Species of Pimeliaphilus (Acari: Pterygosomidae) attacking insects, with particular reference to the species
      parasitizing Triatominae (Hemiptera: Reduviidae)

Newell, I; Ryckman, R

Species of Pimeliaphilus (Acari: Pterygosomidae) attacking insects, with particular reference to the species parasitizing Triatominae (Hemiptera: Reduviidae)

Authors

Irwin M. Newell
Raymond E. Ryckman

Authors Affiliations

Irwin M. Newell was Professor of Zoology, Department of Life Sciences, University of California, Riverside; Raymond E. Ryckman was Associate Professor of Microbiology, Department of Microbiology, School of Medicine, and Department of Biology, Graduate School, Loma Linda University, Loma Linda, California; Research Associate in Entomology, Los Angeles County Museum, Los Angeles, California.

Publication Information

Hilgardia 37(12):403-436. DOI:10.3733/hilg.v37n12p403. May 1966.

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Abstract

Seven species of mites of the genus Pimeliaphilus from the United States and Mexico are described as new: P. gloriosus, P. sanguisugae, P. plumifer, P. calimesae, P. peninsularis, P. andersoni, and P. joshuae. The host of P. joshuae is unknown, but all the other new species parasitize kissing bugs (Reduviidae: Triatominae) found in rodent nests, human habitations, or poultry shelters. In addition to the seven new species described here, P. triatomae is reviewed by using specimens sent from South America; P. cunliffei, by a careful analysis of the data in two earlier papers; and P. podapolipophagus, by study of a “cotype” loaned to the authors. The ten species above are compared in a detailed tabular key which sets forth the principal morphological characters of value in differentiating between species. Biological notes are given for P. gloriosus, which can be a serious threat to laboratory colonies of bugs of the Triatoma “Protracta Complex.

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