Camerobiid mites (Acariformes: Raphignathina: Camerobiidae) inhabiting epiphytic bromeliads and soil litter of tropical dry forest with analysis of setal homology in the genus Neophyllobius

  • Ricardo Paredes-León Centro de Investigación en Biodiversidad y Conservación (CIByC), Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Morelos, Avenida Universidad 1001, Col. Chamilpa, C.P. 62209, Cuernavaca, Morelos
  • Angélica María Corona-López Centro de Investigación en Biodiversidad y Conservación (CIByC), Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Morelos, Avenida Universidad 1001, Col. Chamilpa, C.P. 62209, Cuernavaca, Morelos
  • Alejandro Flores-Palacios Centro de Investigación en Biodiversidad y Conservación (CIByC), Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Morelos, Avenida Universidad 1001, Col. Chamilpa, C.P. 62209, Cuernavaca, Morelos
  • Víctor Hugo Toledo-Hernández Centro de Investigación en Biodiversidad y Conservación (CIByC), Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Morelos, Avenida Universidad 1001, Col. Chamilpa, C.P. 62209, Cuernavaca, Morelos
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2016.202
Keywords: Acari, chaetotaxy, Mexico, predator, Prostigmata, tree canopy, Tillandsia spp

Abstract

A survey of the camerobiid mites living on epiphytic bromeliads and the forest floor of a Mexican tropical dry forest was carried out. We found three new species of the genus Neophyllobius, which are described in this paper; the first two, namely N. cibyci sp. nov. and N. tepoztlanensis sp. nov., were both found inhabiting bromeliads (Tillandsia spp.) and living on two tree species (Quercus obtusata and Sapium macrocarpum); the third, N. tescalicola sp. nov., was found in soil and litter under Q. obtusata. These three new species can be differentiated from other species in the genus by a combination of morphological characters in adult females, mainly those setae on femora and genua I. The idiosoma and leg setal ontogeny of a camerobiid mite is presented for the first time in this paper, illustrating chaetotaxic notations and their relative positions in N. cibyci sp. nov. larva, protonymph and adults (female and male), and establishing setal homologies among instars. Setal homology with other species in the cohort Raphignathina is briefly discussed. Additionally, a compilation and an identification key to all known species of camerobiid mites in Mexico is provided.

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2016-06-02
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Paredes-León, R., Corona-López, A. M., Flores-Palacios, A., & Toledo-Hernández, V. H. (2016). Camerobiid mites (Acariformes: Raphignathina: Camerobiidae) inhabiting epiphytic bromeliads and soil litter of tropical dry forest with analysis of setal homology in the genus Neophyllobius. European Journal of Taxonomy, (202). https://doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2016.202
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No. 202 (2016): Camerobiid mites (Acariformes: Raphignathina: Camerobiidae) inhabiting epiphytic bromeliads and soil litter of tropical dry forest with analysis of setal homology in the genus Neophyllobius
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