Acarorum Catalogus Vi

Beron, Petâr

doi:10.3897/ab.e54206

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“…We offer a complete re-description together with highly detailed illustrations of the species mentioned, including all the features that other authors noted (Figures 3-5 To understand the relationship between parasites and hosts, it is crucial to obtain basic epidemiological information such as the prevalence, the intensity of infection, and the identity of the species involved. Until now, the most explored epidemiological aspect in the family Rhinonyssidae is the identification of the interacting species [48,49]. Nevertheless, in most of the species, mite information related with prevalence and intensity is almost unknown.…”

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Endoparasitic Mites (Rhinonyssidae) on Urban Pigeons and Doves: Updating Morphological and Epidemiological Information

2020

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Rhynonyssidae is a family of endoparasitic hematophagous mites, which are still largely unknown even though they could act as vector or reservoir of different pathogens like dermanyssids. Sampling requirements have prevented deeper analysis. Rhinonyssids have been explored in a few host specimens per species, leading to undetailed morphological descriptions and inaccurate epidemiology. We explore the relationships established between these parasites in two Columbiformes urban birds (domestic pigeon (Columba livia domestica) and Eurasian collared dove (Streptopelia decaocto)), assesing 250 individuals of each type in Seville (Spain). As expected, Mesonyssus melloi (Castro, 1948) and Mesonyssus columbae (Crossley, 1950) were found in domestic pigeons, and Mesonyssus streptopeliae (Fain, 1962) in Eurasian collared doves. However, M. columbae was found for the first time in Eurasian collared doves. This relationship could be common in nature, but sampling methodology or host switching could also account for this result. An additional unknown specimen was found in a Eurasian collared dove, which could be a new species or an aberrant individual. We also provide an epidemiological survey of the three mite species, with M. melloi being the most common one followed by M. streptopeliae and M. columbae. High variation between previous epidemiological measurements and ours highlights the importance of developing deeper studies to uncover the factors regulating mite prevalence and intensities of infection.

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Endoparasitic Mites (Rhinonyssidae) on Urban Pigeons and Doves: Updating Morphological and Epidemiological Information

2020

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“…My. blythii (Burazerović et al, 2018), Rhinolophus euryale (Chiroptera: Rhinolophidae) (Beron 2020).…”

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“…Rare, poorly studied species probably distributed over the range of the principal host. (Beron 2020;Stanyukovich 1997).…”

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“…Spinturnicid mites (11 genera, 110 species) are obligatory ectoparasites of bats that occur on wing membranes, on the skin of the ears, the uropatagium, or rarely around the anal orifice of their hosts (Rudnick 1960;Morales-Malacara et al 2018;Beron 2020). The genus Spinturnix von Heyden, 1826 has worldwide distribution and is the most species-rich, with nearly 50 nominal species (Uchikawa et al 1994) associated primarily with vesper bats, family Vespertilionidae Gray, 1821 (Rudnick 1960).…”

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