A survey of type localities of new species of the Parasitiformes described in two journals (Systematic & Applied Acarology and Zootaxa) during the last three years (2013–2015) revealed interesting patterns of species discovery. Taxonomically, the 142 new species are unevenly distributed among 24 families with the top three families accounting for over 61% of the total. The economically important Phytoseiidae is the top-ranked family. Geographically, the 142 new species of the Parasitiformes are described from 29 countries in the world. The pattern of distribution of these new species among the countries is highly uneven—over half of the new species (52.8%) are from the top 3 countries (Brazil, Iran and Turkey), whereas most countries (65.5%) have only 1–3 new species each.
Introduction
A previous survey of type localities of new mite species described in two journals (Systematic & Applied Acarology and Zootaxa) during 2007–2012 revealed several interesting trends and patterns in new mite species discovery (Liu et al. 2013). These two journals published approximately 38% of the all new species of mites indexed in Zoological Record during that period, and among them, 55% are from the top ten countries—China, Australia, Iran, Brazil, Kenya, USA, Russia, India, Turkey and Vietnam (Liu et al. 2013). A series of follow-up surveys using the same approach examined hotspots for new species of the Trombidiformes (Liu & Zhang 2016) and the Sarcoptiformes (Li & Zhang 2016) described during 2013–2015. This is a continuation of this series to provide a survey of type localities and depositories of new species in the superorder Parasitiformes described in the same two journals during the last three years (2013–2015). The methods used follow that in Liu et al. (2013).
List of abbreviations for depositories
ACISTE—
Acarological Collection, Institute of Science and High Technology and Environmental Sciences, Graduate University of Advanced Technology, Kerman, Iran.
AFCU—
Acarology Laboratory, Department of Plant Protection, Çukurova University, Adana, Turkey.
ANIC—
Australian National Insect Collection, in CSIRO Ecosystem Sciences, Canberra.
APAS—
Acarological Laboratory, Department of Plant Protection, Agricultural College, Shahrekord University, Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari Province, Iran.
ARC-PPRI—
Plant Protection Research Institute-Agricultural Research Center - Fruit Acarology Department, Dokki, Cairo, Egypt.
BASU—
Acarology Laboratory of the Bu-Ali Sina University, Hamedan, Iran.
BBM—
Bernice P. Bishop Museum, Honolulu, Hawaii, USA.
CNAC—
Colección Nacional de Ácaros del Instituto de Biología, Mexico.
DZSJRP—
Departamento de Zoologia e Botânica, Universidade Estadual Paulista, São José do Rio Preto, São Paulo, Brazil.
ESALQ-USP—
Collection of Departamento de Entomologia e Acarologia, ESALQ — Universidade de São Paulo, Piracicaba, São Paulo, Brazil.
EUE—
Acarology Laboratory of Erzincan University, Erzincan, Turkey.
FACU—
Faculty of Agriculture, Cairo University, Giza, Egypt.
HNHM—
Soil Zoology Collection of Hungarian Natural History Museum, Budapest, Hungary.
INPA—
Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia, Manaus, Brazil.
ISEA—
Zoological Museum of Institute of Systematics and Ecology of Animals, Novosibirsk, Russia.
IZNASU—
Institute of Zoology, National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine.
IZSAS—
Institute of Zoology, Slovak Academy of Sciences, Bratislava, Slovakia.
JAZM—
Jalal Afshar Zoological Museum, College of Agriculture, University of Tehran, Iran.
LAZUA—
Laboratory of Agricultural Zoology and Entomology, Agricultural University of Athens, Greece.
MHNG—
Natural History Museum of Geneva, Switzerland.
MNCN—
Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales, Madrid, Spain.
MSNM—
Milan Natural History Museum, Milan, Italy.
NHMG—
Natural History Museum of Geneva, Switzerland.
NMNS—
National Museum of Natural Science, Taichung, Taiwan, Rep. of China.
NZAC—
New Zealand Arthropod Collection, Landcare Research, Auckland, New Zealand.
QM—
Queensland Museum, Brisbane, Australia.
SRIAUF—
Acarological Collection, Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University, Fars, Iran.
UGMC—
University of Guilan Mite Collection, Rasht, Gilan Province, Iran.
UNIPA—
Acari collection of the Laboratory of Applied Acarology “Eliahu Swirski, Department of Agricultural and Forest Sciences, University of Palermo, Italy.USC— University of San Carlos, Cebu, Republic of the Philipphines.
UNESP—
Departamento de Zoologia e Botânica, Universidade Estadual Paulista, São José do Rio Preto, State of São Paulo, Brazil.
USNMENT—
U.S. National Tick Collection, Georgia Southern University, Statesboro, George, USA.
YIAU—
Acarological collection, Department of Plant Protection, Yazd Branch, Islamic Azad University, Iran.
ZAUMCN—
Museu de Ciências Naturais, Centro Universitário, Lajeado, Rio Grande do Sul State, Brazil.
ZISP—
Zoological Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences, Saint-Petersburg, Russia.
ZMT—
Zoological Museum of Turku University, Turku, Finland.
Results and discussion
Trends in the number of new species
During 2013–2015, SAA published an average of over 7 new species of the Parasitiformes per year (Table 1), which is more than 7-fold increase over that during 2007–2012 (average 1 per year based on data in Liu et al. 2013). However, Zootaxa published an average of 40 new species of the Parasitiformes per year during 2013–2015 (Table 1) and this is only 71.4% of that during 2007–2012 (average 56 per year based on data in Liu et al. 2013). Overall, the number of new Parasitiformes species per year decreased from 57 during 2007–2012 to 47 during 2013–2015 (Table 1). This decrease is the opposite of that for the Trombidiformes (132 new species per year during 2007–2012 to 163 during 2013–2015; Liu & Zhang 2016) and the Sarcoptiformes (51 new species per year during 2007–2012 to 80 during 2013–2015; Li & Zhang 2016).
