Thrips on fabaceous plants and weeds in an ecotone in northeastern Brazil

ABSTRACT: Thrips (Thysanoptera) on 33 species of Fabaceae (ornamental and forage) and some weed species were surveyed in areas of caatinga-cerrado ecotone in northeastern Brazil. Twenty species of thrips were identified, all of which are associated for the first time with the plants sampled in this study, totaling 26 new host associations, based on collections of immatures. Five species are probably new to science, illustrating the diversity of thrips in the region. A few thrips species that also occur as pests in other regions of Brazil are discussed. Our data extend the distribution area of thrips species and provide basic information on their associated plants.

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Quill mites (Acariformes: Syringophilidae) associated with birds of Mexico

Zootaxa ◽

10.11646/zootaxa.4282.1.11 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 4282 (1) ◽

pp. 179 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

MACIEJ SKORACKI

Keyword(s):

New Species ◽

Mite Species ◽

New Host ◽

Quill Mites ◽

Cinclus Mexicanus ◽

The Family ◽

Three New Species ◽

First Time ◽

Host Associations

The fauna of quill mites of the family Syringophilidae (Acariformes: Cheyletoidea) parasitizing birds in Mexico is surveyed. Three new species of the genus Syringophiloidus Kethley are described: S. amazilia sp. nov. from Amazilia candida (Bonaer & Mulsant) (Apodiformes: Trochilidae), S. cincli sp. nov. from Cinclus mexicanus Swainson (Passeriformes: Cinclidae), and S. sporophila sp. nov. from Sporophila torqueola (Bonaparte) (Passeriformes: Thraupidae). Additionally, six quill mite species are found for the first time in Mexico and several new host associations are recorded. The syringophilid fauna presently recorded in Mexico is summarized.

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Checklist of host associations of European bat flies (Diptera: Nycteribiidae, Streblidae)

Zootaxa ◽

10.11646/zootaxa.4205.2.1 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 4205 (2) ◽

pp. 101 ◽

Cited By ~ 13

Author(s):

TAMARA SZENTIVÁNYI ◽

PÉTER ESTÓK ◽

MIHÁLY FÖLDVÁRI

Keyword(s):

Field Data ◽

New Host ◽

Bat Flies ◽

Blood Sucking ◽

Host Parasite ◽

First Time ◽

Host Associations

Bat flies are obligate blood-sucking ectoparasites of bats. They are divided into two families: Nycteribiidae and Streblidae. Europe has 17 species of bat flies and 45 species of bats (Mammalia: Chiroptera). This checklist is based on both published records and our own field data and provides updated information on all associations between bat flies and their hosts in Europe. The host-parasite association between Basilia italica Theodor and Plecotus auritus (Linnaeus) is reported for the first time. Moreover, our records of B. italica on Myotis alcathoe Helversen & Heller, B. nana Theodor & Moscona on Plecotus auritus, Nycteribia kolenatii Theodor & Moscona on M. bechsteinii (Kuhl) and Penicillidia dufourii (Westwood) on M. daubentonii (Kuhl) represent new host associations for Hungary.

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Feather mites of the subfamily Proctophyllodinae (Acari: Proctophyllodidae) from passerines (Aves: Passeriformes) in Costa Rica

Zootaxa ◽

10.11646/zootaxa.4297.1.1 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 4297 (1) ◽

pp. 1 ◽

Cited By ~ 4

Author(s):

SERGEY V. MIRONOV ◽

IVAN LITERAK ◽

OLDRICH SYCHRA ◽

MIROSLAV CAPEK

Keyword(s):

