Abrolophus marianopolicus sp. nov. (Trombidiformes: Erythraeidae) from Sicily, Italy with notes on other Abrolophus species

Abstract

Abrolophus marianopolicus sp. nov. (Acari: Erythraeidae) is described from Marianopoli, Sicily, Italy. Abrolophus hieronimi, A. miyatakei and A. trifarius are transferred to the genus Marantelophus. New or corrected data for Abrolophus baardi and A. sardiniensis are given. A key to larval Abrolophus (without comb-like seta on palptarsus) of the world is presented.

Two new erythraeid mites (Acari: Trombidiformes: Erythraeidae) from China: one based on larvae, another one based on larvae and adult

“…2015; Haitlinger 2000, 2016). Another species group, without a subterminal tooth on the odontus, has five species: M. alaperti Haitlinger, 2011 from Indonesia; M. dubifurcatus Xu, Yi & Jin, 2017 from China; M. emanueli (Haitlinger, 2010) from Turkey; M. ostovani (Haitlinger & Saboori, 1996) from Iran; M. trifarius (Shiba, 1976) from Malaysia (Haitlinger & Šundić 2018a).…”

“…The subfamily Abrolophinae Witte, 1995 includes seven genera (Clark 2014;Kamran & Alatawi 2015;Xu et al 2021), of which three genera, Abrolophus Berlese, 1891, Grandjeanella Southcott, 1961and Marantelophus Haitlinger, 2011, have been reported from China (Zhang 2010;Xu et al 2017Xu et al , 2022a. The genus Marantelophus includes 12 species previously described based only on the larval stage, one of which is known from China, of the remaining 11 species, four are distributed in Europe, five in Asia, and three in both continents, Asia and Europe (Haitlinger & Šundić 2018a;Xu et al 2017).…”

“…One species group, with a subterminal tooth on the odontus, consists of seven species: Marantelophus ainae (Haitlinger, 2002) from Spain; M. haitlingeri (Goldarazena & Zhang, 1997) from Spain; M. hieronimi (Haitlinger & Łupicki, 2013) from Italy (Sicily); M. iranicus (Haitlinger & Saboori, 1996) from Albania, Greece, Hungary, Iran, Italy (Sicily), Montenegro, San Marino, Ukraine (Saboori & Atamehr 2000;Haitlinger & Šundić 2014Haitlinger & Šundić , 2018bHaitlinger 2016); M. miyatakei (Kawashima, 1958) from Japan; M. multisetosa (Zhang & Goldarazena, 1996) from Spain; M. rudaensis (Haitlinger, 1986) from Greece (Rhodes), Iran, Italy (Sicily), Moldova, Montenegro, Poland, Switzerland and Turkey (Haitlinger & Šundić 2014;Hakimitabar et al 2015;Haitlinger 2000Haitlinger , 2016. Another species group, without a subterminal tooth on the odontus, has five species: M. alaperti Haitlinger, 2011 from Indonesia; M. dubifurcatus Xu, Yi & Jin, 2017 from China; M. emanueli (Haitlinger, 2010) from Turkey; M. ostovani (Haitlinger & Saboori, 1996) from Iran; M. trifarius (Shiba, 1976) from Malaysia (Haitlinger & Šundić 2018a).…”

“…2017, 2022a). The genus Marantelophus includes 12 species previously described based only on the larval stage, one of which is known from China, of the remaining 11 species, four are distributed in Europe, five in Asia, and three in both continents, Asia and Europe (Haitlinger & Šundić 2018a; Xu et al . 2017).…”