Taxonomic distribution of new species
Most (over 97%) of the 142 new species of the Parasitiformes described in the two journals during 2013–2015 are in the order Mesostigmata: the order Opilioacarida has only one new species and the order Ixodida has two new species (Table 3A, B).
TABLE 1.
The comparison of the number of new species in the superorder Parasitiformes between 2013–2015 and 2007–2012 described in SAA and Zootaxa. Data of 2007–2012 from Liu et al. (2013).
TABLE 2.
The comparison of taxonomic distribution of new species in the order Mesostigmata between 2013–2015 and 2007–2012 from SAA and Zootaxa. Data of 2007–2012 from Liu et al. (2013).
TABLE 3A.
Taxonomic distribution of new species among families of the superorder Parasitiformes from SAAand Zootaxa during 2013–2015; Nsp=number of new species within each paper, Nfam.=number of families with new species.
Within Mesostigmata, the distribution of new species are highly uneven among infraorders, with most species in the Gamasina (Table 2). Overall the proportion of new species in the Gamasina increased from 73% during 2007–2012 to over 87% during 2013–2015.
The 142 new species of the Parasitiformes described in the two journals during 2013–2015 are unevenly distributed in 24 families (Table 3A). The majority of these new species (61%) are from the top 3 families: Phytoseiidae, Laelapidae and Pachylaelapidae. Most of the families (70.8%) have only 1–3 new species (Table 3A, B).
TABLE 3B.
The comparison of the number of new species in the superorder Parasitiformes between 2013–2015 and 2007–2012 from SAA and Zootaxa. Data of 2007–2012 from Liu et al. (2013).
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Geographic distribution of new species
The 142 new species are described from 29 countries in the world and their distribution among the countries is highly uneven. Over half of the new species (52.8%) are from the top three countries (Brazil, Iran and Turkey), whereas most countries (65.5%) have only 1–3 new species (Table 4).
TABLE 4.
Geographic distribution of new species in the superorder Parasitiformes from SAA and Zootaxa(2013–2015) among countries (or regions); Nsp=number of new species within each country (or region), Nc=number of countries with nsp species.
List of type localities and depositories of new species in SAA 2013–2015
Superorder Parasitiformes (22 species)
Order Mesostigmata (22 species)
Suborder Monogynaspida (22 species)
Infraorder Uropodina (1 species)
Superfamily Uropodoidea (1 species)
Family Trachytidae (1 species)
Acroseius weiri Bloszyk, Halliday & Napierala, 2013: 274—Holotype female (ANIC, ANIC561), rainforest, Broken river, Eungella National Park, Queensland, Australia (21°10′S, 148°31′E, 700 m).
Infraorder Gamasina (21 species)
Hyporder Dermanyssiae (21 species)
Superfamily Eviphidoidea (5 species)
Family Pachylaelapidae (5 species)
Olopachys (Olopachylaella) transversalis Özbek & Halliday, 2015a: 140—Holotype female (EUE), rotting wood, Örümcek Forest, Kürtün Town, Gümüşhane Province, Turkey (40°39′85″N, 39°02′15″E, 1239 m).
Olopachys (Olopachys) elongatus Özbek & Halliday, 2015a: 145—Holotype female (EUE), in moss, Dumanli Forest, Refahiye Town, Erzincan Province, Turkey (39°54′03″N, 38°41′41″E, 2030 m).
Olopachys (Olopachys) ovatus Özbek & Halliday, 2015a: 143—Holotype female (EUE), litter under Rubussp., between Çamoluk and Alucra Towns, Gümüşhane Province, Turkey (40°08′98″N, 38°48′48″E, 1301 m).
Olopachys (Olopachys) prolixus Özbek & Halliday, 2015a: 147—Holotype female (EUE), litter under Laurus nobilis, Örümcek Forest, Kürtün Town, Gümüşhane Province, Turkey (40°39′85″N, 39°02′13″E, 1239 m).
Pachyseius crymophilus Mašán & Fenďa, 2014: 138—Holotype female (IZSAS), soil substrate with roots of grass, alpine meadow, Vîrf Viştea Mare (Refugiul Alpin), Făgăraş Mountains, Romania (Braşov County) (45°36′19″N, 24°44′44″E, 2320 m).
Superfamily Phytoseioidea (1 species)
Family Phytoseiidae (1 species)
Typhloseiella improvisa Kolodochka, Bondarev & Gwiazdowicz, 2015: 843—Holotype female (IZNASU, #C-533/323), on glandular globe-thistle (Echinops spherocephalus), flood plain of river Verkhneje Provalie, branch of the Lugansk Natural Reserve, around the village Provalie, Sverdlovsky district, Luganskaya oblast, Ukraine (48°08′N, 39°49′E).
Superfamily Dermanyssoidea (15 species)
Family Laelapidae (14 species)
Gymnolaelaps longiosetae Ramroodi, Joharchi & Hajizadeh, 2015: 130—Holotype female (UGMC), in nest of Myrmica sp., Chobar Forest, Shaft, Guilan Province, Iran (37°05′N, 49°24′E).
Hypoaspis alborzensis Razavi Susan & Joharchi, 2014 in Susan, Kheradmand, Joharchi & Saboori, 2014: 52—Holotype female (JAZM, ARS-20130311-1a), on adult female of Oryctes sp. under plane trees (Platanus sp.), Karaj, Alborz province, Iran (35°48′N, 50°59′E, 1384 m).
