Mites Associated with the Red Palm Weevil, Rhynchophorus ferrugineus Oliver in Saudi Arabia with a Description of a New Species

Aldhafar, Zamzam M.; Alqahtani, Aisha M.

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“…However, Hodgkin et al (2010) also found that heavily infested female hosts produced the healthiest offspring, suggesting that the effects of phoretic mites on the host may be different for adults and larvae, or that the predominant phoretic mite species changes during host life. Phoresy has been considered a precursor to parasitism, as deutonymphs of Hemisarcoptes cooremani (Thomas, 1961) have been found to parasitise their dispersal host Chilocorus cacti (Linnaeus, 1767) by using its body fluids (Houck & Cohen, 1995) Qahtani, 2012;Allam et al, 2013;Allam & Elbadawy, 2017;Allam & El-Bishlawi, 2010). Other phoretic mites are nematophagous (Kinn, 1984), which may reduce the efficacy of entomopathogenic nematodes used to treat RPW-infested palms in Portugal and other countries (DGAV, 2013).…”

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“…Numerous groups of mites form phoretic associations with RPW, either as specialised deutonymphs (Astigmata, Sejina, Uropodina), unspecialised deutonymphs (Digamasellidae, Parasitidae) or as adults (Heterostigmata, Trigynaspida, Dermanyssina; Abolafia & Ruiz‐Cuenca, 2020 ; Al‐Deeb et al, 2011 ; Al‐Dhafar & Al‐Qahtani, 2012 ; Allam et al, 2013 ; Dilipkumar et al, 2015 ; El‐Sharabasy, 2010 ; Farahani et al, 2016 ; Longo & Ragusa, 2006 ; Mazza et al, 2011 ; Mesbah et al, 2008 ; Porcelli et al, 2009 ; Slimane‐Kharrat & Ouali, 2019 ; Wisniewski et al, 1992 ). This form of temporary symbiotic relationship between mites (phoronts) and the weevil (host) ensures the dispersal of the former (Seeman & Walter, 2023 ).…”

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Body size‐dependent effects on the distribution patterns of phoretic mite species assemblages on Rhynchophorus ferrugineus (Olivier, 1790)

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Oliveira

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Ecology and Evolution

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Phoretic mites attach to different body parts of the red palm weevil (RPW), Rhynchophorus ferrugineus (Olivier, 1790), to disperse. However, the question of how the patterns of attachment sites are formed remains intriguing. Here, we examined RPW-associated phoretic mites in four districts in Northern Portugal (macrohabitat), and investigated the patterns of mite distribution on six body parts of RPW (microhabitat). At the macrohabitat level, we detected seven phoretic mite taxa using the RPW host in each of the four studied districts, all documented for the first time in association with this invasive exotic species in Portugal. However, their relative abundance (species evenness) varied between districts, as did species diversity. All examined weevils carried mites, and the prevalence of the different taxa did not differ between districts or sex of weevils. Measured by mean abundance and degree of aggregation, Centrouropoda sp. proved to be the dominant taxon, while Acarus sp.and Curculanoetus rhynchophorus were considered common subordinate taxa and Uroovobella sp., Mesostigmata, Nenteria extremica and Dendrolaelaps sp. sparse taxa.At the microhabitat level, all taxa were present on all body parts of the RPW; the highest abundance was in a region encompassing the inner surface of the elytra and the membranous hind wings (subelytral space). Analysis of niche overlap revealed that the distribution patterns of phoretic mite taxa on the RPW were not randomly structured.In the subelytral space, interspecific coexistence of mites increased as a function of body size difference with the dominant Centrouropoda sp. We found that in the subelytral space the large dominant species Centrouropoda sp. displaced the larger species Uroobovella sp. and the similarly sized species Nenteria extremica, but coexisted with smaller taxa.

