scholarly journals A checklist of chiggers (Trombidiformes: Trombiculidae and Leeuwenhoekiidae) of Panama

Acarologia ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 61 (3) ◽  
pp. 763-789
Author(s):  
Ricardo Bassini-Silva ◽  
Julia Carvalho Takatsu ◽  
Sergio E. Bermúdez ◽  
Roberto J. Miranda ◽  
Cal Welbourn ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Terrestrial Vertebrate ◽  
The Family ◽  
New Localities ◽  
Vertebrate Hosts ◽  
Host Associations

An updated checklist of chiggers from the family Trombiculidae and Leeuwenhoekiidae is presented, with 81 species in 38 genera parasitizing different terrestrial vertebrate hosts in Panama. The depository for all Panamanian records, including new localities and host-associations records for the species Blankaartia sinnamaryi (Floch and Fauran, 1956), Eutrombicula tinami (Oudemans, 1910), Eutrombicula goeldii (Oudemans, 1910), Hooperella vesperuginis (Brennan and Jones, 1960), and Pseudoschoengastia bulbifera Brennan, 1960 were provided.

Distribution of Diplolaimella and Diplolaimelloides species from Patagonian lagoons and coastal waters (Nematoda: Monhysteridae), Chubut and Santa Cruz provinces (Argentina)

2009 ◽  
Vol 89 (4) ◽  
pp. 711-718 ◽  
Author(s):  
Catalina T. Pastor de Ward ◽  
Virginia Lo Russo
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Coastal Waters ◽  
East Coast ◽  
Santa Cruz ◽  
Coastal Salt Marsh ◽  
Salty Water ◽  
The Family ◽  
Two New Species ◽  
New Localities ◽  
First Time

This paper focuses on Diplolaimella and Diplolaimelloides two very cosmopolitan genera inhabiting lotic freshwater to salty water inland, groundwater and coastal waters systems, providing a review of their taxonomy with new keys, and their distribution on the east coast of Patagonia and inland Patagonia. Two new species belonging to the genus Diplolaimelloides of the family Monhysteridae are described from Patagonian salty lagoons and coastal areas, and the Chubut and Santa Cruz provinces of Argentina: Diplolaimelloides tehuelchus sp. nov. has four bursal and three postcloacal papillae, short gubernaculum, and spicules longer than 50 μm; it has been found in Patagonian salty lagoons and in high coastal salt marsh areas. Diplolaimelloides warwicki sp. nov. is characterized by the angular shape of the spicules and the long gubernaculum. Diplolaimella ocellata is recorded for the first time in Patagonian salty lagoons and new localities in coastal waters are recorded for Diplolaimella gerlachi Pastor de Ward, 1984.

scholarly journals New country and host records for Lithuanian Tachinidae (Diptera)

2019 ◽  
Vol 23 (4) ◽  
pp. 231-238 ◽  
Author(s):  
Erikas Lutovinovas
Keyword(s):  
Eastern Europe ◽  
Leaf Beetle ◽  
Baltic States ◽  
The Family ◽  
The Baltic ◽  
First Time ◽  
Host Associations

This paper updates the knowledge on the family Tachinidae (Diptera) in the Lithuanian fauna. As the result, 68 species are first records from the country and eight species are deleted from the previous list. Among species listed in this paper, 54 represent first records for the Baltic States and 16 are new for all of Eastern Europe. Parasitoid-host associations for 13 species of Tachinidae with 15 host taxa that comprise 17 couples are recorded for Lithuania for the first time. Among these, Meigenia uncinatata is a new parasitoid of the leaf beetle Gonioctena quinquepunctata (Chrysomelidae).

scholarly journals Stilt bugs (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Berytidae) of Poland: check-list, distribution, bionomics

2019 ◽  
Vol 62 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-25
Author(s):  
Grzegorz GIERLASIŃSKI ◽  
Artur TASZAKOWSKI ◽  
Barbara LIS ◽  
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Keyword(s):  
Feeding Habits ◽  
Check List ◽  
The Family ◽  
New Localities

In Poland, the family Berytidae Fieber, 1851 is currently represented by nine species. This paper gives an overview of their biology, feeding habits, hosts, and known distribution, and presents new localities and the review of their distribution in Poland.

