Resumen

PAREDES-LEON, Ricardo; CUERVO-PINEDA, Naomi  y  PEREZ, Tila M.. Pterygosomatid mites from Cuba, with the description of a new species of Bertrandiella (Acari: Prostigmata: Pterygosomatidae). Rev. Mex. Biodiv. [online]. 2013, vol.84, n.4, pp.1142-1152. ISSN 2007-8706.  https://doi.org/10.7550/rmb.36498.

Bertrandiella griseldae, new species is described based on specimens found on the gecko Tarentola americana. Additionally, the female of Geckobiella javieri is described for the first time, new data for larvae and deutonymphs are presented, and a summary of the leg chaetotaxy for Geckobia tarentolae is reported. A taxonomic identification key for the mite species of Pterygosomatidae ectoparasitic on lizards from Cuba is also provided.

Palabras llave : Geckobia; Geckobiella; Bertrandiella; ectoparasitic; Phyllodactylidae; Gekkonidae; Iguanidae.

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