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Body size‐dependent effects on the distribution patterns of phoretic mite species assemblages on Rhynchophorus ferrugineus (Olivier, 1790)

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Silva

Oliveira

et al. 2023

Ecology and Evolution

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“…Moreover, the phoretic mites Aegyptus rhynchophorus Elbishlawi & Allam 2007 and Aegyptus alhassa Al-Dhafar & Al-Qahtani 2012 have been found feeding on different developmental stages of RPW and have been proposed for pest control under field conditions (Allam & El-Bishlawi, 2010;Al-Dhafar & Al-Qahtani, 2012;Allam et al, 2013;Allam & Elbadawy, 2017).…”

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“…RPW has been described to carry phoretic deutonymph mites (Astigmata, Mesostigmata) on its body (Wisniewski et al, 1992; Longo & Ragusa, 2006; Mesbah et al, 2008; Porcelli et al, 2009; El-Sharabasy, 2010; Mazza et al, 2011; Al-Deeb et al, 2011; Al-Dhafar & Al-Qahtani, 2012; Allam et al, 2013; Dilipkumar et al, 2015; Farahani et al, 2016; Slimane-Kharrat & Ouali, 2019; Abolafia & Ruiz-Cuenca, 2020). This form of temporary symbiotic relationship between mites (phoronts) and the weevil (host) ensures the dispersal of the former (Seeman & Walter, 2023).…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Phoresis has also been considered a precursor to parasitism, as deutonymphs of Hemisarcoptes cooremani (Thomas, 1961) have been found to parasitise their dispersal host Chilocorus cacti (Linnaeus, 1767) by sucking its body fluids (Houck & Cohen, 1995). Moreover, the phoretic mites Aegyptus rhynchophorus Elbishlawi & Allam 2007 and Aegyptus alhassa Al-Dhafar & Al-Qahtani 2012 have been found feeding on different developmental stages of RPW and have been proposed for pest control under field conditions (Allam & El-Bishlawi, 2010; Al-Dhafar & Al-Qahtani, 2012; Allam et al, 2013; Allam & Elbadawy, 2017). Other phoretic mites are nematophagous (phagophillia) (Cakmak et al, 2013; Stirling et al, 2017), which may reduce the efficacy of entomopathogenic nematodes used to treat RPW-infested palms in Portugal and other countries (DGAV, 2013).…”

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Body size-dependent effects on the distribution patterns of phoretic mites of the multi-symbiontRhynchophorus ferrugineus(Olivier, 1790) host

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Silva

Oliveira

et al. 2023

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Phoretic mites have been found attached to different body parts of the red palm weevil (RPW), Rhynchophorus ferrugineus (Olivier, 1790), to disperse. However, the question of how the patterns of attachment sites are formed remains intriguing. Here, we conducted the first study of RPW-associated phoretic mites in Portugal, particularly in the districts of Viana do Castelo, Braga, Porto and Aveiro in Northern Portugal (macrohabitat), and investigated the patterns of mite distribution on six body parts of RPW (microhabitat). At the macrohabitat level, we detected seven phoretic mite taxa actively using the RPW host in each of the four studied districts, all documented for the first time in association with this invasive exotic species in Portugal. However, their relative abundance (species evenness) varied between districts, as did species diversity. All examined weevils carried mites, and the prevalence of the different taxa did not differ between districts or sex of weevils. Measured by mean abundance and degree of aggregation, Centrouropoda sp. proved to be the common dominant taxon, while Acarus sp. and C. rhynchoporus were considered common subordinate taxa and Uroovobella sp., Mesostigmata, N. extremica and Dendrolaelaps sp. sparse taxa. At the microhabitat level, all taxa were present in all body parts of the RPW; the highest abundance was in a region encompassing the inner surface of the elytra and the membranous hind wings (subelytral space). Analysis of niche overlap revealed that the distribution patterns of phoretic mite taxa on the RPW were not randomly structured. In the subelytral space, interspecific coexistence of mites increased as a function of body size difference with the dominant Centrouropoda sp. We conclude that the distribution patterns of RPW-associated phoretic mites show body size-dependent effects that resulted in the dominant taxon displacing similar size taxa and accepting taxa with which it has the greatest size difference as co-habitants.

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Efforts of researchers to manage the red palm weevil Rhynchophorus ferrugineus (Olivier) (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) in the Arab world: a bibliography

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2023

Acta Hortic.

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Mites Associated with the Red Palm Weevil, Rhynchophorus ferrugineus Oliver in Saudi Arabia with a Description of a New Species

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Body size‐dependent effects on the distribution patterns of phoretic mite species assemblages on Rhynchophorus ferrugineus (Olivier, 1790)

Body size‐dependent effects on the distribution patterns of phoretic mite species assemblages on Rhynchophorus ferrugineus (Olivier, 1790)

Body size-dependent effects on the distribution patterns of phoretic mites of the multi-symbiontRhynchophorus ferrugineus(Olivier, 1790) host

Efforts of researchers to manage the red palm weevil Rhynchophorus ferrugineus (Olivier) (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) in the Arab world: a bibliography

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