Pseudolaelaps barbatus Mašán, 2014: 287—Holotype female (IZSAS), needle and leaf litter, spruce forest (Picea abies) with admixed beech (Fagus sylvatica), Poiana Mărului Pass, Poiana Mărului Village, Braşov County, Munţii Perşani Mts., Romania (740 m).
Pseudolaelaps brevipilis Mašán, 2014: 288—Holotype female (IZSAS), beech forest (Fagus sylvatica) with admixed Carpinus betulus and Quercus sp., Vitinya Pass, Gorno Kamartsi Village, Stara Planina Mts., Bulgaria (970 m).
Pseudolaelaps jozefi Mašán, 2014: 292—Holotype female (IZSAS), leaf litter and soil, oak-hornbeam forest (Quercus sp. and Carpinus sp.), Vrontou Village, Oros Olympos Mts., Greece (800 m).
Pseudolaelaps lepidus Mašán, 2014: 293—Holotype female (IZSAS), soil and decaying plant detritus from under a heap of hay, meadow, Cascine del Riccio, Settlement, Florence city, Valdarno Valley, Italy (70 m).
Pseudolaelaps mirandus Mašán, 2014: 295—Holotype female (IZSAS), old beech forest (Fagus sylvatica), Ravnogor Village, Rhodope Mts., Bulgaria (1200 m).
Pseudolaelaps pallidus Mašán, 2014: 297—Holotype female (IZSAS), leaf litter and soil detritus, broad-leaved deciduous wood (park), Parco di Villa Montalto Gardens, Florence City, Valdarno Valley, Italy (95 m).
Pseudolaelaps propinquus Mašán, 2014: 299—Holotype female (IZSAS), broad-leaved deciduous wood, leaf litter, soil and wood detritus, Parco delle Cascine Gardens, Florence City, Valdarno Valley, Italy (45 m).
Pseudolaelaps regularis Mašán, 2014: 301—Holotype female (IZSAS), old beech forest (Fagus sylvatica), Petrokhan Pass, Gintsi Village, Stara Planina Mts., Bulgaria (1400 m).
Pseudolaelaps rotundus Mašán, 2014: 302—Holotype female (IZSAS), leaf litter and soil detritus, oak-hornbeam forest (Quercus sp., Carpinus sp.) with cherry (Cerasus avium), Humenský Sokol Nature Reserve, Humenné Town, Vihorlatské Vrchy Hills, Slovakia (400 m).
Pseudolaelaps scaber Mašán, 2014: 304—Holotype female (IZSAS), humid needle litter with tussocks of grass and mushrooms, pine forest (Pinus sp.) on a slope with loose rock debris (limestone), Gorges du Guil Canyon, Arvieux Village, Alpes Cottiennes Mts., France (1180 m).
Pseudolaelaps stellifer Mašán, 2014: 305—Holotype female (IZSAS), leaf litter and soil detritus, steppe with solitary acacia trees (Robinia pseudoacacia) and oaks (Quercus sp.), Tarbucka Mt. (southward slope), Malý Kamenec Village, Východoslovenská Rovina Flatland, Slovakia (190 m).
Scissuralaelaps huberi Seeman & Alberti, 2015: 708—Holotype female, Acladocricus sp., near Busay Cave, Moalbal, south-west Cebu, Republic of the Philippines (9°54′57.5″N, 123°26′13.2″E).
Family Rhinonyssidae (1 species)
Rhinonyssus dobromiri Dimov & Spicer, 2013: 292—Holotype female (ZISP, ZISP4820), from Vanellus vanellus, Sovetsky village, Leningrad province, Russia (60°32′N, 28°40′E).
List of type localities and depositories of new species in Zootaxa 2013–2015
Superorder Parasitiformes (120 species)
Order Opilioacarida (5 species)
Superfamily Opilioacaroidea (5 species)
Family Opilioacaridae (5 species)
Amazonacarus paraensis Vázquez, Araújo & Feres, 2014: 162—Holotype female (ZMT), from thick layer of litter on root turf in primary forest, 11km SE of Santarém, Santarém, Pará, Brazil.
Amazonacarus setosu Vázquez, Araújo & Feres, 2014: 155—Holotype female (INPA), sifted litter from littoral rainforest, Alter do Chão, Pará, Brazil (2°30′29.87″S, 54°57′13.63″W).
Brasilacarus cocaris Vázquez, Araújo & Feres, 2015: 377—Holotype male (ZMT, 10.IX.1983), litter of sparse terra-firme forest, near Negro river and Taruma-Mirim stream, Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil.
Neocarus chactemalensis Vázquez & Klompen, 2015: 537—Holotype female (CNAC 007215), under stones and in litter, medium-high tropical forest, campus Quintana Roo State University, Chetumal, Quintana Roo, Mexico (18°31′22.8″N88°16′13″W, 8 m).
Neocarus comalensis Vázquez & Klompen, 2015: 538—Holotype female (CNAC 007217; 4 slides), under stones in low tropical forest, in Guerrero Mountains on Pacific side, El Comal, Guerrero, Mexico (18°27′36″N, 99°24′36″W, 1749 m).
Order Ixodida (1 species)
Superfamily Ixodoidea (1 species)
Family Argasidae (1 species)
Ornithodoros guaporensis Nava, Venzal & Labruna, 2013 in Nava, Venzal, Terassini, Mangold, Camargo, Casás & Labruna, 2013: 580—Holotype larva (USNMENT 00861410), reared from adults, Amazonian forest in north-eastern Bolivia (12º55′S, 62º52′W).
