Acari: Mesostigmata) from Ukraine with Description of Adults of Halodarcia Carabidophila Evans and Fain, 1995 (Halolaelapidae) V.A
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New records of carabid-associated mesostigmatic mites (Acari: Mesostigmata) from Ukraine with description of adults of Halodarcia carabidophila Evans and Fain, 1995 (Halolaelapidae) V.A. Trach To cite this version: V.A. Trach. New records of carabid-associated mesostigmatic mites (Acari: Mesostigmata) from Ukraine with description of adults of Halodarcia carabidophila Evans and Fain, 1995 (Halolaelapidae). Acarologia, Acarologia, 2016, 56 (4), pp.587-601. 10.1051/acarologia/20164146. hal-01547412 HAL Id: hal-01547412 https://hal.archives-ouvertes.fr/hal-01547412 Submitted on 26 Jun 2017 HAL is a multi-disciplinary open access L’archive ouverte pluridisciplinaire HAL, est archive for the deposit and dissemination of sci- destinée au dépôt et à la diffusion de documents entific research documents, whether they are pub- scientifiques de niveau recherche, publiés ou non, lished or not. 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Subscriptions: Year 2017 (Volume 57): 380 € http://www1.montpellier.inra.fr/CBGP/acarologia/subscribe.php Previous volumes (2010-2015): 250 € / year (4 issues) Acarologia, CBGP, CS 30016, 34988 MONTFERRIER-sur-LEZ Cedex, France The digitalization of Acarologia papers prior to 2000 was supported by Agropolis Fondation under the reference ID 1500-024 through the « Investissements d’avenir » programme (Labex Agro: ANR-10-LABX-0001-01) Acarologia is under free license and distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons-BY-NC-ND which permits unrestricted non-commercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited. Acarologia 56(4): 587–601 (2016) DOI: 10.1051/acarologia/20164146 New records of carabid-associated mesostigmatic mites (Acari: Mesostigmata) from Ukraine with description of adults of Halodarcia carabidophila Evans and Fain, 1995 (Halolaelapidae) Viacheslav A. TRACH (Received 01 June 2016; accepted 04 August 2016; published online 21 October 2016) Department of Zoology, Faculty of Biology, I.I. Mechnikov Odessa National University, Shampanskij al. 2, Odessa, 65058, Ukraine. [email protected] ABSTRACT — New records of mesostigmatic mites (Acari: Mesostigmata) associated with carabid beetles (Coleoptera: Carabidae) from the Ukraine are presented. Two genera (Panteniphis Willmann, 1949, Halodarcia Karg, 1969) and six species (Panteniphis mirandus Willmann, 1949, Halodarcia carabidophila Evans and Fain, 1995, H. incideta Karg, 1969, Anten- noseius calathi Fain, Noti and Dufrêne, 1995, Anystipalpus labiduricola Lindquist and Moraza, 2009, Gaeolaelaps similisetae (Karg, 1965)) are recorded for the first time in the Ukraine. The adults of Halodarcia carabidophila obtained in the laboratory were described for the first time. A key to the females of Halodarcia species is also provided. KEYWORDS — Acari; Mesostigmata; phoresy; Carabidae; Ukraine; Halodarcia carabidophila INTRODUCTION etc. are common phoretic hosts for the mesostig- matic mites in Europe. The Mesostigmata (Gamasida) is a large, cos- mopolitan assemblage of parasitiform mites that Many members of the genera Panteniphis Will- embraces an unusually diverse variety of lifestyles mann, 1949 (Digamasellidae), Stylochirus G. and and habitats (Lindquist et al., 2009). Deutonymphs R. Canestrini, 1882 (Ologamasidae), Halodarcia and adults of many families of Mesostigmata Karg, 1969 (Halolaelapidae), Antennoseius Berlese, have established close phoretic relationships with 1916 and Anystipalpus Berlese, 1911 (Ascidae) are other arthropods and, less commonly, with ver- strictly associated with carabid beetles (Bregetova, tebrates (Krantz, 2009). Over 95% species of 1977c; Haitlinger, 1988; Evans and Fain, 1995; arthropod-associated mesostigmatic mites are in- Gwiazdowicz, 2000a; Lindquist and Moraza, 2009; sect associates. The insect orders Coleoptera, Hy- Lindquist et al., 2009). Phoresy on carabids was menoptera, Diptera and Lepidoptera are the pri- also observed, although rarely, in members of the mary hosts of mesostigmatid mites (Hunter and genera Parasitus Latreille, 1795, Poecilochirus G. Rosario, 1988). Beetles of the families Cara- and R. Canestrini, 1882 (Parasitidae), Dendrolae- bidae, Curculionidae, Geotrupidae, Histeridae, Lu- laps Halbert, 1915 (Digamasellidae), Alliphis Hal- canidae, Silphidae, Scarabaeidae, Staphylinidae, bert, 