Bertrandiella jimenezi (Paredes-León and Morales-Malacara), Paredes-Leon and Morales-Malacara

Paredes-León, Ricardo, Klompen, Hans & Pérez, Tila M., 2012, Systematic revision of the genera Geckobiella Hirst, 1917 and Hirstiella Berlese, 1920 (Acari: Prostigmata: Pterygosomatidae) with description of a new genus for American species parasites on geckos formerly placed in Hirstiella, Zootaxa 3510, pp. 1-40 : 19

Bertrandiella jimenezi (Paredes-León and Morales-Malacara) new combination

Hirstiella jimenezi Paredes-León and Morales-Malacara, 2009: 443 .

Diagnosis. Adults. Companion seta ft shorter than solenidion ω 2 on tarsus I. Female. Prodorsal shield triangular in shape, with very acute posterior margin, and 3 pairs of peripectinate setae (vi, ve and sci).

Male. Prodorsal shield trapezoid in shape with anterior margin wider than posterior and with 4 pairs of long peripectinate setae (vi, ve, sci and c1) ( Paredes-León & Morales-Malacara 2009).

Type. Female HOLOTYPE ( CNAC 005885); female, male, deutonymphal and larval PARATYPES at CNAC and OSAL.

Type locality. Zapotitlán de las Salinas, Puebla, México

Type host. Phyllodactylus bordai Taylor.

Material examined. Female HOLOTYPE, 1 female, 2 male, 2 deutonymphal, 2 larval PARATYPES ex Phyllodactylus bordai , MEXICO, Puebla, Zapotitlán de las Salinas, Río Salado cerca del Jardín Botánico, 18° 19’ 33” N, - 97° 26’ 59.2” W, 1428 m asl, 30 October 2003, coll. R. Paredes-León ( CNAC 005885–86; 88–89; 93–94; 98–99).

Remarks. This species appears to be a specific ectoparasite of Phyllodactylidae (see Table 3 ).