Order Mesostigmata (114 species)
Suborder Sejida (3 species)
Superfamily Sejoidea (2 species)
Family Reginacharlottiidae (2 species)
Reginacharlottia braziliensis Walter, 2013:314—Holotype female (UNESP), fromTrichodamon froesi Mello-Leitão, Caverna Agua Fina, Carinhanha, Bahia, Brazil.
Reginacharlottia lordhowensis Walter, 2013: 304—Holotype female (UNESP), from leaf litter in closed rainforest (a mixture of Cleistocalyx and Chionanthus), on Boat Harbour walking trail 400m before harbour, Lord Howe Island, New South Walter, Australia (31°33′32″S, 159°05′34″E).
Superfamily Heterozerconoidea (1 species)
Family Discozerconidae (1 species)
Berzercon ferdinandi Seeman & Baker, 2013: 132—Holotype female (NZAC), from Megadromus sp., Mt Holdsworth, Wairarapa, New Zealand.
Suborder Monogynaspida (111 species)
Infraorder Uropodina (16 species)
Superfamily Uropodoidea (16 species)
Family Dinychidae (3 species)
Afrodinychus africanus Kontschán & Starý, 2013: 276—Holotype female (HNHM), typical elfin forest on the main summit, Kindorko Forest Reserve, Nwaga district, North Pare Mts., Tanzania (2110 m).
Dinychus lepus Kontschán & Starý, 2014: 553—Holotype female (MHNG), prélèvement de sol, vers la Petite Cascade, forêt primaire, Parc National Montagne d'Ambre (= Ambohitra), Province Antsiranana [Diego-Suarez], Sous-préf. Antsiranana, Madagascar (980m).
Pulchellaobovella madagascarica Kontschán & Starý, 2014: 559—Holotype female (MHNG), prélèvement de sol au pied d'un grand arbre, forêt primaire près Ampasindava, île Nosy Be, Réserve Lokobe, Sous-préf. Andoany [Hell-Ville], Province Antsiranana [Diego-Suarez], Madagascar (85 m).
Family Polyaspididae (1 species)
Polyaspis (Polyaspis) madagascarensis Kontschán & Starý, 2014: 548—Holotype female (MHNG), prélèvement de sol au pied d'un grand arbre mort, forêt primaire, Réserve Analamazoatra (Perinet) près d'Andasibe, Sous-préf. Moramanga, Prov. Toamasina [Tamatave], Madagascar (960 m).
Family Rotundabaloghiidae (7 species)
Angulobaloghia pedunculata Kontschán & Kiss, 2015: 516—Holotype female (MHNG), primary forest, 12km N of Bukittinggi, Rafflesia Sanctuary, Batang Palupuh, West Sumatra Province, Sumatra, Indonesia (0°14′32″S, 100°21′10″E, 900–1100 m).
Depressorotunda (Depressorotunda) hirca Kontschán & Kiss, 2015: 524—Holotype female (MHNG), primary forest, 12 km N of Bukittinggi, Rafflesia Sanctuary, Batang Palupuh, West Sumatra Province, Sumatra, Indonesia (0°14′32″S, 100°21′10″E, 900–1100 m).
Depressorotunda (Depressorotunda) robusta Kontschán & Kiss, 2015: 524—Holotype female (MHNG), primary forest, 12 km N of Bukittinggi, Rafflesia Sanctuary, Batang Palupuh, West Sumatra Province, Sumatra, Indonesia (0°14′32″S, 100°21′10″E, 900–1100 m).
Rotundabaloghia (Circobaloghia) ermilovi Kontschán & Starý, 2014: 563—Holotype female (MHNG), prélèvement de sol au pied d'un grand arbre, forêt primaire près Ampasindava, Réserve Lokobe, île Nosy Be, Sous-préf. Andoany [Hell-Ville], Province Antsiranana [Diego-Suarez], Madagascar (85 m).
Rotundabaloghia (Circobaloghia) javaensis Kontschán & Kiss, 2015: 521—Holotype female (MHNG), soil between buttresses of a large tree at the tourist path near the waterfall, forest of Lithocarpus-Castanopsisabove the botanical garden, Cibodas, Java, Indonesia (1380 m).
Rotundabaloghia (Circobaloghia) kaydani Kontschán & Starý, 2014: 565—Holotype female (MHNG), prélèvement de sol au pied d'un grand arbre, forêt primaire près Ampasindava, Réserve Lokobe, île Nosy Be, Sous-préf. Andoany [Hell-Ville], Province Antsiranana [Diego-Suarez], Madagascar (85 m).
Rotundabaloghia (Rotundabaloghia) wangi Kontschán & Kiss, 2015: 518—Holotype female (MHNG), primary forest, 4 km N of Brastagi, Mt Sibayak, North Sumatra Province, Sumatra, Indonesia (3°13′16″N, 98°29′50″E, 1600 m).
Family Trachyuropodidae (1 species)
Trachyibana sarawakiensis Kontschá, 2015: 273—Holotype female (NHMG, AS-EM07/4), primary forest, near Lundu, Gunung Gading National Park, Sarawak, Borneo, E-Malaysia (01°42′50″N, 109°50′09″E, 600–800 m).
Family Trematuridae (1 species)
Trichouropoda madagascarica Kontschán & Starý, 2014: 553—Holotype female (MHNG), sifting sample of forest litter, Winkler apparatus extraction, Ankarafantsika National Park, Madagascar (16°18′47.7″S, 46°48′57.1″E, 83 m).
