A New Species of the Genus Periglischrus (Acari: Spinturnicidae) on Leptonycteris nivalis (Chiroptera: Phyllostomidae) From Mexico, Including a Key to Species of the vargasi Species Group

Juan B Morales-Malacara; Gerardo López-Ortega

doi:10.1093/jme/tjac151

A New Species of the Genus Periglischrus (Acari: Spinturnicidae) on Leptonycteris nivalis (Chiroptera: Phyllostomidae) From Mexico, Including a Key to Species of the vargasi Species Group

J Med Entomol. 2023 Jan 12;60(1):73-89. doi: 10.1093/jme/tjac151.

Authors

Juan B Morales-Malacara¹, Gerardo López-Ortega²

Affiliations

¹ Lab. Espeleobiología y Acarología, Unidad Multidisciplinaria de Docencia e Investigación, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, campus Juriquilla, Boulevard Juriquilla 3001, C.P. 76230, Querétaro, Querétaro, México.
² Lab. Ecología de Vertebrados, Departamento de Biología, Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana-Iztapalapa, Apartado Postal 55-535, 09340, Ciudad de México, México.

PMID: 36263802
DOI: 10.1093/jme/tjac151

Abstract

Periglischrus calcariflexus new species, was found on the Greater Long-tongued bat Leptonycteris nivalis (Saussure) in Mexico. The female, male, deutonymphs, and protonymph are described and illustrated. Additionally, we evaluate the morphological variability of this species based on its geographical distribution. Considering this new species, the number of species in the vargasi species group within the genus Periglischrus increases to five; therefore, herein we include a key for the known species in the vargasi species group for the Neotropics.

Keywords: Leptonycteris nivalis; Periglischrus calcariflexus n. sp; Mexico; Spinturnicidae; bat ectoparasite.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Animals
Chiroptera*
Female
Male
Mexico
Mite Infestations*
Mites*