Acari prostigmata (excluding Trombiculidae) parasitic on Australian vertebrates: an annotated checklist, keys and bibliography

Abstract

The prostigmatic mites (excluding Trombiculidae) parasitic on, or associated with, Australian vertebrates are reviewed, and keys and illustrations are provided to enable separation of all 45 genera and 121 species recognised. Two new species are described: Paraspeleognathopsis exaeta sp. nov. (Erynetidae), from the nasal passages of the marsupial Petaurus breviceps in New South Wales, and Radfordia hydromys Fain sp. nov. (Myobiidae). New synonymy in Ereynetidae: Boydaia Womersley, 1953 = Coboydaia Fain, 1971b; Neospeleognathopsis Fain, 1958b = Pteropignathus Fain & Lukoschus, 1979b; Psittaboydaia Fain, 1985 = Trichoglossiella Fain, 1985; in Myobiidae: Australomyobia dasycercus Fain, 1973a = A. d. antechinus Fain & Lukoschus, 1979d; Calcarmyobia miniopteris (Womersley, 1941a) = C. o. orianae Uchikawa, 1985c; Ewingana bispinosa Radford, 1948 = E. b. longispina Fain & Lukoschus, 1979c; Radfordia Ewing, 1938 = Pseudoradfordia Dubinin, 1957a = Syconycterobia Fain, 1973b; in Demodecidae: Demodex equi Railliet, 1893 = D. caballi Desch & Nutting, 1979a; D. ovis Railliet, 1893 = D. aries Desch, 1987; in Leeuwenhoekiidae: Odontacarus Ewing, 1929 = Leogonius Vercammen-Grandjean, 1968. A host-parasite list and bibliography are included.

Two new mite species of the subfamily Harpirhynchinae Dubinin, 1957 (Acariformes: Harpirhynchidae), parasites of the passerine birds (Aves: Passeriformes) in Australia and South Asia

“…Most of these mites are mono-or stenoxenous parasites associated with African, European or the New World hosts. In contrast, only six and five species, respectively, have been recorded from Asian and Australian hosts (Domrow, 1991;Fain, 1994Fain, , 1995Skoracki et al, 2012;Bochkov & Klompen, 2014b, c).…”

The life history stages ofOdontacarus (Leogonius) barrinensis(Womersley) (Acari: Trombiculidae: Leeuwenhoekiinae)

“…Acomatacarus barrinensis Womersley, 1945, p. 106 Odontacarus barrinensis Womersley: Southcott, 1986a, p. 188;Domrow, 1991Domrow, , p. 1352. Odontacarus (Leogonius) barrinensis Womersley."…”

“…veitchi Southcott, 1986b (Southcott, 1986a,b). Other unidentified larvae have been recorded by Domrow (1962Domrow ( , 1967Domrow ( , 1991.…”

A review of the European Harpirhynchidae (Acari, Prostigmata) with the description of a new species

“…Garrulus glandarius Passeriformes, Corvidae Germany, Fritsch (1954), (Fritsch, 1954 (Domrow 1991). However, the conspecificity of nonEurasian findings to Eurasian species is still in need of confirmation.…”