New Species ◽

Costa Rica ◽

Passerine Birds ◽

Feather Mites ◽

New Host ◽

History Of ◽

Species Groups ◽

First Time ◽

Hylophylax Naevioides ◽

Host Associations

The paper provides new data on systematics and host associations of feather mites of the subfamily Proctophyllodinae (Astigmata: Proctophyllodidae) recorded on passerine birds (Passeriformes) in Costa Rica. A total of 25 proctophyllodine species of six genera have been recorded, of which 19 new species are described: Anisophyllodes cuneiformis sp. n. from Sittasomus griseicapillus (Vieillot) (Furnariidae), Atrichophyllodes latilobus sp. n. from Hylophylax naevioides (Lafresnaye) (Thamnophilidae), Nycteridocaulus attila sp. n. from Attila spadiceus (Gmelin, JF) (Tyrannidae), N. hylophylax sp. n. from Hylophylax naevioides (Lafresnaye) (Thamnophilidae), N. ketourus sp. n. from Thryophilus rufalbus (Lafresnaye) (Troglodytidae), N. leptopogoni sp. n. from Leptopogon superciliaris Tschudi (Tyrannidae), N. myiobius sp. n. from Myiobius sulphureipygius (Sclater, PL) (Tyrannidae), N. myioborus sp. n. from Myioborus miniatus (Swainson) (Parulidae), N. platyrinchi sp. n. from Platyrinchus cancrominus Sclater, PL and Salvin (Tyrannidae), Platyacarus caulifer sp. n. from Glyphorynchus spirurus (Vieillot) (Furnariidae), Pl. dendrocinclae sp. n. from Dendrocincla homochroa (Scalter, PL) (Furnariidae), Pl. dendrocolapti sp. n. and Pl. picumnus sp. n. from Dendrocolaptes picumnus Lichtenstein, MHK (Furnariidae), Pl. sclerurus sp. n. from Sclerurus mexicanus Sclater, PL (Furnariidae), Proctophyllodes arremoni sp. n. from Arremon brunneinucha (Lafresnaye) (Emberizidae), Pr. euphoniae sp. n. from Euphonia hirundinacea Bonaparte (Fringillidae), Pr. vesicularis sp. n. from E. anneae Cassin (Fringillidae), Pr. parkesiae sp. n. from Parkesia motacilla (Vieillot) (Parulidae), and Pr. strictophyllus sp. n. from Coereba flaveola (Linnaeus) (Thraupidae). The female of Anisophyllodes pipromorphae Atyeo, 1967, previously known from two forms of males only, is described for the first time. Five new host associations are recorded for the following mites: Anisophyllodes pipromorphae from Mionectes olivaceus Lawrence (Tyrannidae), Diproctophyllodes dielytra (Trouessart, 1885) from Chiroxiphia linearis (Bonaparte) and Corapipo altera Hellmayr (Pipridae), Nycteridocaulus pectinatus Atyeo, 1966 from Tolmomyias sulphurescens (von Spix) (Tyrannidae), and Proctophyllodes thraupis Atyeo and Braasch, 1966 from Tangara icterocephala (Bonaparte) (Thraupidae). Two species, Proctophyllodes habiae Atyeo and Braasch, 1966 from Habia rubica (Vieillot) (Cardinalidae) and Platyacarus sittasomi Hernandes et al., 2007 from Sittasomus griseicapillus (Vieillot) (Furnariidae), are recorded in Costa Rica for the first time. New diagnoses and keys to all currently known species are provided for the genera Anisophyllodes Atyeo, 1967, Atrichophyllodes Hernandes et al., 2007, Nycteridocaulus Atyeo, 1966, and Platyacarus Kudon, 1982. Two new species groups, caulifer and minor, are established within the genus Platyacarus. The history of taxonomic investigations of proctophyllodine feather mites is briefly presented. We summarize host associations with passerine birds of the New World for these proctophyllodine genera and species, excluding the genus Proctophyllodes.

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Annotated key to the genera of Mymaridae (Hymenoptera: Chalcidoidea) in Argentina

Zootaxa ◽

10.11646/zootaxa.2129.1.1 ◽

2009 ◽

Vol 2129 (1) ◽

pp. 1-28 ◽

Cited By ~ 11

Author(s):

ERICA LUFT ALBARRACIN ◽

SERGUEI V. TRIAPITSYN ◽

EDUARDO G. VIRLA

Keyword(s):

Type Species ◽

New World ◽

New Host ◽

First Time ◽

New Host Records ◽

Host Associations

A key to the genera of Mymaridae occurring in Argentina is given, and information on the 178 determined and several undetermined species in 35 genera is provided, including data on their distribution and host associations. New host records are provided for several species of Anagrus Haliday and Gonatocerus Nees. The genus Kikiki Huber & Beardsley is recorded for the first time from the New World, and the genera Australomymar Girault, Camptopteroides Viggiani, Gahanopsis Ogloblin, Myrmecomymar Yoshimoto, and Ptilomymar Annecke & Doutt are reported for the first time from Argentina. Eucleruchus Ogloblin, syn. nov. is synonymized under Cleruchus Enock, and its type species E. neivai Ogloblin is transferred to Cleruchus as C. neivai (Ogloblin), comb. nov.

