First record of Neocypholaelaps apicola from beehives in Hungary (Acari: Mesostigmata: Ameroseiidae): re-description and DNA barcoding

Abstract

Following the first incident in Belgium, the second European record of the honeybee hive inhabiting mite, Neocypholaelaps apicola Delfinado-Baker et Baker, 1983, is presented from Budapest, Hungary. In contrast to the original host in Pakistan (Apis cerana indica Fabricius, 1793) and the host in Belgium (Apis mellifera carnica Pollmann, 1879), the Hungarian specimens were associated to Apis mellifera mellifera Linnaeus, 1758. New knowledge about the morphology and the first Genbank sequences (cytochrome oxidase subunit I) are given with new drawings and scanning electron micrographs. Distinguishing characters between the two European Neocypholaelaps species are also presented.

A revision of the family Ameroseiidae (Acari, Mesostigmata), with some data on Slovak fauna

“…There are several other reports of the species of Neocypholaelaps from Europe (all in association with Apis mellifera ), namely from Greece by Emmanouel et al (1983), from Denmark by Schousboe (1986), from Belgium by Fain and Hosseian (2000), from Slovakia by Fenďa and Lukáš (2014), and from Hungary by Kontschán et al (2015). The specimens from Belgium and Hungary are reported as Neocypholaelaps apicola , remaining as N. favus .…”

“…— Ishikawa 1972: 100; Haragsim et al 1978: 57; Baker and Delfinado-Baker 1985: 232; Karg 1993: 221; Moraes and Narita 2010: 43; Fenďa and Lukáš 2014: 173; Kontschán et al 2015: 243.…”

“…as a synonym of N. favus . In addition, Neocypholaelaps apicola sensu Kontschán et al (2015) is considered here as a misidentification of N. favus .…”

“…– Neocypholaelaps apicola Delfinado-Baker & Baker, 1983 sensu Kontschán et al (2015), is a misidentification of Neocypholaelaps favus Ishikawa, 1968…”

Identification and pathogen detection of a Neocypholaelaps species (Acari: Mesostigmata: Ameroseiidae) from beehives in the Republic of Korea

“…The genus Neocypholaelaps, encompassing 22 species primarily concentrated in tropical regions, continues to pique the interest of researchers due to its diverse interactions with honeybees [25][26][27][28][29][30][31][32][33][34][35][36][37][38][39][40]. These Neocypholaelaps mites, belonging to the family Ameroseiidae, exhibit a relationship with their bee hosts, often associating with them both externally on their bodies and internally within their nests and hives [31].…”