A new genus and species of mite (Acari: Podapolipidae) associated with the locust, Patanga succincta Linné (Orthoptera: Acrididae).

Abstract

Locustipolipus patangae gen. et sp. nov. is described. This ectoparasitic mite was 1st found in Penghu, Taiwan, on the mid- and hind thorax and around the bases of the fore- and hindwings of Patanga succincta in January 1979. It was also found on Oedaleus sp. When the mites were overcrowded, they also attached to the dorsal abdominal segments and the genitalia