A new species of the genus Coleolaelaps (Acari: Laelapidae) associated with larvae of Polyphylla sp. (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) in Iran

Coleolaelaps ferdowsi Joharchi sp. n. (Acari: Laelapidae) was collected associated with the larval stage of Polyphylla sp. (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) on roots of peach trees in Neishabour, Khorasan Razavi, Iran. This new species is described and illustrations provided

The first record of the genus Julolaelaps Berlese (Acari, Mesostigmata, Laelapidae) in Republic of Korea and description of a new species on a captive giant African millipede (Spirostreptidae, Archispirostreptus)

This paper reports on a new species of mite of the genus Julolaelaps Berlese in Republic of Korea. Females and males of a new species, Julolaelaps gigas sp. nov., were collected on a captive giant African millipede, Archispirostreptus gigas (Spirostreptida: Spirostreptidae). The new species is described and illustrated based on morphological characters of the adult females and males and compared with known congeners. This new species is the first record of Julolaelaps from Republic of Korea. In addition, an updated key to all known species of the genus is presented

A New Predacious Species of Cosmolaelaps (Mesostigmata: Laelapidae) from Rose Greenhouses in The Netherlands with Extensive Morphological Analyses and Ontogeny †

A new species from the genus Cosmolaelaps, with potential to control western flower thrips, Frankliniella occidentalis (Pergande) (Thysanoptera: Thripidae), were collected from litter and remains of plant material on soil of different rose greenhouses in The Netherlands. Collected specimens were used to initiate a laboratory colony. Subsequently, a sample of mites of different developmental stages were analysed morphologically, by means of the measurement of structures and determination of the main morphological characteristics and chaetotaxy of the leg segments. The new species, Cosmolaelaps sabelisi sp. nov., is described and illustrated based on the morphological characters of the adult and immature stages (including the protonymph and deutonymphal stages) and compared with closely related species.Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG)Russian Ministry of Science and Higher EducationPeer Reviewe

Exploring genetic variation and phylogenetic patterns of Tropilaelaps mercedesae (Mesostigmata: Laelapidae) populations in Asia

IntroductionThe mites belonging to the genus Tropilaelaps are ectoparasites of honey bees, primarily infesting the larval and pupal stages. Originating from subtropical regions, these mites can cause brood malformation, bee mortality, and subsequent decline or absconding of colonies.Material and methodsDuring field surveys conducted in Nepal, South Korea, and Uzbekistan to investigate honey bee pests, several populations of T. mercedesae were collected. This is the first record of T. mercedesae from Uzbekistan. The morphological characteristics of the collected populations were analyzed, and their phylogenetic relationship with other Asian populations was examined.Results and discussionThe molecular analysis of cytochrome oxidase I gene revealed high similarity between Uzbekistan and Pakistan populations, signaling the potential invasion of subtropical honey bee parasites into the Central Asian beekeeping sectors. Phylogenetic analysis indicated the presence of four distinct lineages within the mainland-Indonesian populations of T. mercedesae. Notably, an evolutionary divergence was observed between the haplotypes from Sri Lanka and the Philippines compared to the remaining mainland Asian and Indonesian haplotypes, suggesting the possible existence of subspecies or separate species in these isolated locations. To gain a deeper understanding of this phenomenon, it is essential to continue monitoring the spread of this significant honey bee pest and conduct comprehensive morphological and molecular analyses of samples collected from these specific localities

Promyialges italicus sp. nov. (Astigmata: Epidermoptidae) with redescriptions of mites of the families Epidermoptidae and Cheyletidae (Prostigmata) associated with Pseudolynchia canariensis (Diptera: Hippoboscidae) from Iran and Italy

