Dorsipes caspius n. sp. (Acari: Podapolipidae), a subelytral parasite of Pterostichus caspius (Menetries) (Coleoptera: Carabidae) with notes on host range of the genus and the distribution of the platysmae group

Abstract

The ectoparasitic mite Dorsipes caspius n. sp. (Heterostigmata: Podapolipidae) belonging to the platysmae species group collected from the beneath elytra of Pterostichus (Lyrothorax) caspius (Menetries) (Coleoptera: Carabidae) in northern Iran, is described. This is the first record of species of the platysmae group from the Middle East. Keys to adult and larval female stages of world species of the platysmae group are provided. The host range of all species of the genus and the distribution of all representatives of the group are discussed.

Two new species of Australian Eutarsopolipus (Acariformes: Podapolipidae) from Nurus medius (Coleoptera: Carabidae)

“…Rather, observation and discussion of synhospitalic parasites usually involves species classified in the same genus. In this sense, synhospitality is common in Podapolipidae (e.g., Husband et al 2008;Seeman & Nahrung 2005Seeman 2008;Hajiqanbar & Joharchi 2011;Katlav et al 2014). In Eutarsopolipus, two species is typical (n = 14 beetle species), but Poecilis cupreus (L), Stenolophus lacordairei (Chaudoir) and possibly Agonum sexpunctatum (L.) have three ( Table 1).…”

“…Originally coined by Eichler (1966), its purpose was to distinguish between parasites that show geographic sympatry but live on different hosts, and those that share the same host species. Regenfuss (1968Regenfuss ( , 1972 used the term for Podapolipidae, and it has continued to be used for this group of mites (e.g., Husband et al 2008;Katlav et al 2014). A few other acarologists have employed the term (e.g., Desch & Nutting 1972;Bochkov & Mironov 2008), as have some other parasitologists (e.g., Holmes 1973;Shuttleworth et al 2016) and, more interestingly, it has been used by entomologists for drosophilid flies that breed in inflorescences (e.g., Yafuso 2008).…”

Sheltered life beneath elytra: three new species of Eutarsopolipus (Acari, Heterostigmatina, Podapolipidae) parasitizing Australian ground beetles

“…All coxal plates smooth; all coxal setae tiny needle-like; ap1-2 well developed, both reaching to appr; coxisternal field I with setae 1a 3 (3-4) and coxisternal field II with 2a 4 (3-4); alveoli of setae 1b and 2b not evident; coxisternal field III with setae 3a 7 (7-8) slightly longer than 3b 5 (5)(6). Distances between setae: 1a-1a 25 (26)(27)(28)(29)(30)(31)(32)(33)(34)(35), 2a-2a 30 (31)(32)(33)(34)(35)(36)(37)(38)(39)(40)(41)(42)(43)(44)(45), 3a-3b 21 (23)(24)(25)(26)(27)(28).…”

“…Plate D setae d 9 (8-9); cupuli ia anterolaterad setae d. Plate EF setae f 7 (7-8); cupuli im anterolaterad setae f. Plate H not evident; setae h 12 (9)(10)(11). Distances between setae: v 1 -v 1 30 (31)(32)(33)(34)(35), v 2 -v 2 61 (62-69), v 1 -v 2 19 (21)(22)(23)(24)(25), sc 1 -sc 1 74 (76-87), v 1 -sc 1 27 (27)(28)(29)(30)(31), sc 2 -sc 2 103 (113-125), sc 1 -sc 2 49 (51-56), c 1 -c 1 85 (91-99), c 1 -c 2 49 (58-63), d-d 101 (104-107), f-f 67 (70-74), h 1 -h 1 11 (14)(15)(16)(17)(18).…”

“…All coxal plates smooth; all coxisternal setae tiny needle-like; ap1-2 and apsej well developed, reaching to appr; coxisternal field I with setae 1a 5 (5)(6); alveoli of vestigial setae 1b evident; coxisternal field II with 2a 5 (5-7); alveoli of vestigial setae 2b evident; coxisternal field III with setae 3a 4 (4-5) and 3b 6 (5)(6). Distances between setae: 1a-1a 31 (29-35), 2a-2a 34 (36-42), 3a-3b 26 (22)(23)(24)(25)(26)(27).…”