapolipus Rovelli Grassi, 1888 from a recently described species of the raspy cricket genus Chauliogryllacris Rentz, in Rentz and John,1990 (Orthoptera Gryllacrididae) is described. The main distinctions of Podapolipus gryllacridi n. sp. from its described congeners from orthopterans are the larval female and adult male having all dorsal and ventral idiosomatic setae, except the greatly elongated pair of scapular setae (and the caudal setae of the larval female), reduced to the size of microsetae; the larval female having separate tergites C and D; the male having an entire prodorsal shield, with apex of the aedeagus between bases of setae v1; and the adult female having smooth dorsal shields. Novel biological features of this parasite include its adult females' dwelling in the hollow sternal apodemes of their host, and its larval females using their host's other parasite, a gamasine mite, as phoretic and facultative hyperparasitic hosts. Keys are presented for the larval females and adult males of Podapolipus species associated with orthopterans. Problems with the generic concept of Podapolipus and closely related genera are reviewed. This is the first record of a podapolipid associated with orthopterans of the family Gryllacrididae.
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01-internacional
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Gryllidae
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Ácaros
Tipo de estudio:
Risk_factors_studies
Límite:
Animals
País/Región como asunto:
Oceania
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En
Revista:
Zootaxa
Año:
2019
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Canadá