Haemogamasus nidiformes Bregetova, 1955

Vinarski, Maxim V. & Korallo-Vinarskaya, Natalia P., 2017, An annotated catalogue of the gamasid mites associated with small mammals in Asiatic Russia. The family Haemogamasidae (Acari: Mesostigmata: Gamasina), Zootaxa 4273 (1), pp. 1-18 : 11

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Haemogamasus nidiformes Bregetova
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Haemogamasus nidiformes Bregetova , 195 5

Haemogamasus nidiformes .— Bregetova, 1955: 285, figs 561–564; Bregetova, 1956a: 136, 155, figs 272–275, 343; Bregetova, 1956b: 1652, fig. 5; Mrciak, 1958: 71; Strandtmann & Wharton, 1958: 134; Allred, 1969: 110; Garrett & Allred, 1971: 294; Zemskaya, 1973: 118; Bregetova, 1977: 570, figs 453 (3), 454 (2, 3); Nikulina, 1987: 224, 225, fig. 116 (4, 18); Senotrusova, 1987: 40, fig. 17; Haitlinger, 1988: 646, figs 18–21; Lundquist, 1990: 332, figs 2, B, 3, B; Goncharova et al., 1991: 48; Mašán & Fend’a, 2010: 103, figs 71, 79, 99–101; Fyodorova & Kharadov, 2012: 276, 277.

Haemogamasus nidi .— Kozlowski, 1960: 409, fig. 1 (partim); Punda, 1972: 83, figs 1–14 (partim).

Type locality. Kyrgyzstan, Tien-Shan Region , upper courses of the Naryn River near the Petrov Glacier ( Bregetova, 1956b).

Syntypes: ZIN. There are 12 females and 2 males in the type series.

Type host. Microtus gregalis .

Host range. Like Hg. nidi , this species is an ecologically opportunistic mite with a very broad range of hosts, both rodents and insectivores. Hg. nidiformes do not exhibit any tendency to exploit a particular taxon of small mammals.

Distribution. The mite is widely distributed throughout the northern and central parts of Eurasia, being recorded from Nepal, Korea, Turkey and other countries of Asia (Prasad, 1972; Kim et al., 1987; Cicek et al., 2008) as well as from different regions of Europe ( Edler & Mehl, 1972; Mašán & Fend’a, 2010). In Asiatic Russia, it occurs almost everywhere, except for Kamchatka and Chukotka Peninsulae and other regions of the extreme north-east of Asia ( Nikulina, 2004).

Remarks. The taxonomic validity of this species was questioned by Kozlowski (1960) and Punda (1972). Punda stated that Hg. nidiformes is a junior synonym of Hg. nidi whose ‘variation range is wide enough to enclose characters of Hg. nidiformes ’ ( Punda, 1972: 83) . Her opinion was denied by Lundquist & Edler (1979), who provided additional morphological details to distinguish between the two phenotypically similar species. All Russian acarologists ( Zemskaya, 1973; Senotrusova, 1987; Goncharova et al., 1991; Nikulina, 2004) accepted Hg. nidiformes as a valid taxon. Kim et al. (1987: 40) re-described this species.

The correct original spelling of the specific name is nidiformes ( Bregetova, 1955, 1956a). Regardless, an alternative and incorrect spelling ( nidiformis ) has occasionally been used ( Edler & Mehl, 1972; Mitchell, 1977; Lundquist & Edler, 1979; Kim et al., 1987). It should be noted that Bregetova herself once also used nidiformis ( Bregetova, 1956b) . For the correct publication date of this name see remarks for Hg. ivanovi above.

Allred, D. M. (1969) Haemogamasid mites of Eastern Asia and Western Pacific with a key to species. Journal of Medical Entomology, 6, 103 - 108.

Bregetova, N. G. (1955) The family Haemogamasidae Ouds. Opredeliteli po faune SSSR, izdavaemye Zoologicheskim Institutom Akademii Nauk SSSR, 59, 258 - 287. [in Russian]

Bregetova, N. G. (1956 a) Gamasid mites (Gamasoidea). Opredeliteli po faune SSSR, izdavaemye Zoologicheskim Institutom Akademii Nauk SSSR, 61, 1 - 247. [in Russian]

Bregetova, N. G. (1956 b) New data about mites of the family Haemogamasidae (Parasitiformes, Gamasoidea) of the USSR fauna. Zoologicheskiy Zhurnal, 1956, 1647 - 1656. [in Russian]

Bregetova, N. G. (1977) Fam. Haemogamasidae Oudemans, 1926. In: Ghilyarov, M. S. & Bregetova, N. G. (Eds.), Key to the Soil Inhabiting Mites. Mesostigmata, Nauka, Leningrad, pp. 569 - 572. [in Russian]

Cicek, H., Stanyukovich, M., Yagci, S., Aktas, M. & Karaer, Z. (2008) Gamasine mite (Parasitiformes: Mesostigmata) infestations of small mammals (Mammalia: Rodentia, Insectivora) in Turkey. Turkiye Parazitoloji Dergisi, 32, 65 - 70.

