Subfamily Coleoscirinae (Acari: Trombidiformes: Cunaxidae), with description of one new species from Pakistan

Abstract

The Coleoscirinae (Acari: Trombidiformes: Cunaxidae) from Pakistan are summarized in this paper. Two species of Scutascirus Den Heyer ( S. pirgus Chaudhri and Akbar and S . tactus Chaudhri and Akbar), ten species of Coleoscirus Berlese ( C. baptos (Chaudhri and Akbar), C. carex (Inayatullah and Shahid), C. carnus Muhammad and Chaudhri, C. comis Muhammad and Chaudhri, C. disparis Muhammad and Chaudhri, C . irroratus Muhammad and Chaudhri, C. mardi (Inatullah and Shahid), C. raviensis Afzal, Ashfaq and Khan, C . tobaensis Bashir, Afzal, Ashfaq, and Khan, and C . trudus Bashir, Afzal and Akbar), and three species of Pseudobonzia Smiley ( P. ashfaqi Bashir, Afzal and Akbar, P. numida Chaudhri and Akbar, and P . parilus Chaudhri) have been previously reported. One new species of Pseudobonzia , Pseudobonzia bakerisp. n. , is herein described and illustrated. A key to the genera of the subfamily and keys to the species in each genus are given to incorporate the new species from Pakistan. Distribution records of all known species in Pakistan are also given.

A review of Cunaxidae (Acariformes, Trombidiformes): Histories and diagnoses of subfamilies and genera, keys to world species, and some new locality records

“…Bashir et al (2007) described Cunaxoides sargodhaensis from Pakistan. Bashir and Afzal (2009) described Cunaxoides daskaensis , Cunaxoides negans , and Cunaxoides sialkotensis Den Heyer et al (2013) described Cunaxoides decastroae and Cunaxoides lootsi .…”

“…Castro and Den Heyer (2009) split Lupaeus from Pulaeus and described two new species: Pulaeus myrtaceus and Pulaeus quadrisolenidius ; they also synonymized Pulaeus longignathos with Neocunaxoides krama and transferred Neocunaxoides krama to Pulaeus . Bashir and Afzal (2009) described Pulaeus akbari , Pulaeus banksi , and Pulaeus walii . Lin and Zhang (2010) argue that the “original species name longignathos [as in Pulaeus longignathos ] is the correct form in Greek.…”

“…Den Heyer and Sergeyenko (2009) redescribed Cunaxa setirostris and designated a neotype for the species. Bashir and Afzal (2009) described Cunaxa bashiri , Cunaxa clusus , Cunaxa dotos , Cunaxa lodhranensis , Cunaxa mahmoodi , Cunaxa nankanaensis , Cunaxa okaraensis , Cunaxa pakpatanensis . Bashir et al (2010) described Cunaxa rafiqi and Cunaxa leuros .…”

“…Bashir et al (2010) described Cunaxa rafiqi and Cunaxa leuros . Bashir et al (2011) “described” Cunaxa nankanaensis as a new species using the same illustrations Bashir and Afzal (2009) used to describe the species originally. Den Heyer et al (2011a) described the male of Cunaxa capreolus .…”

“…Bashir, Afzal, and Khan (2008) described Coleoscirus raviensis and Coleoscirus tobaensis . Bashir and Afzal (2009) described Coleoscirus afzali .…”