1923 (Eviphididae), Macrocheles Latreille, 1829 http://www1.montpellier.inra.fr/CBGP/acarologia/ 587 ISSN 0044-586-X (print). ISSN 2107-7207 (electronic) Trach V.A. (Macrochelidae), Gaeolaelaps Evans and Till, 1966 of which was filled with a solid mixture of gyp- (Laelapidae) (Haitlinger, 1988, 2004, 2008; Gwiaz- sum and charcoal (according to Karg, 1971). High dowicz, 2000b; Salmane and Telnov, 2009; Trach, humidity was maintained in these vessels by fre- 2012b, 2016; personal observations). quently adding water to the gypsum-charcoal sub- The fauna of arthropod-associated Mesostig- strate. The mites developed at a temperature of mata in Ukraine is very poorly known. The pur- about 20°C. The adult mites were obtained after two pose of this paper is to add new records of carabid- to seven days. associated mesostigmatic mites from Ukraine and Slide-mounted voucher specimens are deposited to describe unknown adults Halodarcia carabidophila. in the collections of the Department of Zoology, I. I. Mechnikov Odessa National University. Mite tax- MATERIALS AND METHODS onomy follows Beaulieu et al. (2011), carabid taxon- omy follows Kryzhanovskij et al. (1995). Carabid beetles were collected in various natural zones and administrative regions of Ukraine. Bea- tles were sampled by hand, by using Barber traps with bait and by using UV lamp (mercury tungsten blended lamp or mercury vapor lamp). Carabids RESULTS were transferred into vials containing 70 % ethyl al- cohol and later were examined with aid of a micro- Suborder Trigynaspida Camin and Gorirossi, scope MBS-9. 1955 Mites collected from carabids were cleared in Infraorder Antennophorina Camin and Gorirossi, lactic acid and slide-mounted in Hoyer’s medium. 1955 Morphology of mites was studied with the aid Family Schizogyniidae Trägårdh, 1950 of a compound microscope, a Mikmed-1 Lomo Genus Euroschizogynium Trach and Seeman, 2014 equipped with a binocular head AU-12, ocular Euroschizogynium calvum Trach and Seeman, micrometer AM9-2 and digital camera DCM900. 2014 The morphological terminology generally follows Evans and Till (1979). Dorsal setae were labelled Material examined — one male from Scarites ter- according to the system of Lindquist and Evans ricola Bonelli, 1813, Ukraine, Kherson Region, (1965), but our designations are preliminary. Dorsal Skadovsk District, Dzharylhach island (46°02’N, pore-like structures, glandular openings (solenos- 32°55’E), shore of salt puddle, 18 – 21 Aug. 2014, tomes) and poroids (lyrifissures) are indistinct and V. Trach coll. have been named as pores. Palpal and leg chaeto- taxy follows Evans (1963a, b, 1969). Measurements Distribution — Ukraine (Trach and Seeman, are given in micrometres (µm). Lengths of shields 2014). were taken from the anterior to posterior shield margins along the midline. The length of the sec- Remarks — The genus Euroschizogynium is ond cheliceral segment was measured from the base monotypic and known only from the type series to the apex of the fixed digit. Leg length was taken from Odessa region of Ukraine; mites were also from the base of the coxa to the apex of the tarsus, found on S. terricola (Trach and Seeman, 2014). excluding the ambulacrum. Mites were located on the thorax and abdomen of For biological studies of Halodarcia carabidophila, the beetles. The biology of the Schizogyniidae is well-fed and swollen deutonymphs (collected in generally unknown, but some species are associated the vicinity of Berezovka, 26 Mar. 2011, see ex- with passalid, bark and carabid beetles (Trägårdh, amined material) were removed from carabids and 1950; Kinn 1966; Hirschmann 1972; Trach and See- placed into glass or plastic 25 ml jars, the lower part man, 2014). 588 Acarologia 56(4): 587–601 (2016) Suborder Monogynaspida Camin and Gorirossi, Family Halolaelapidae Karg, 1965 1955 Genus Halodarcia Karg, 1969 Infraorder Gamasina Kramer, 1881 Remarks — So far, four species of genus Halodar- Family Digamasellidae Evans, 1957 cia have been described world-wide, three of them Genus Panteniphis Willmann, 1949 from Europe — Halodarcia incideta Karg, 1969, H. Panteniphis mirandus Willmann, 1949 porolata Karg, 1969, H. carabidophila Evans and Fain, 1995 and H. kargi Nikolsky, 1982 from Asia (Karg, 1969; Nikolsky, 1982; Evans and Fain, 1995). Adult Material examined — one deutonymph from Chlae- mites of the genus Halodarcia are free-living in lit- nius sp., Ukraine, Chernigiv Region, Korop District, ter and humus in damp or wet situations;