Persian Journal of Acarology

Persian Journal of Acarology

First record of Tetrabdella neotropica Hernandes & Feres (Trombidiformes: Bdellidae) from México

Authors
Sergio Ignacio Gallardo-Yobal 1
Gerardo Montelongo-Ruíz 2
José Irving Monjaras Barrera 3
1 TecNM/Instituto Tecnológico Superior de Zongolica, Maestría en Ciencias en Desarrollo Regional y Tecnológico, Km 4 Carretera a la compañía S/N, Tepetitlanapa, 95005, Zongolica, Veracruz, México
2 Departamento de Operación de la Reserva de la Biósfera del Cielo, Dirección de Recursos Naturales y Manejo de Áreas Naturales Protegidas, Centro Gubernamental de Oficinas Parque Bicentenario, Prolongación Praxedis Balboa y Libramiento Naciones Unidas S/N C.P. 87083, Ciudad Victoria, Tamaulipas, México
3 Instituto de Ecología Aplicada de la universidad Autónoma de Tamaulipas
10.22073/pja.v14i4.87451
Abstract
The species T. neotropica is found at the furthest point of the Neotropical region in the Gulf of Mexico province (Morrone et al. 2017). However, the genus Tetrabdella, has also been reported in the north of the country in oligotrophic soils of the Cuatro Ciénegas Valley in Coahuila (García-Ayala et al. 2020), belonging to Chihuahua Desert Province (Morrone et al. 2017). However, it has not been possible to verify whether we are talking about T. neotropica or a different species. The same seems to happen with a record of a species close to T. neotropica reported for South Africa; which suggests that it could possibly be a genus with a wider distribution and represented by more than one species (Hernandes et al. 2016).
Keywords
Bdellidae
Fraxinus sp
Tamaulipas
Tetrabdella neotropica
Trombidiformes
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Persian Journal of Acarology
Volume 14, Issue 4 - Serial Number 55
Autumn 2025 Article ID:140410