Endoparasitic mites of the genus Endotrombicula Ewing, 1931 (Acari: Prostigmata: Parasitengona: Trombiculidae) from African and Madagascan anurans, with description of a new species

Title:

Endoparasitic mites of the genus Endotrombicula Ewing, 1931 (Acari: Prostigmata: Parasitengona: Trombiculidae) from African and Madagascan anurans, with description of a new species

Creator:

Wohltmann, Andreas, Preez, Louis du, Rödel, Mark-Oliver, Köhler, Jörn, and Vences, Miguel

Identifier:

https://cdk.lib.cas.cz/client/handle/uuid:63dc91f3-e90b-47e6-851c-845b3bfe3159
uuid:63dc91f3-e90b-47e6-851c-845b3bfe3159
doi:10.14411/fp.2007.031

Subject:

Amphibia, Anura, Mantellidae, Ptychadenidae, endoparasites, Endotrombicula ptychadenae, new species, Africa, and Madagascar

Type:

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Description:

A sample of over 6,000 specimens of frogs belonging to about 120 species of all families occurring in West Africa and Madagascar were screened for parasitic mites. Three species of Endotrombicula Ewing, 1931 were found in representatives of two African and two Madagascan frog families. All Trombiculidae found in African frogs belonged to Endotrombicula pillersi (Sambon, 1928), whereas in Madagascar E. madagascariensis (Sambon, 1928) and E. ptychadenae sp. n. were sampled. These three species are described, data about their parasitic associations are provided, and their zoogeographical distribution is discussed. Only those frog species that spend a considerable time in terrestrial ground habitats were parasitized; neither arboreal nor strictly aquatic frogs were infected. The geographic distribution of Endotrombicula, restricted to Africa, the Arabian Peninsula and Madagascar, suggests that these mites invaded Madagascar from the African continent. This is supported by the observation that the ancestors of Ptychadena mascareniensis (Duméril et Bibron) (Ptychadenidae), the host of E. ptychadenae, colonized Madagascar from the African continent quite recently, possibly accompanied by its Endotrombicula parasites.

Language:

English

Rights:

http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/
policy:public

Coverage:

225-235

Source:

Folia parasitologica | 2007 Volume:54 | Number:3

Harvested from:

CDK

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