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First record of Stibarobdella moorei (Annelida, Hirudinea, Piscicolidae) a marine leech parasitizing Octopus bimaculatus (Mollusca: Octopodidae) from the Mexican Pacific coast

Helminthologia ◽

10.1515/helm-2017-0044 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 54 (4) ◽

pp. 322-329 ◽

Cited By ~ 4

Author(s):

D. J. López-Peraza ◽

M. Hernández-Rodríguez ◽

B. Barón-Sevilla ◽

L. F. Bückle-Ramírez ◽

M. I. Grano-Maldonado

Keyword(s):

Los Angeles ◽

Pacific Coast ◽

Present Finding ◽

First Record ◽

Distribution Area ◽

New Host ◽

Mexican Pacific ◽

The Pacific ◽

The Pacific Ocean ◽

First Time

SummaryThe occurrence of the parasitic marine leech Stibarobdella moorei (Oka, 1910) (Hirudinea: Piscicolidae) along the northwest Mexican Pacific coast is described for the first time. This ectoparasite was collected from the skin of the Octopus bimaculatus (Verril, 1983) (Mollusca: Octopodidae). Stibarobdella loricata (Hardig, 1924) is synonymized with S. moorei as this species resembles other species of the genus based on tubercle patterns and the presence of papillae and a marginal fringe on the oral sucker. The present finding throws new light on the biodiversity and host preference of the ectoparasite and suggests a successful migration to unusual host. The coast of the Pacific Ocean, particularly in the Bay of Los Angeles, Baja California, Mexico is a new geographical distribution area for S. moorei, and O. bimaculatus is a new host reported for this leech. The morphology of this ectoparasite is briefly described.

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Mango: A new host plant for the lycaeinid Anthene lycaenina lycaenina (R. Felder, 1868)

ENTOMON ◽

10.33307/entomon.v45i3.556 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 45 (3) ◽

pp. 237-238

Author(s):

J. Nayanathara ◽

R. Narayana

Keyword(s):

Host Plant ◽

New Host ◽

First Time

Anthene lycaenina lycaenina (R. Felder, 1868) is reported on mango for the first time.

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Pentastomids infecting an invader lizard, Hemidactylus mabouia (Gekkonidae) in northeastern Brazil

Brazilian Journal of Biology ◽

10.1590/s1519-69842008000300019 ◽

2008 ◽

Vol 68 (3) ◽

pp. 611-615 ◽

Cited By ~ 13

Author(s):

LA. Anjos ◽

WO. Almeida ◽

A. Vasconcellos ◽

EMX. Freire ◽

CFD. Rocha

Keyword(s):

Feeding Habits ◽

Infection Intensity ◽

First Record ◽

Host Population ◽

Northeastern Brazil ◽

Parasitism Rate ◽

Intensity Of Infection ◽

New Host ◽

Single Host ◽

Hemidactylus Mabouia

From January to April 2006, 37 specimens of Hemidactylus mabouia were collected in houses, in the municipality of Barbalha (7° 20' S and 39° 18' W), Ceará State, Northeast Brazil. Among the individuals captured, 17 were infected with pentastomids, totalling a prevalence of 45.9%, which did not differ between sexes. Host size did not influence the infection intensity. Two species of pentastomids were found: Raillietiella frenatus and R. mottae. The prevalence of R. frenatus (43.2%) was higher than R. mottae (2.7%), whereas the infection intensity of R. frenatus was comparatively lower (1.8 ± 1.4) than R. mottae (36 parasites in a single host). Overall mean intensity of infection was 3.8 ± 8.4 pentastomids. We found no pentastomid infecting juvenile geckos. The parameters of infection in this host population are in accordance to the findings of other studies, in which the high parasitism rate was associated to the feeding habits of geckos living in houses and buildings. Hemidactylus mabouia is a new host to R. mottae and the infection by R. frenatus is the first record of the occurrence this pentastomid species in Brazil.

