Promyialges italicus sp. nov. (Astigmata: Epidermoptidae) with redescriptions of mites of the families Epidermoptidae and Cheyletidae (Prostigmata) associated with Pseudolynchia canariensis (Diptera: Hippoboscidae) from Iran and Italy

Moradi Faradonbeh, Majid; Ostovan, Hadi; M. OConnor, Barry; Gheibi, Mehdi; Joharchi, Omid; Macchioni, Fabio

doi:10.22073/pja.v8i1.41265

Promyialges italicus sp. nov. (Astigmata: Epidermoptidae) with redescriptions of mites of the families Epidermoptidae and Cheyletidae (Prostigmata) associated with Pseudolynchia canariensis (Diptera: Hippoboscidae) from Iran and Italy

Authors

Majid Moradi Faradonbeh ¹

Hadi Ostovan ¹

Barry M. OConnor ²

Mehdi Gheibi ¹

Omid Joharchi ³

Fabio Macchioni ⁴

¹ Department of Entomology, College of Agricultural Sciences, Shiraz Branch, Islamic Azad University, Shiraz, Iran; E-mails: majidmoradifaradonbeh@yahoo.com, ostovan2001@yahoo.com,mehgheibi@yahoo.com

² Museum of Zoology & Department of Ecology & Evolutionary Biology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1079, USA; E-mail:bmoc@umich.edu

³ Young Researchers and Elite Club, Yazd Branch, Islamic Azad University, Yazd, Iran; E-mail: joharchi@iauyazd.ac. Ir&j.omid2000@gmail.com

⁴ Department of Veterinary Science, University of Pisa, Italy; E-mail: fabio.macchioni@unipi.it

10.22073/pja.v8i1.41265

Abstract

Pseudolynchia canariensis (Diptera: Hippoboscidae) is a parasite of pigeons but also a host for hyperparasitic mites living on the same avian hosts. Four species and subspecies of mites found on this louse fly, Myialges anchora, Promyialges italicus sp. nov., Promyialges lophortyx (Astigmata: Epidermoptidae), and Ornithocheyletia hallae hallae (Prostigmata: Cheyletidae), are described or redescribed. One new species of feather mites is described from Tuscany, Pisa, Italy, from Pseudolynchia canariensis (Mcquart, 1840) from Columba livia (Gmelin, 1789). This is the first report of the genera Myialges and Ornithocheyletia for the Iranian fauna, while the subspecies Ornithocheyletia hallae hallae represents a new report for Asia. Specimens of O. hallae from populations in Italy and in Iran differ morphologically. According to these findings, we recognized two subspecies, Ornithocheyletia hallae hallae and O. hallae similis.

Keywords

Description

hyperparasites

louse flies

Myialges

Ornithocheyletia

parasites

phoresy