Pseudolynchia canariensis (Diptera: Hippoboscidae) is a parasite of pigeons but also a host for hyperparasitic mites living on the same avian hosts. Four species and subspecies of mites found on this louse fly, Myialges anchora, Promyialges italicus sp. nov., Promyialges lophortyx (Astigmata: Epidermoptidae), and Ornithocheyletia hallae hallae (Prostigmata: Cheyletidae), are described or redescribed. One new species of feather mites is described from Tuscany, Pisa, Italy, from Pseudolynchia canariensis (Mcquart, 1840) from Columba livia (Gmelin, 1789). This is the first report of the genera Myialges and Ornithocheyletia for the Iranian fauna, while the subspecies Ornithocheyletia hallae hallae represents a new report for Asia. Specimens of O. hallae from populations in Italy and in Iran differ morphologically. According to these findings, we recognized two subspecies, Ornithocheyletia hallae hallae and O. hallae simili

Replacement name for a homonym in Hypoaspis Canestrini (Acari: Laelapidae)

Joharchi, Omid (2019): Replacement name for a homonym in Hypoaspis Canestrini (Acari: Laelapidae). Persian Journal of Acarology 9 (2): 207-208, DOI: 10.22073/pja.v9i2.6075

Hypoaspis Canestrini

Genus Hypoaspis Canestrini Hypoaspis Canestrini 1884: 1569. Type species Gamasus krameri G. & R. Canestrini, 1881, designated by Berlese (1904). Diagnosis. Laelapidae with an oval-shaped dorsal shield without lateral incisions, bearing 35–40 pairs of setae, including one or more pairs of Zx setae between the J and Z setae, all dorsal shield setae smooth and pointed, except a few occasionally very slightly pilose. Some opisthonotal setae greatly elongated and often appearing wavy in slide-mounted specimens, especially Z 4, which is at least three times as long as J 5. Post-anal seta distinctly shorter than para-anal setae. Hypostomal setae h 3 distinctly longer than other hypostomal setae. Sternal shield fully developed with distinct anterior margin, approximately as wide as long, fused with endopodal plates between coxae II and III. Greatly elongated macrosetae present on femora II and III. Tarsus II with two subterminal blunt spines (al 1 and pl 1). Notes on the genus. The genus Hypoaspis as defined here corresponds to the subgenus Hypoaspis (Hypoaspis) or Hypoaspis sens. strict. of most other authors. Great numbers of species have been described in a very looselydefined genus Hypoaspis, but Hypoaspis sens. strict. is quite small. Karg (1979) listed only 13 species, which are most easily recognised by the greatly elongate setae Z 4 on the dorsal shield. Most species that have been placed in Hypoaspis actually belong to other genera, especially Gaeolaelaps Evans & Till, 1966 (reviewed by Beaulieu, 2009), because they lack the diagnostic long setae Z 4. Other species that we include in Hypoaspis, but which were not listed by Karg (1979), include H. boas (Ryke & Meyer, 1957), H. longchuanensis Gu & Duan, 1991 (= H. longchuanensis Gu & Duan, 1993), H. hunanensis Ma & Zheng, 2000, and H. terrestrisimilis Ma et al., 2003. The only species of Hypoaspis (Hypoaspis) previously recorded from Iran are H. (H.) krameri and H. (H.) polyphyllae Khanjani & Ueckermann, 2005 (Faraji et al., 2008). Kamali et al. (2001) listed several other species of Hypoaspis from Iran, but we place most of those species in other genera.Published as part of Joharchi, Omid & Halliday, Bruce, 2011, New species and new records of mites of the family Laelapidae (Acari: Mesostigmata) associated with Coleoptera in Iran, pp. 23-38 in Zootaxa 2883 on pages 26-27, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.27759

Gaeolaelaps Evans & Till

Genus Gaeolaelaps Evans & Till Hypoaspis (Gaeolaelaps) Evans & Till, 1966: 159. Type species: Laelaps aculeifer Canestrini, 1884; by original designation (Evans & Till, 1966). Diagnosis. The concept of Gaeolaelaps used here is based on that of Beaulieu (2009) with modifications by Kazemi et al. (2014).Published as part of Joharchi, Omid & Friedrich, Stefan, 2021, Two new species of Gaeolaelaps Evans & Till (Acari: Laelapidae) from the Andes Mountains, Peru, pp. 56-70 in Zootaxa 4995 (1) on page 57, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4995.1.3, http://zenodo.org/record/504364

