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Dos especies nuevas de ácaros de los géneros Geckobia y Bertrandiella (Acari: Prostigmata: Pterygosomatidae) ectoparásitos del gecko endémico Phyllodactylus microphyllus (Squamata: Phyllodactylidae) del cerro Campana, La Libertad, Perú
Author(s) -
Carlos Gene Quiroz-Gutiérrez,
Ricardo Paredes-León,
Judith Roldán-Rodríguez,
Tila M. Pérez
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
revista mexicana de biodiversidad
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2007-8706
pISSN - 1870-3453
DOI - 10.1016/j.rmb.2015.04.024
Subject(s) - prostigmata , squamata , humanities , acari , biology , gecko , zoology , art
ResumenDos especies nuevas de ácaros ectoparásitos de la familia Pterygosomatidae, Geckobia aureae sp. nov. y Bertrandiella campanensis sp. nov. son descritas con base en hembras adultas. Ambas especies se encontraron asociadas al gecko Phyllodactylus microphyllus, lagartija endémica del noroeste de Perú. Bertrandiella campanensis sp. nov. constituye el primer registro del género en Perú.AbstractTwo 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

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