Host–parasite interactions within terrestrial Parasitengona (Acari, Trombidiformes, Prostigmata)

Mąkol, Joanna; Kłosińska, Aleksandra; Łaydanowicz, Joanna

doi:10.1080/01647954.2011.583276

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“…Hosts include other parasitengones (Wendt et al 1994 ) (Fig. 9.2 ), though based on a general failure to of larvae to engorge when feeding on other mites, most such parasitism is accidental (Makol et al 2012 ). In a few families of water mites, the post-larval stages are parasitic on freshwater mussels, snails, crayfi sh, larval mayfl ies and salamanders (see Chap.…”

Section: Acariformesmentioning

confidence: 97%

Animals as Habitats

Walter

Proctor

2013

Mites: Ecology, Evolution &Amp; Behaviour

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To most non-biologists, a 'mite' is an almost invisible creature that lives in the carpet and gives you asthma or that burrows in your skin to produce socially unacceptable scabies. Cat owners may curse the ear mites that infest their pets and those who know that ticks are mites may mention Lyme Disease. Such medically important associations between mites and mammals are discussed in most parasitology texts, and mites associated with human diseases are discussed in our Chap. 10 ; therefore, in this chapter we cover ticks and other human-and livestock-associated mites superfi cially, concentrating instead on lesser known relationships between mites and the animals they use for room and board. These associations are not always negative; in fact, many seemingly parasitic mites have no impact on their hosts or may even be benefi cial (see section " Mutualism ", below).One of the recurring themes of this book is that mites live in the most astonishing places. This is particularly apparent among animal-associated acarines. A complete list of associations between mites and other animals would occupy an entire book but to whet the reader's appetite we have provided Table 9.1 , where we list the associations that acarologists use to shock jaded students or to start conversations at dull parties. After perusing this list many will be compelled to exclaim, 'What's a mite doing there?' or 'How did a mite get there?'. The fi rst question is a proximate one -what is the ecology of the symbiotic mite? -and the second an ultimate one -what evolutionary history and selective pressures have resulted in this association? In the fi rst section of this chapter we discuss the ecological terminology dealing with symbiosis and then outline some major hypotheses about how different symbioses may evolve. The next two sections discuss the life histories and behaviour of mites associated with invertebrates and vertebrates respectively and the fourth section surveys the diverse effects that parasitic mites have on their hosts. Finally, the last section addresses the topic of coevolution between hosts and symbionts from an acarine point of view.

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Section: Acariformesmentioning

confidence: 97%

Animals as Habitats

Walter

Proctor

2013

Mites: Ecology, Evolution &Amp; Behaviour

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“…madagascariensis , is known to parasitize heteropteran bug Euchelichir longipes Jeannel, 1942 ( André 1941 ), whereas for the remaining taxa, the representatives of unidentified Odonata, Orthoptera, Neuroptera, and Lepidoptera are exploited as host or the host remains unknown. The limited knowledge of host spectrum but also the various level of host specificity anticipated for erythraeid larvae ( Wohltmann 2000 ; Łaydanowicz and Mąkol 2010 ; Mąkol et al. 2012b ), make each record, with precised specific affiliation of host and parasite, seem much more important.…”

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Planthopper (Hemiptera: Flatidae) Parasitized by Larval Erythraeid Mite (Trombidiformes: Erythraeidae)—A Description of Two New Species From Western Madagascar

Mąkol

Moniuszko

Świerczewski

et al. 2014

Journal of Insect Science

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Descriptions of Dambullaeus adonis Mąkol et Moniuszko sp. nov. (Trombidiformes: Erythraeidae, Callidosomatinae) and Latois nigrolineata Świerczewski et Stroiński sp. nov. (Hemiptera: Fulgoromorpha, Flatidae) from Madagascar are provided. The first host record for ectoparasitic larvae of Dambullaeus Haitlinger, 2001 and the first evidence on host–parasite association between flatid adult and erythraeid larvae are given. Genus Dambullaeus , known exclusively from larvae and now comprising two species of Gondwanan distribution, is critically reappraised.

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“…Only one species hitherto recorded from Madagascar, i.e., L. (L.) madagascariensis, is known to parasitize heteropteran bug Euchelichir longipes Jeannel, 1942 (André 1941), whereas for the remaining taxa, the representatives of unidentified Odonata, Orthoptera, Neuroptera, and Lepidoptera are exploited as host or the host remains unknown. The limited knowledge of host spectrum but also the various level of host specificity anticipated for erythraeid larvae (Wohltmann 2000;Łaydanowicz and Ma˛kol 2010;Ma˛kol et al 2012b), make each record, with precised specific affiliation of host and parasite, seem much more important. Representatives of Dambullaeus are reported from Madagascar for the first time.…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%