Family Urodinychidae (1 species)
Malagana rotunda Kontschán & Starý, 2014: 556—Holotype female (MHNG), prélèvement de sol au pied d'un grand arbre, forêt primaire près Ampasindava, île Nosy Be, Réserve Lokobe, Sous-préf. Andoany [Hell-Ville], Province Antsiranana [Diego-Suarez], Madagascar (85 m).
Family Uropodidae (2 species)
Bloszykiella grebennikovi Kontschán & Starý, 2013: 268—Holotype female (HNHM), litter from mid-altitude afromontane deciduous forest, Bunduki village, Uluguru Mts., Tanzania (1592 m).
Spinossisuropoda tanzanica Kontschán & Starý, 2013: 272—Holotype female (HNHM), litter from mid-altitude afromontane deciduous forest, Bunduki village, Uluguru Mts., Tanzania (1592 m).
Infraorder Gamasina (95 species)
Hyporder Dermanyssiae (95 species)
Superfamily Rhodacaroidea (1 species)
Family Digamasellidae (2 species)
Dendrolaelaps linjianzheni Ma, Ho & Wang, 2014: 52—Holotype female (NMNS), from soil under eggplant at Jiuru, Pintung County, Taiwan, China.
Dendroseius vulgaris Ma, Ho & Wang, 2014: 44—Holotype female (NMNS), from soil at “Lady beetle organic farm”, Tungshih District, Taichung City, Taiwan, China.
Family Ologamasidae (8 species)
Desectophis anthuriumsetis Rueda-Ramirez, Castilho & Moraes, 2013: 522—Holotype female (ESALQ-USP), from soil in a fragment of secondary alpine forest at “Setor San José” “Vereda Mundo Nuevo”, municipality of “La Calera”, Departamento de Cundinamarca, Colombia (04°39′N, 73°51′W).
Gamasiphis angaridis Marchenko, 2013a: 382—Holotype female (ISEA), in litter from Pinus sylvestris—Abies sibirica—Betula pubescens forest near Kebezen village, Turochak district, North-Eastern Altai, South Siberia, Russia (51°55′N, 87°06′E).
Gamasiphis ochotensis Marchenko, 2013b: 173—Holotype female (ISEA), from litter of a forest with Betula ermanii—bamboo Sasa spp. and Abies sakhalinensis—Picea glehnii at Chekhov Mounting Susunaiskii Ridge, south of Sakhalin Island, Russia (47°00′N, 142°50′E).
Hydrogamasellus alagoensis Santos, Castilho, Silva & Moraes, 2013: 82—Holotype female (ESALQ-USP), from litter at the base of Tapirira guianensis at Teotônio Vilela, of Alagoas, Brazil (09°56′19.5″S, 36°22′17.1″W).
Ologamasus delaliberai Santos, Castilho, Silva & Moraes, 2015a: 272—Holotype female (ESALQ-USP) from litter at the base of Tapirira guianensis Aublet at Teotônio Vilela, Alagoas, Brazil (9°56′19″S, 36°22′17″W).
Ologamasus lucasi Santos, Castilho, Silva & Moraes, 2015a: 268—Holotype female (ESALQ-USP) from litter at the base of Mimosa sp., Olho d'Água das Flores, Alagoas, Brazil (9°31′54″S, 73°16′76″W).
Rykellus anibali Santos, Castilho, Silva & Moraes, 2015b: 112—Holotype female (ESALQ-USP), from the rhizosphere of Attalea dubia, from “Polo Regional Vale do Ribeira Pariquera-Açu São Paulo, Brazil (24°36′41″S, 47°53′23″W).
Rykellus mineiroi Santos, Castilho, Silva & Moraes, 2015b: 116—Holotype female (ESALQ-USP), from litter of a disturbed natural vegetation at ESALQ-USP, Piracicaba, São Paulo, Brazil (22°42′30″S, 47°38′30″W).
Family Rhodacaridae (23 species)
Multidentorhodacarus aegypticus Abo-Shnaf, Castilho & Moraes, 2013: 29—Holotype female (ARC-PPRI), from soil under mango tree (Mangifera indica) at El- Ahram, Giza governorate, Egypt.
Multidentorhodacarus colombianus Rueda-Ramirez, Castilho & Moraes, 2013: 528—Holotype female (ESALQ-USP), from soil in a grassland and from a fragment of secondary alpine forest at “Setor San José” of “Vereda Mundo Nuevo”, municipality of “La Calera”, Colombia (04°39′N 73°51′W).
Protogamasellopsis zaheri Abo-Shnaf, Castilho & Moraes, 2013: 33—Holotype female (ARC-PPRI), from soil under apricot tree (Prunus armeniaca) at Senuris, Fayoum governorate, Egypt.
Superfamily Eviphidoidea (14 species)
Family Eviphididae (2 species)
Loricaseius lepontinus Plumari & Mašán, 2014: 11—Holotype female (MSNM, Iv81), habitat with Larix decidua, Rhododendron ferrugineum and Vaccinium sp., litter, Alpe Devero, Baceno, Alpe Veglia—Devero Nature Park, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piemonte, Italy.
Pedoniphis persicus Joharchi, Mašán & Babaeian, 2014: 280—Holotype female (JAZM), in sandy soil, Sabalan Mountains, Ardabil Province, Iran (38°19′N, 47°51′E, 1875 m).
Family Macrochelidae (7 species)
Geholaspis (Geholaspis) pennulatus Babaeian, Halliday & Saboori, 2015: 424—Holotype female (JAZM), leaf litter, Kheyroodkenar forest. Nowshahr, Mazandaran province, Iran (36°35.265′N, 051°34.271′E, 532 m).
