Description of three new water mite species of Hygrobates Koch, 1837 (Lurchibates Goldschmidt amp; Fu, 2011) (Acari, Hydrachnidia, Hygrobatidae), parasitic in newts of the genera Paramesotriton and Pachytriton (Amphibia, Caudata, Salamandridae) from China

Tom Goldschmidt; Kanto Nishikawa; Shimpei F Hiruta; Satoshi Shimano

doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4768.1.3

Description of three new water mite species of Hygrobates Koch, 1837 (Lurchibates Goldschmidt amp; Fu, 2011) (Acari, Hydrachnidia, Hygrobatidae), parasitic in newts of the genera Paramesotriton and Pachytriton (Amphibia, Caudata, Salamandridae) from China

Zootaxa. 2020 Apr 30;4768(1):zootaxa.4768.1.3. doi: 10.11646/zootaxa.4768.1.3.

Authors

Tom Goldschmidt¹, Kanto Nishikawa, Shimpei F Hiruta, Satoshi Shimano

Affiliation

¹ Zoologische Staatssammlung München, Münchhausenstraße 21, D-81247 München.. tomgoldschmidt@web.de.

PMID: 33056534
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4768.1.3

Abstract

Males and females of three new water mite species of the genus Hygrobates Koch, 1837, subgenus Lurchibates Goldschmidt Fu, 2011 (Acari, Hydrachnidia, Hygrobatidae) are described. The diagnosis of the subgenus is extended based upon the new material. The new species were all just found on one newt species each: Hygrobates (Lurchibates) intermedius sp. nov. Goldschmidt, Nishikawa Shimano was collected from newts of the species Paramesotriton qixilingensis Yuan, Zhao, Jiang, Hou, He, Murphy Che, 2014 from Jiangxi Province, China; H. (L.) robustipalpis sp. nov. Goldschmidt, Nishikawa Shimano on Pachytriton inexpectatus Nishikawa, Jiang, Matsui Mo, 2011 from Guizhou Province, China and H. (L.) pilosus sp. nov. Goldschmidt, Nishikawa Shimano on Paramesotriton yunwuensis Wu, Jiang Hanken, 2010 found in a pet shop.

Keywords: Amphibia, Water mites, Lurchibates, Amphibia, parasite, new species.

MeSH terms

Animals
China
Female
Male
Mites*
Salamandridae
Water

Substances

Water