Edler, A. & Mehl, R. (1972) Mites (Acari, Gamasina) from small mammals in Norway. Norsk Entomologisk Tidsskrift, 19, 133 - 147.

Fyodorova, S. Zh. & Kharadov, A. V. (2012) A new gamasid mite species, Haemogamasus limneticus sp. n. (Parasitiformes: Gamasoidea), from Kyrgyzstan. Parazitologiya, 46, 272 - 278. [in Russian]

Garrett, D. A. & Allred, D. M. (1971) Mesostigmatid mites from Turkey, with keys to genera and species. Journal of Medical Entomology, 8, 292 - 298.

Goncharova, A. A., Bondarchuk, A. S. & Vershinina, O. N. (1991) Gamasid mites - Ectoparasites of Mammals in Transbaikalia. Chita State Medical University, Chita, 121 pp. [in Russian]

Haitlinger, R. (1988) Haemogamasidae Oudemans, 1926 (Acari, Mesostigmata) of Poland. Polskie Pismo Entomologiczne, 58, 635 - 662.

Kim, M. H., Lee, H. P. & Noh, J. T. (1987) Study of laelaptid mites parasitising rodents in Korea. III. Mites of the genus Haemogamasus Berlese, 1889 (Acari: Mesostigmata). Korean Arachnology, 3 (1), 35 - 44.

Kozlowski, S. (1960) Contribution to study of the natural system of Acarina of the genus Haemogamasus Berlese, 1889 (Gamasides). Acta Parasitologica Polonica, 8 (26), 403 - 418.

Lundquist, L. & Edler, A. (1979) Differential taxonomy of Haemogamasus nidi Michael, 1892 and H. nidiformis Bregetova, 1955 (Acari, Mesostigmata, Laelaptidae). Entomologia Scandinavia, 10, 73 - 78.

Lundquist, L. (1990) Taxonomic and functional significance of the presternal area in Haemogamasus mites (Acari- Mesostigmata: Laelaptidae), with a revised key to Fennoscandian species. Entomologia Scandinavia, 21, 329 - 337. https: // doi. org / 10.1163 / 187631290 X 00256

Mitchell, R. M. (1977) Accounts of Nepalese Mammals and Analysis of the Host - ectoparasite Data by Computer Techniques. PhD Thesis. Iowa State University, Ames, 558 pp.

Mrciak, M. (1958) Roztoce z radu Parasitiformes (Acari) z drobnych cicavcov Vysokych Tatier. Zoologicke listy (Brno), 7, 65 - 89.

Nikulina, N. A. (1987) Gamasid mites (cohort Gamasina). In: Soboleva, R. G. (Ed.), Insects and mites of the Far East of Medical and Veterinary Importance. Nauka, Leningrad, pp. 216 - 234. [in Russian]

Nikulina, N. A. (2004) A catalogue of parasitic Gamasina mites of mammals of Northern Eurasia (Russia). Aktsioner & Co, Saint-Petersburg, 170 pp. [in Russian]

Punda, H. (1972) On variation in Haemogamasus nidi (Acari, Gamasoidae). Annales Zoologici, 29, 83 - 89.

Senotrusova, V. G. (1987) Gamasid mites - parasites of wild animals in Kazakhstan. Nauka, Alma-Ata, 224 pp. [in Russian]

Strandtmann, R. W. & Wharton, G. W. (1958) A Manual of Mesostigmatid Mites Parasitic on Vertebrates. University of Maryland, College Park, 330 pp.

Zemskaya, A. A. (1973) Parasitic Gamasid Mites and Their Medical Importance. Meditsina Publishing House, Moscow, 168 pp. [in Russian]

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Arachnida

Order

Mesostigmata

InfraOrder

Gamasina

Family

Laelapidae

Genus

Haemogamasus