scholarly journals ICTV Virus Taxonomy Profile: Retroviridae 2021

2021 ◽  
Vol 102 (12) ◽  
Author(s):  
John Coffin ◽  
Jonas Blomberg ◽  
Hung Fan ◽  
Robert Gifford ◽  
Theodora Hatziioannou ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Host Cell ◽  
Reverse Transcription ◽  
Viral Genome ◽  
Inner Core ◽  
Endogenous Retrovirus ◽  
International Committee ◽  
Virus Taxonomy ◽  
The Family ◽  
Vertebrate Hosts ◽  
Provirus Integration

Viruses in the family Retroviridae are found in a wide variety of vertebrate hosts. Enveloped virions are 80–100 nm in diameter with an inner core containing the viral genome and replicative enzymes. Core morphology is often characteristic for viruses within the same genus. Replication involves reverse transcription and integration into host cell DNA, resulting in a provirus. Integration into germline cells can result in a heritable provirus known as an endogenous retrovirus. This is a summary of the International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses (ICTV) Report on the family Retroviridae, which is available at ictv.global/report/retroviridae.

Tick-borne rickettsial diseases

2011 ◽  
Author(s):  
Emmanouil Angelakis ◽  
Didier Raoult
Keyword(s):  
Spotted Fever ◽  
Reservoir Host ◽  
Spotted Fever Group ◽  
Rickettsia Species ◽  
The Family ◽  
Risk Areas ◽  
Vertebrate Hosts ◽  
Group 2 ◽  
Rickettsial Diseases ◽  
Rickettsia Bellii

Bacteria of the genus Rickettsia belong to the family Rickettsiaceae in the order Rickettsiales and have for long been described simply as short, Gram-negative, strict intracellular rods that retain basic fuchsin when stained by the method of Gimenez (Raoult and Roux 1997). These bacteria are associated with ticks, lice, fleas or mites. To date the Rickettsia genus contains 24 recognized species classified into three groups based on their antigenic, morphological, and ecologic patterns: 1) the typhus group, 2) the spotted fever group and 3) Rickettsia bellii (Fournier and Raoult 2007). Most spotted fever group (SFG) rickettsiae are closely associated with ticks belonging to the family Ixodidae (also called “hard” ticks) (Parola et al. 2005). Ticks can act as vectors, reservoirs, and/or amplifiers of SFG rickettsiae and require optimal environmental conditions which determine the geographic distribution of the vectors and consequently the risk areas for rickettsioses. Many Rickettsia species are strictly associated with one genus of ticks and the transmittion to people is made through the tick bite, which generally implies that the Rickettsia can localize to their salivary glands. Therefore, since larvae, nymphs, and adults may all be infective for susceptible vertebrate hosts, the ticks must be regarded as the main reservoir host of rickettsiae. Humans are not considered as good reservoirs for Rickettsiae, as they are seldom infested with ticks for long periods and rickettsiaemia has normally short duration, especially with antibiotic intervention.

scholarly journals Dermatitis in humans caused by Ornithonyssus bursa (Berlese 1888) (Mesostigmata: Macronyssidae) and new records from Brazil

2019 ◽  
Vol 28 (1) ◽  
pp. 134-139 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ricardo Bassini-Silva ◽  
Fernando de Castro Jacinavicius ◽  
Fabio Akashi Hernandes ◽  
Ronald Ochoa ◽  
Gary R. Bauchan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
New Records ◽  
Wild Birds ◽  
The South ◽  
New Localities ◽  
Molecular Information ◽  
Ornithonyssus Bursa ◽  
Host Associations

Abstract Ornithonyssus bursa, known as the “tropical fowl mite”, is a hematophagous mite of domestic and wild birds, occasionally biting humans. Infestation on humans occurs mainly when the abandoned nests are close to homes, or by manipulation of infested birds by humans. In Brazil, this species occurs in the south and southeast of the country. In the present study we are reporting bites on humans, new localities records, host associations, and molecular information of O. bursa.