Longicheles ayyildizi Özbek, Bal & Doğan, 2013: 465—Holotype female (EUE), from litter, Niksar, Tokat, Turkey (40°32′03″N, 36°53′08″E, 408 m).
Longicheles ozkani Özbek, Bal & Doğan, 2013: 462—Holotype female (EUE), from litter under Salix sp. Köse, Gümüşhane, Turkey (40°16′39″N, 39° 37′59″E, 1769 m).
Nothrholaspis anatolicus Özbek & Bal, 2013: 43—Holotype female (EUE), in nest of ant, Köse mountain, Gümüşhane, Turkey (40°16′N, 39°37′E, 1862 m).
Nothrholaspis dogani Özbek & Bal, 2013: 45—Holotype female (EUE), from rotting wood, moss and lichen, Kürtün (Spider forest), Gümüşhane, Turkey (40°39′N, 39°01′E, 1375 m).
Nothrholaspis saboorii Babaeian & Joharchi, 2014 in Babaeian, Joharchi & Jamshidian, 2014: 586—Holotype female (JAZM), in soil, Shahrestanak, Karaj, Iran (35°56′N, 51°22′E, 2330 m).
Nothrholaspis turcicus Özbek & Bal, 2013: 41—Holotype female (EUE), from debris under Pyrus sp., Şiran, Gümüşhane, Turkey (40° 09′N, 38°57′E, 1457 m).
Family Pachylaelapidae (5 species)
Pachyseius anisimovi Marchenko, 2015b: 222—Holotype female (ISEA), in litter from a forest with Betula pubescens and Populus tremula, around Basargino Village, Altaiskoe District, North Altai Mts., South Siberia, Russia (51°44́′N, 85°25́′E, 700 m).
Pachyseius destitutus Özbek & Halliday, 2015: 99—Holotype female (EUE), litter under Pinus sp., Demirkapı Village, Trabzon Province, Turkey (40°34′23″N, 40°24′06″E, 1740 m).
Pachyseius masani Özbek & Halliday, 2014: 110—Holotype female (EUE), from litter under Salix sp, between Şiran and Alucra, Gümüşhane Province, Turkey (40°09′96″N, 39°00′18″E, 1305 m).
Pachyseius quadrigeminus Özbek & Halliday, 2015: 101—Holotype female (EUE), litter under Abies sp., Çıkrıkdüzü Wold, Gümüşhane Province, Turkey (40°39′58″N, 38°59′50″E, 1990 m).
Pachyseius siranensis Özbek & Halliday, 2014: 108—Holotype female (EUE), from litter and moss under Astragalus sp. Çakırkaya Village, Şiran Town, Gümüşhane Province, Turkey (40°09′75″N, 39°04′24″E, 1326 m).
Superfamily Ascoidea (4 species)
Family Ameroseiidae (2 species)
Ameroseius norvegicus Narita, Abduch & Moraes, 2015 in Narita, Abduch, Moraes & Klingen, 2015: 391—Holotype female (ESALQ-USP), from litter from a strawberry field at Sylling, Buskerud county, Norway (5954′00″N,1016′54″E, 170 m).
Neocypholaelaps kreiteri Narita, Pédelabat & Moraes, 2013: 2—Holotype female (ESALQ-USP), from inflorescences of Cocos nucifera on La Réunion Island, France.
Family Melicharidae (2 species)
Orolaelaps piracicabensis Sourassou, Moraes & Santos, 2015: 315—Holotype female (ESALQ-USP), from decaying corn grains and corn cobs under trees, the campus of Escola Superior de Agricultura “Luiz de Queiroz”, Universidade de São Paulo, at Piracicaba, São Paulo, Brazil (22°42′16″S, 47°38′1″W).
Orolaelaps tupiniquim Sourassou, Moraes & Santos, 2015: 319—Holotype female (ESALQ-USP), from decaying carambola fruits on the ground, the campus of Escola Superior de Agricultura “Luiz de Queiroz”, Universidade de São Paulo, Piracicaba, São Paulo, Brazil (22°42′18″S, 47°37′58″W; 22°42′28″S, 47°37′44″W).
Superfamily Phytoseioidea (40 species)
Family Blattisociidae (2 species)
Blattisocius thaicocofloris Oliveira, Chandrapatya & Moraes, 2015: 94—Holotype female (ESALQ-USP), from flowers of Cocos nucifera at Kamphaeng Saen District, Nakhon Pathom Province, Thailand (14°00′ 22″N, 99°59′78″E).
Lasioseius piracicabensis Moraes & Pérez-Madruga, 2015 in Moraes, Abo-Shnaf, Pérez-Madruga, Sáchez, Karmakar & Ho, 2015: 22—Holotype female (ESALQ-USP), from rice plants, Escola Superior de Agricultura “Luiz de Queiroz” (ESALQ) campus, Universidade de São Paulo (USP), Piracicaba, São Paulo, Brazil.
Family Phytoseiidae (38 species)
Amblydromalus insolitus Nuvoloni & Lofego, 2015 in Nuvoloni, Lofego, Castro & Feres, 2015: 262—Holotype female (DZSJRP), collected from H. brasiliensis, clone FDR 5788, from Igrapiúna, Bahia, Brazil (13°48′S, 39°10′W).
Amblydromalus macroatrium Barbosa & Castro, 2013: 317—Holotype female (ESALQ-USP), from Aparisthmium cordatum, Cananéia, São Paulo, Brazil.
Amblyseius atlanticus Moraes, Barbosa & Castro, 2013: 304—Holotype female (ESALQ-USP), from Erythrina speciosa, Pariquera-Açu, São Paulo, Brazil.
