Two New Records of Oribatula (Zygoribatula) Species (Acari: Oribatida) from Turkey, with Redescriptions

Grobler, L.; Bayram, Şerife; Çobanoğlu, Sultan

doi:10.2108/zsj.22.1347

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“…Tryophagus sp. and Zygoribatula sp., which are known as non-parasitic mites [ 152 , 153 , 154 ]. Reports of these mites parasitizing on rodents may be accidental infestations.…”

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Rodent Ectoparasites in the Middle East: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

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Rodents carry many ectoparasites, such as ticks, lice, fleas, and mites, which have potential public health importance. Middle Eastern countries are hotspots for many emerging and re-emerging infectious diseases, such as plague, leishmaniasis, Crimean Congo hemorrhagic fever, and Q fever, due to their ecological, socioeconomic, and political diversity. Rodent ectoparasites can act as vectors for many of these pathogens. Knowledge of rodent ectoparasites is of prime importance in controlling rodent ectoparasite-borne zoonotic diseases in this region. The current systematic review and meta-analysis performs a comprehensive synthesis of the available knowledge, providing an evidence-based overview of the ectoparasites detected on rodents in Middle Eastern countries. Following a systematic search in Pubmed, Scopus, and Web of Science, a total of 113 published articles on rodent ectoparasites were studied and analyzed. A total of 87 rodent species were documented, from which Mus musculus, Rattus norvegicus, and Rattus rattus were found to be the most common. Fleas were the most reported ectoparasites (87 articles), followed by mites (53), ticks (44), and lice (25). Xenopsylla cheopis, Polyplax spinulosa, Ornithonyssus bacoti, and Hyalomma rhipicephaloides were the most commonly described fleas, lice, mites, and ticks, respectively. Based on the reviewed articles, the median flea, louse, mite, and tick indices were highest in Israel (4.15), Egypt (1.39), Egypt (1.27), and Saudi Arabia (1.17), respectively. Quantitative meta-analysis, using a random-effects model, determined the overall pooled flea prevalence in the Middle East as 40% (95% CI: 25–55, I2 = 100%, p < 0.00001), ranging between 13% (95% CI: 0–30, I2 = 95%, p < 0.00001) in Iran and 59% (95% CI: 42–77, I2 = 75%, p < 0.00001) in Israel. The overall pooled louse prevalence was found to be 30% (95% CI: 13–47, I2 = 100%, p < 0.00001), ranging between 25% in Iran (95% CI: 1–50, I2 = 99%) and 38% in Egypt (95% CI: 7–68, I2 = 100%). In the case of mites, the pooled prevalence in this region was 33% (95% CI: 11–55, I2 = 100%, p < 0.00001), where the country-specific prevalence estimates were 30% in Iran (95% CI: 4–56, I2 = 99%) and 32% in Egypt (95% CI: 0–76, I2 = 100%). For ticks, the overall prevalence was found to be 25% (95% CI: 2–47, I2 = 100%, p < 0.00001), ranging from 16% in Iran (95% CI: 7–25, I2 = 74%) to 42% in Egypt (95% CI: 1–85, I2 = 100%). The control of rodent ectoparasites should be considered to reduce their adverse effects. Using the One Health strategy, rodent control, and precisely control of the most common rodent species, i.e., Mus musculus, Rattus norvegicus, and Rattus rattus, should be considered to control the rodent-borne ectoparasites in this region.

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“…Tryophagus sp. and Zygoribatula sp., which are known as non-parasitic mites [ 152 , 153 , 154 ]. Reports of these mites parasitizing on rodents may be accidental infestations.…”

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Rodent Ectoparasites in the Middle East: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

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“…However, the systematic value of this morphological character in Brachypylina seems to be minor. For example, O. tibialis (Nicolet, 1855) lacks seta p 3 in the nymphs and adult , whereas many species of Oribatula Berlese, 1895 andZygoribatula Berlese, 1916 have this seta (Grobler 1993(Grobler , 1994Grobler and Kok 1993;Grobler et al 2005). The nymphs of Hydrozetes longisetosus S. and A. Seniczak 2009 have all setae of p-series, but the adults may lack pair p 3 , and sometimes retain one seta p 3 unilaterally (Seniczak and Seniczak 2009).…”