Androlaelaps projecta Furman 1972

<i>Androlaelaps projecta</i> Furman <p>Figures 1–5.</p> <p> <i>Androlaelaps projecta</i> Furman, 1972: 54.</p> <p> <b>Specimen examined.</b> One female; 27°11’ N, 31°09’ E, Assiut University, Assiut; 22 June 2016; coll. M.W. Negm; ex. soil.</p> <p> <b>Remarks.</b> <i>Androlaelaps projecta</i> was described on red-tailed squirrel (Rodentia: Sciuridae) from Venezuela (Furman, 1972). It is now recorded in Egypt for the first time, from soil. Our specimen agrees very well with the description given by Furman (1972). The species is easily recognised by the 39 pairs of relatively long, subequal, smooth dorsal setae (22 pairs of podonotal setae and 17 pairs of opisthonotal setae), including two pairs of <i>Zx</i> setae between <i>J</i> and <i>Z</i> setae, with two unpaired supernumerary seta <i>Jx</i> between <i>J</i> series (Fig. 1), posterior margin of sternal shield with obvious median projection (Fig. 2), genito-ventral shield adjacent the anal shield, a pair of opisthogastric setae in the soft integument between the genito-ventral and anal shields (Fig. 2), corniculi long and needle-like, reaching beyond mid-level of palp femur (Fig. 3), pilus dentilis slender (Fig. 4), setae <i>av</i> on femur–tibia of leg II spur shape (Fig. 5). According to the published descriptions and illustrations, <i>A</i>. <i>aegypticus</i> and <i>A</i>. <i>kifli</i> share almost all the above-mentioned character states with <i>A</i>. <i>projecta</i>. We have not had the opportunity to examine type specimens of these species, but by comparing the descriptions and figures of these species we could not find any distinguishing authentic morphological differences. We believe that <i>A</i>. <i>aegypticus</i> and <i>A</i>. <i>kifli</i> may be junior synonyms of <i>A</i>. <i>projecta</i>.</p>Published as part of <i>Joharchi, Omid & Negm, Mohamed W., 2020, Soil-inhabiting mites of the family Laelapidae (Acari: Mesostigmata) from Assiut Governorate, Egypt, pp. 488-510 in Zootaxa 4759 (4)</i> on page 489, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4759.4.2, <a href="http://zenodo.org/record/3741001">http://zenodo.org/record/3741001</a&gt

Hypoaspis integer Berlese

Hypoaspis integer Berlese Hypoaspis integer Berlese, 1911: 186. Hypoaspis integer.— Costa, 1971: 76; Costa & Hunter, 1971: 324. Hypoaspis (Hypoaspis) integer.— Karg, 1979: 70, 1982: 236, 1993: 136. Coleolaelaps integer.— Berlese, 1914: 142; Grandi, 1925: 212; Samšiňák, 1960: 280. Specimens examined. 20 females, Karaj, Nazarabad, 20 June 2009, O. Joharchi coll., on Polyphylla sp.; 20 females, Karaj, Damavand, 20 June 2009, O. Joharchi coll., on Polyphylla sp; 20 females, Karaj, Sharestanak, 20 June 2009, O. Joharchi coll., on Polyphylla sp.; 20 females, Yazd, 17 June 2008, O. Joharchi coll., on Polyphylla sp.; 10 females, Shiraz, 7 September 2008, O. Joharchi coll., on Polyphylla sp.; 20 females, Gilan, 10 May 2009, O. Joharchi coll., on Polyphylla sp.; 15 females, Tabriz, 10 September 2008, O. Joharchi coll., on Polyphylla sp.; five females, Isfahan, 7 September 2008, O. Joharchi coll., on Polyphylla sp. Notes. Willmann (1935) described and illustrated the female of a species identified as Coleolaelaps integer, but this appears to be a completely different species, with very short setae in the central area of the dorsal shield.Published as part of Joharchi, Omid & Halliday, Bruce, 2011, New species and new records of mites of the family Laelapidae (Acari: Mesostigmata) associated with Coleoptera in Iran, pp. 23-38 in Zootaxa 2883 on page 27, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.27759