Amblyseius caliginosus Ferragut, 2015 in Ferragut & Navia, 2015: 540—Holotype female (MNCN 20.02/17391), on Saxegothaea conspicua, Tinquilco Lake near Pucón, Chile (39º10′09″S, 71º43′33″W, 814 m).
Amblyseius grandiporus Ferragut, 2015 in Ferragut & Navia, 2015: 538—Holotype female (MNCN 20.02/17389), on Eucryphia cordifolia, Tinquilco Lake near Pucón, Chile (39º10′09″S, 71 43′33″W, 814 m).
Breviseius sennae Barbosa & Castro, 2013: 336—Holotype female (ESALQ-USP), from Senna multijuga, Cananéia, São Paulo, Brazil.
Chileseius australis Ferragut, 2015 in Ferragut & Navia, 2015: 527—Holotype female (MNCN 20.02/17377), on Tepualia stipularis, near Ushuaia, Argentina (54º50′51″S, 68º29′19″W, 18 m).
Cocoseius paucisetis Barbosa & Castro, 2013: 335—Holotype female (ESALQ-USP), from Syagrus romanzoffiana, Glassman, Cananéia, São Paulo, Brazil.
Galendromimus (Galendromimus) roraimensis Demite & Lofego, 2014 in Demite, Gondim, Lofego & Moraes, 2014: 594—Holotype female (ESALQ-USP), on unidentified Arecaceae, Iracema, Roraima, Brazil, (2º10′N, 61º03′W).
Ingaseius silvaticus Barbosa, Rocha & Ferla, 2014: 92—Holotype female (ESALQ-USP), from Inga sp., Jundiaí, São Paulo, Brazil.
Metaseiulus (Metaseiulus) parabrevicollis Ferragut, 2015 in Ferragut & Navia, 2015: 546—Holotype female (MNCN 20.02/17397), on Chiliotrichum diffusum, near Ushuaia, Argentina (54º50′51″S, 68º29′19″W, 18 m).
Neoparaphytoseius charapa Jiménez, McMurtry & Morales, 2014: 294—Holotype female (ESALQ-USP), on Inga edulis, from Iquitos Province, Loreto Department, Peru (03°44′S, 73°14′W).
Neoseiulus elisiensis Stathakis, Kapaxidi & Papadoulis, 2013: 564—Holotype female (LAZUA), on Rubus sp., collected at Kaiafas Lake, Co. Eleia, Peloponnesus, Greece.
Neoseiulus grumantensis Kolodochka & Gwiazdowicz, 2014: 446—Holotype female (IZNASU), plant communities with polar willow Salix polaris Wahlenb, Petuniabukta, Billefjord, Spitsbergen, Svalbard, Norway (78º42′N, 16º40′E).
Neoseiulus mapuche Ferragut, 2015 in Ferragut & Navia, 2015: 530—Holotype female (MNCN 20.02/17379), on Saxegothaea conspicua, Puerto Blest, Bariloche, near the Argentina-Chile border, Argentina (41º 01′10″S, 71º 09′35″W, 837 m).
Neoseiulus neomarginatus Stathakis, Kapaxidi & Papadoulis, 2013: 566—Holotype female (LAZUA), on Anchusa sp., collected at Pithari, Co. Chania, Crete Island, Greece.
Neoseiulus sekeroglui Döker & Stathakis, 2014 in Döker, Stathakis, Kazak & Karut, 2014: 333—Holotype female (AFCU) on Pallenis spinosa, Çukurova-Adana, Turkey.
Phytoseius ibrahimi Döker & Kazak, 2015 in Döker, Kazak & Karut, 2015: 440—Holotype female (AFCU), on Rubia sp., Turkey.
Phytoseius litoralis Silva, Rocha & Ferla, 2013: 596—Holotype female (ESALQ-USP), from Cecropia pachystachya, Tramandaí, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.
Proprioseiopsis ismailiaensis Abo-Shnaf & Moraes, 2014: 12—Holotype female (FACU), from soil under pomegranate tree, at Ismailia governorate, Egypt.
Proprioseiospsis pariquerassuensis Moraes, Barbosa & Castro, 2013: 312—Holotype female (ESALQ-USP), from Aciotis brachybotria, Triana, Pariquera-Açu, São Paulo, Brazil.
Serraseius caicara Moraes, Barbosa & Castro, 2013: 315—Holotype female (ESALQ-USP), from Nectandra oppositifolia, Cananéia, São Paulo, Brazil.
Transeius kroeffis Gonçalves & Ferla, 2015 in Gonçalves, Cunha, Bampi, Moraes & Ferla, 2015: 571—Holotype female (ZAUMCN), from Myrcia retorta, São Francisco de Paula, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.
Typhlodromalus araucariae Gonçalves & Ferla, 2015 in Gonçalves, Cunha, Bampi, Moraes & Ferla, 2015: 573—Holotype female (ZAUMCN), from Bougainvillea spectabilis, São Francisco de Paula, of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.
Typhlodromalus feresisimilis Barbosa & Castro, 2013: 323—Holotype female (ESALQ-USP), from Cordia curassavica, Ilha Comprida, São Paulo, Brazil.
Typhlodromalus ingae Barbosa & Castro, 2013: 325—Holotype female (ESALQ-USP), from Inga vera, Luis Antonio, São Paulo, Brazil.
Typhlodromips corniformis Barbosa & Castro, 2013: 330—Holotype female (ESALQ, USP), from Vochysia sp., Pariquera-Açu, São Paulo, Brazil.