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Differentiation of external morphology of Oribatella Banks, 1895 (Acari: Oribatida: Oribatellidae), in light of the ontogeny of three species

Seniczak

2013

Journal of Natural History

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Differentiation of external morphology of Oribatella Banks, 1895 was investigated, in light of the ontogeny of O. quadricornuta (Michael, 1880), O. superbula (Berlese,1904) and O. calcarata (CL Koch, 1835) studied here for the first time, and that of the other species from the literature. The pattern of gastronotal setae in larvae is similar, except for lack of seta h 3 in O. nortoni Behan-Pelletier, 2011, while that of nymphs and adults is differentiated. The nymphs of most species have 15 pairs of gastronotal setae, but those of O. metzi Behan-Pelletier, 2011 and most nymphs of O. calcarata have 13 pairs. The nymphs of most species carry the exuvial scalps of previous instars on apical parts of gastronotal setae da, while setae dm and dp, located under these scalps, are subjected to translocation, reduction in size or loss. In O. berlesei (Michael, 1898), O. nortoni, O. quadricornuta and O. sexdentata Berlese, 1916 pair dp takes a more lateral position, compared with the larvae, in O. superbula and O. canadensis Behan-Pelletier and Eamer, 2010 it is reduced in size (in the latter species pair dm is also reduced), while O. metzi loses setae dm and dp. In contrast, the nymphs of O. calcarata do not carry the scalps, and usually lose setae c 1 and dm. The adults of all species lose setae c 1 , c 3 and d-series, compared with the tritonymph, and only 10 pairs of notogastral setae remain (c 2 , l-, h-and p-series), but O. quadricornuta and O. calcarata rarely retain seta c 3 unilaterally, which indicates the order of setal loss in Oribatella according to Shaldybina (1972). IntroductionThe adults of Oribatella Banks, 1895 are easy to recognize by their long, wide lamellae, which cover the main part of the prodorsum, and are connected together in medial and posterior parts. The area between lamellar cusps is deeply incised, with strong lamellar seta in the middle, and the length of cusps is species specific. Interlamellar setae are long and usually strong, and often protrude beyond the rostrum, while the shape of the sensillus depends on species and can be clavate, fusiform or setiform. The notogaster is almost hemispherical, with four pairs of porose areas and usually 10 pairs of notogastral setae, which are inserted on the lateral and posterior parts of the notogaster, and most are curved outwards and ventrally, as in O. quadricornuta (Michael, 1880), O. superbula (Berlese,1904) and O. calcarata (CL Koch, 1835) investigated here.

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“…In our country, although many studies on this group exist, they are not sufficient (Albayrak 2000, Ayyıldız 1988a,b, Ayyıldız and Luxton 1989, Erman et al 2007, Grobler et al 2004, 2005, Niedbala 1981, 1984, 1992, Özkan et al 1988, Özkan et al 1994, Per and Ayyıldız 2004, Taşdemir et al 2010. Names of species follow Subías (2004Subías ( , updated 2017.…”

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“…The Oribatulidae Thor, 1929 contain about 16 genera, 5 subgenera, 209 species and 7 subspecies; and have a worldwide distribution (Subías 2004(Subías , updated 2017. In Turkey, the family Oribatulidae Thor, 1929 is represented by three genera and one subgenus, namely Lucoppia Berlese, 1908, Oribatula Berlese, 1896, Phauloppia Berlese, 1908 Berlese, 1916 (Albayrak 2000, Ay and Ayyıldız 2014, Ayyıldız 1988a,b, Ayyıldız and Toluk 2016, Bezci and Baran 2016, Erman et al 2007, Grobler et al 2004, Grobler et al 2005, Özkan et al 1988, Özkan et al 1994, Per and Ayyıldız 2004, Taşdemir et al 2010. The genus Oribatula is the most species-rich among them, with 138 species and 7 subspecies (Subías 2004(Subías , updated 2017.…”

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confidence: 99%