Neacariscus (Neacariscus) pluvius (Wharton, 1945)

K, Sirikamon Koosakulnirand, RajasegaranK, Praveena, Alkathiry K, Hadil A., ChaisiriK, Kittipong, RoundK, Philip D., Eiamampai, Krairat, Ahmad KhusainiK, Mohd K. S., RamjiK, Mohamad Fizl Sidq, AbubakarK, Sazaly, Ya’cobK, Zubaidah, Stekolnikov K, Alexandr A. & Makepeace K, Benjamin L., 2023, On the taxonomy of chigger mites (Acariformes: Trombiculidae) parasitizing birds in Thailand and Malaysia, with the description of a new species, Acarologia 63 (4), pp. 1109-1138 : 1114

Neacariscus (Neacariscus) pluvius (Wharton, 1945)

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Distribution and hosts — This species was described from Bougainville Isl. ( Solomon Islands archipelago) and from Guam ( Mariana Islands), ex Anous stolidus (L.), Anous tenuirostris

(Temminck) ( Charadriiformes : Laridae ), Pluvialis dominica (Statius Müller) ( Charadriiformes :

Charadriidae ), and Tringa incana (J.F. Gmelin) (syn.: Heteroscelus incanus ) ( Charadriiformes :

Scolopacidae ). Loomis (1966) also reported N. pluvius from Ulithi Atoll ( Caroline Islands), ex

Tringa incana and Sterna sumatrana Raffles ( Charadriiformes : Laridae ). Here this species is for the first time recorded in Asia ( Thailand). Charadrius leschenaultii and Xenus cinereus are new host species.

Material examined — Three larvae ( ZIN 17963 – 17965) ex two Charadrius leschenaultii and one Xenus cinereus , THAILAND, Trang province, Samran Beach, 7.201348°N, 99.562105°E and 7.209399°N, 99.557854°E, 17 and 19 March 2021, coll. S. Koosakulnirand.

Figures

Figure 1 Neacariscus(Neacariscus) pluvius (Wharton, 1945), specimen ZIN 17965: A – anterior dorsal aspect of idiosoma. Neacariscus (Whartonacarus) andamanensisStekolnikov, n. sp., holotype: B – anterior dorsal aspect of idiosoma; C – sternal area.Neacariscus(Whartonacarus) sulae(Oudemans, 1910), specimen ZIN 18168: D – anterior dorsal aspect of idiosoma. Scale bars: 50 μm.