| Publication Type: | Journal Article |
| Year of Publication: | 2003 |
| Authors: | A. V. Bochkov, Fain A. |
| Journal: | Bull. Inst. r. Sci. nat. Belg.: Ent. |
| Volume: | 73 |
| Pagination: | 5-50 |
| Date Published: | 2003 |
| Keywords: | [Neoromicia] Eptesicus capensis, Acanthophthirius capensis, Acari, Africa, Arachnida, Binuncus epomophori, Binuncus jamesoni, Binuncus myonycteris, Chiroptera, Congo (Kinshasa), ectoparasites, Emballonuridae, Epomophorus anurus [labiatus], host-parasite relationships, identification key, Liberia, Myobiidae, Myonycteris torquata, Nanonycteris veldkampii, Neomyobia jacksoni, parasitism, Pteropodidae, Rhinolophidae, Rhinolophus fumigatus, Rousettus aegyptiacus, synonymy, systematics, Tanzania, Taphozous sudani [perforatus], taxonomy, Ugandobia garambensis, Vespertilionidae |
| Abstract: | Several species of myobiid mites belonging to ten, of the 50 known genera are revised. Among them 5 new species and 4 new subgenera are described: Crocidurobia (Crocidurobia) dusbabeki sp. nov., Radfordia (Radfordia) colomys sp. nov., Radfordia (Radfordia) dephomys sp. nov., Radfordia (Radfordia) myomysci sp. nov. and Radfordia (Radfordia) delectori sp. nov., Emballomyobia subgen. nov., Otomyobia subgen. nov., Acomyobia subgen. nov. and Petromyscobia subgen. nov.The following stages of recognised species are described and depicted for the first time: Females (1 species): Ugandobia (Emballomyobia) emballonurae Fain, 1972 comb. nov. Males (4 species): Ugandobia (Ugandobia) garambensis Fain, 1973, Idiurobia idiuri (Fain, 1973), Radfordia (Radfordia) hystricosa Fain, 1972 comb. nov. and Radfordia (Lophurmyobia) brevipilis Fain, 1972. Tritonymphs (12 species): Idiurobia idiuri, Myobia (Myobia) malaysiensis Fain, Lukoschus et Nadchatram, 1980, Myobia (Myobia) hyatti Fain, 1973, Myobia (Myobia) afromuris Fain, 1972, Myobia (Otomyobia) otomyia Lawrence, 1951, Austromyobia (Dendromyobia) mesomelas (Fain et Lukoschus, 1976), Radfordia (Radfordia) pogonomys Fain et Lukoschus, 1976, Radfordia (Radfordia) thamnomys Fain, 1972, Radfordia (Radfordia) malacomys Fain, 1972, Radfordia (Radfordia) bukokoensis Fain et Lukoschus, 1976 comb. nov., Radfordia hystricosa and Radfordia brevipilis.Four species are synonymized: Acanthophthirius miniopteri Fain, 1972 syn. nov. with Acanthophthirius capensis (de Meillon et Lavoipierre, 1944), Binuncus rousetti Fain, 1972 syn. nov. with Binuncus jamesoni (Hiregaudar et Bal, 1956), Radfordia praomys trifurcata Fain, 1973 syn. nov. with Radfordia praomys Zumpt et Coffee, 1971, Radfordia chrysophila Curfs et al., 1986 syn. nov. with Radfordia angolensis Fain, 1972.Keys are provided to the genera Ugandobia and Crocidurobia. Lists of hosts and localities are given for the genera, Ugandobia, Neomyobia, Crocidurobia, and the subgenus Radfordia s.str. Host-parasites relationships are analysed for some myobiid genera. |