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A new species of Glyptapanteles (Hymenoptera: Braconidae: Microgastrinae), a larval parasitoid of Elymnias hypermnestra (Linnaeus) (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae), along with some new host records of parasitoids from Peninsular India

Zootaxa ◽

10.11646/zootaxa.3227.1.3 ◽

2012 ◽

Vol 3227 (1) ◽

pp. 54 ◽

Cited By ~ 4

Author(s):

ANKITA GUPTA ◽

BLAISE PEREIRA

Keyword(s):

New Species ◽

New Host ◽

Peninsular India ◽

Larval Parasitoid ◽

Hymenopteran Parasitoids ◽

First Time ◽

A New Species ◽

New Host Records

A new species, Glyptapanteles hypermnestrae Gupta and Pereira, is described from Maharashtra, India, and comparedwith closely allied species. This new species was bred from parasitized larvae of Elymnias hypermnestra (Linnaeus) (Lep-idoptera: Nymphalidae). In addition to this, two hymenopteran parasitoids, Apanteles folia Nixon (Braconidae: Microgas-trinae) and Brachymeria indica (Krausse) (Chalcididae), are for first time reported parasitizing larvae of Arhopalaamantes (Hewitson) (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae) and pupae of Pareronia valeria (Cramer) (Lepidoptera: Pieridae) respectively.

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A water-soluble hybrid[4]arene: synthesis, host–guest complexation and application in the construction of a supra-amphiphile

New Journal of Chemistry ◽

10.1039/c5nj03616j ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 40 (5) ◽

pp. 4756-4760 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Bin Hua ◽

Li Shao ◽

Jiong Zhou ◽

Guocan Yu

Keyword(s):

Water Soluble ◽

Ph Responsive ◽

New Host ◽

Recognition Motif ◽

First Time

A water-soluble hybrid[4]arene was synthesized for the first time and its pH-responsive host–guest complexation with paraquat in water was investigated. This new host–guest recognition motif was further applied in the construction of a supra-amphiphile.

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New species of leaf-mining Nepticulidae (Lepidoptera) from the Neotropical and Ando-Patagonian regions, with new data on host plants

Zootaxa ◽

10.11646/zootaxa.4272.1.1 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 4272 (1) ◽

pp. 1 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

JONAS R. STONIS ◽

ANDRIUS REMEIKIS ◽

ARŪNAS DIŠKUS ◽

NICK MEGORAN

Keyword(s):

New Species ◽

Host Plants ◽

Virgin Islands ◽

Distribution Map ◽

Leaf Miners ◽

New Host ◽

British Virgin Islands ◽

Leaf Mining ◽

Plant Data ◽

First Time

The paper treats fifteen species of leaf-mining pygmy moths (Insecta, Lepidoptera, Nepticulidae) discovered in the Neotropics (British Virgin Islands, Belize, Costa Rica, Venezuela, and Ecuador), and Ando-Patagonian region (Argentina and Chile). Except for two species, all belong to Stigmella Schrank. Twelve species are new, and are named and described in the current paper: Stigmella apicibrunella Diškus & Stonis, sp. nov.; S. decora Diškus & Stonis, sp. nov.; S. unicaudata Remeikis & Stonis, sp. nov.; S. sanmartini Remeikis & Stonis, sp. nov.; S. patula Remeikis & Stonis, sp. nov.; S. torosa Remeikis & Stonis, sp. nov.; S. monstrata Remeikis & Stonis, sp. nov.; S. huahumi Remeikis & Stonis, sp. nov.; S. venezuelica Remeikis & Stonis, sp. nov.; S. virginica Remeikis & Stonis, sp. nov.; Fomoria miranda Diškus & Stonis, sp. nov.; and Hesperolyra robinsoni Stonis, sp. n. Newly discovered variation of male genitalia of the Andean Stigmella rudis Puplesis & Robinson, 2000 is briefly discussed, and the formerly poorly understood Stigmella hylomaga (Meyrick, 1931) is redescribed and documented with photographs for the first time. We also present more photographs and add some addtional information on Stigmella gallicola van Nieukerken & Nishida, a recently described gall-maker from Costa Rica.The paper also provides new host-plant data: some of the described (or redescribed) species are reported for the first time as leaf-miners on plants belonging to Euphorbiaceae (Acalypha padifolia Kunth), Salicaceae (Azara microphylla Hook. f.), Fabaceae (Inga spectabilis (Vahl) Willd. or I. edulis Mart.), Rhamnaceae (Colletia spinosissima J. F. Gmel.), Geraniaceae or Vivianiaceae (Rhynchotheca spinosa Ruiz & Pav.), and Asteraceae (Mutisia decurrens Cav.). All species treated in the paper are illustrated with photographs of the adults and genitalia, a distribution map, and also photographs of the leaf-mines and host plants when available.

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