Two new mite species of the genera Geckobia and Bertrandiella (Acari: Prostigmata: Pterygosomatidae) ectoparasitic on the endemic gecko Phyllodactylus microphyllus (Squamata: Phyllodactylidae) from cerro Campana, La Libertad, Peru

Quiroz-Gutiérrez, Carlos Gene; Paredes-León, Ricardo; Roldán-Rodríguez, Judith; Pérez, Tila M.

doi:10.1016/j.rmb.2015.04.024

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Revista mexicana de biodiversidad

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QUIROZ-GUTIERREZ, Carlos Gene; PAREDES-LEON, Ricardo; ROLDAN-RODRIGUEZ, Judith and PEREZ, Tila M.. Two new mite species of the genera Geckobia and Bertrandiella (Acari: Prostigmata: Pterygosomatidae) ectoparasitic on the endemic gecko Phyllodactylus microphyllus (Squamata: Phyllodactylidae) from cerro Campana, La Libertad, Peru. Rev. Mex. Biodiv. [online]. 2015, vol.86, n.2, pp.310-318. ISSN 2007-8706. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rmb.2015.04.024.

Two new species of ectoparasitic mites of the family Pterygosomatidae, Geckobia aureae sp. nov. and Bertrandiella campanensis sp. nov. are described based on adult females. Both species were found associated with the gecko Phyllodactylus microphyllus , endemic lizard from northwestern Peru. Bertrandiella campanensis sp. nov. is the first record of the genus in Peru.

Keywords : Geckobia aureae sp. nov.; Bertrandiella campanensis sp. nov.; Monoxenous; Sinoxenous; Neotropical; Co-threatened.

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