Parasitoids of jumping plant-lice (Psylloidea, Hemiptera) from the family Encyrtidae (Hymenoptera, Chalcidoidea) in Serbia

Zootaxa ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 4577 (1) ◽  
pp. 29
Author(s):  
DUŠANKA JERINIĆ-PRODANOVIĆ ◽  
LJUBODRAG MIHAJLOVIĆ ◽  
ALEKSANDAR STOJANOVIĆ
Keyword(s):  
Biological Control ◽  
Ornamental Plants ◽  
Common Species ◽  
New Host ◽  
The Family ◽  
Host Associations

The aim of this research was to study the diversity of jumping plant-lice parasitoids and to investigate their potential in biological control applicable to cultivated and ornamental plants. Thirteen species from six genera of encyrtid wasps (Hymenoptera, Chalcidoidea, Encyrtidae) were reared from 24 species of jumping plant-lice (Hemiptera, Psylloidea) in Serbia. A total of 689 encyrtid wasps were collected since 2003 from 51 localities, reared from hosts. The richest genera are Psyllaephagus with four species (P. belanensis (Hoffer), P. fulvipes Erdös, P. procerus Mercet and Psyllaephagus sp.) and Syrphophagus with three species (S. aphidivorus (Mayr), S. taeniatus (Förster) and S. ariantes (Walker)). The most common species, comprising about half of the reared specimens, is Prionomitus mitratus (Dalman). Eight species are new to Serbia: Microterys annulatus (Erdös, 1957), Prionomitus tiliaris (Dalman), Psyllaephagus belanensis, P. fulvipes, P. procerus, Sectiliclava cleone (Walker), Syrphophagus ariantes and Trechnites flavipes (Mercet). Psyllaephagus fulvipes was reared from the nymphs of Craspedolepta conspersa (Löw), the only known host of this species so far. In the present study, 27 new host associations were found. 

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

Zootaxa ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 4282 (1) ◽  
pp. 179 ◽  
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. 

Tettigoniinae (Orthoptera: Tettigoniidae) from Turkey with key to genera and descriptions of six new species

Zootaxa ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 4432 (1) ◽  
pp. 1 ◽  
Author(s):  
MUSTAFA ÜNAL
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Historical Record ◽  
The Third ◽  
East Region ◽  
The Family ◽  
New Localities ◽  
First Time ◽  
Middle East Region ◽  
A New Species ◽  
Independent Species

The third part of a study series on the family Tettigoniidae from Turkey and the Middle East Region is presented, which includes only the subfamily Tettigoniinae of Turkey. A key to tribes, genera and subgenera found in Turkey is proposed. The synonymy of the tribe Platycleidini Brunner, 1893 (with Decticini Herman, 1874) is confirmed. Pezodrymadusa striolata ziyaretensis Koçak & Kemal, 2010 [with Pezodrymadusa affinis (I.Bolívar, 1899)], Anadolua rammei Karabağ, 1952 (with Anadolua burri Karabağ, 1952), Psorodonotus rize Kaya et Çıplak, 2014 (with Psorodonotus davisi Karabağ, 1956), Parapholidoptera intermixta Karabağ, 1961 [with Parapholidoptera indistincta (I.Bolívar, 1899)] are synonymized. Parapholidoptera indistincta (I.Bolívar, 1899) is reinstated as an independent species. Six new species, Pezodrymadusa dentata Ünal, sp. nov., Mixodusa retusa Ünal, sp. nov., Platycleis (Squamiana) supericola Ünal, sp. nov., Platycleis (Squamiana) goeksunica Ünal, sp. nov., Parapholidoptera yarpuzi Ünal, sp. nov. and Eupholidoptera singularis Ünal, sp. nov. are described. The invalidly described Schulmeisteri schulmeisteri Harz is discussed and its only specimen is included in the genus Pezodrymadusa as a new species. The genus Mixodusa Stolyarov and the subspecies, Pholidoptera aptera bulgarica Maran, 1953 are recorded from Turkey for the first time. An overlooked historical record of Psorodonotus venosus brunneri Stshelkanovtzev, 1914 from Turkey is determined. Discussions of many taxa and some records from new localities are presented. A full list of the Turkish Tettigoniinae is given. 357 figures are provided. 

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