Typhlodromips fissuratus Ferragut, 2015 in Ferragut & Navia, 2015: 536—Holotype female (MNCN 20.02/17388), on Rubus sp., Tinquilco Lake near Pucón, Chile (39º10′09″S, 71º43′33″W, 814 m).
Typhlodromips pallinii Gonçalves, Silva & Ferla, 2013: 364—Holotype female (ESALQ-USP), from Ilex paraguariensis, Putinga, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.
Typhlodromips paramilus Nuvoloni & Lofego, 2015 in Nuvoloni, Lofego, Castro & Feres, 2015: 267—Holotype female (DZSJRP), collected from Hevea brasiliensis, clone PMB 01, from Igrapiúna, Bahia, Brazil (13°48′S, 39°10′W).
Typhlodromips pompeui Gonçalves & Ferla, 2015 in Gonçalves, Cunha, Bampi, Moraes & Ferla, 2015: 576—Holotype female (ZAUMCN-UNIVATES), from Luehea divaricate, São Francisco de Paula, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.
Typhlodromips robustisetus Barbosa & Castro, 2013: 331—Holotype female (ESALQ-USP), from Piptocarpha sp., Cananéia, São Paulo, Brazil.
Typhlodromips salvaadorii Gonçalves & Ferla, 2015 in Gonçalves, Cunha, Bampi, Moraes & Ferla, 2015: 577—Holotype female (ZAUMCN-UNIVATES), from Myrcia retorta, São Francisco de Paula, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.
Typhlodromips valdivianus Ferragut, 2015 in Ferragut & Navia, 2015: 533—Holotype female (MNCN 20.02/17385), on Saxegothaea conspicua Puerto Blest, Bariloche, near the Argentina-Chile border, Argentina (41º 01′10″ S, 71º 09′35″ W, 837 m).
Typhlodromus (Anthoseius) anomalos Ferragut, 2015 in Ferragut & Navia, 2015: 543—Holotype female (MNCN 20.02/17395), on Araucaria araucana. Mamuil-Malal Pass, 65 Km from Junín de los Andes (Argentina), near the border between Argentina and Chile, Chile (39º34′56″S, 71º27′44″W, 1210 m).
Typhlodromus (Anthoseius) fayoumensis Abo-Shnaf & Moraes, 2014: 46—Holotype female (FACU), from soil under fig plant, at Senuris, Fayoum governorate, Egypt.
Typhlodromus (Typhlodromus) antakyaensis Stathakis & Döker, 2014 in Döker, Stathakis, Kazak & Karut, 2014: 335—Holotype female (AFCU), on Phaseolus vulgaris, Samandağ-Antakya, Turkey.
Typhlodromus sandrae Ragusa & Tsolakis, 2015 in Tsolakis & Ragusa, 2015: 234—Holotype female (UNIPA, No. 2710C), collected on Vitis vinifera at Ruvo di Puglia, Bari, Italy.
Superfamily Dermanyssoidea (24 species)
Family Laelapidae (24 species)
Coleolaelaps massoumii surii Khanjani, Ghaedi & Ueckermann, 2013: 473—Holotype female (BASU), from Polyphylla olivieri collected from cherry trees, Hamadan, Iran.
Cosmolaelaps barbatus Moreira, Klompen & Moraes, 2014: 322—Holotype female (ESALQ-USP), from a laboratory colony initiated with specimens collected from litter under Capsicum chinense, at Escola Superior de Agricultura “Luiz de Queiroz”, Piracicaba, São Paulo, Brazil.
Cosmolaelaps busolii Moreira, Klompen & Moraes, 2014: 331—Holotype female (ESALQ-USP), from soil under Syagrus romanzoffiana at Rodovia 226 (Parquera-Açu-Cananéia), Cananéia, São Paulo, Brazil.
Cosmolaelaps confinisetarum Moreira, Klompen & Moraes, 2014: 333—Holotype female (ESALQ-USP), from litter under Syagrus oleracea at Rodovia Geraldo de Barros, São Pedro, São Paulo, Brazil.
Cosmolaelaps dorfakiensis Ramroodi, Hajizadeh & Joharchi, 2014: 534—Holotype female (UGMC), in soil and leaf litter, Khotbesara Village, Astara Town, Guilan Province, Iran (38°25′N, 48°52′E).
Cosmolaelaps jaboticabalensis Moreira, Klompen & Moraes, 2014: 336—Holotype female (ESALQ-USP), from a laboratory colony initiated with specimens collected from litter under Eriobotrya japonica at Jaboticabal, São Paulo, Brazil.
Cosmolaelaps oliveirai Moreira, Klompen & Moraes, 2014: 339—Holotype female (ESALQ-USP), from soil under Astrocaryum aculeatissimum at Núcleo Agrícola Vale do Ribeira, IAC, Pariquera-Açu, São Paulo, Brazil.
Cosmolaelaps pinnatus Ramroodi, Hajizadeh & Joharchi, 2014: 538—Holotype female (UGMC), in soil and leaf litter under box trees, Chobar Village, Shaft Town, Guilan Province, Iran (37°10′N, 49°23′E).
Gaeolaelaps ahangarani Kazemi & Beaulieu, 2014 in Kazemi, Rajaei & Beaulieu, 2014: 514—Holotype female (ACISTE), from decayed wood of Beech trees, Tirom Forest, Tonekabon County, Mazandaran Province, northern Iran (40°62′69″N, 47°11′26″E).
Gaeolaelaps farajii Nemati & Mohseni, 2013: 72—Holotype female (APAS), from soil, Izeh, Khuzestan province, Iran (31°49′52″N, 49°52′9″E, 845 m).
Gaeolaelaps khajooii Kazemi, Rajaei & Beaulieu, 2014: 510—Holotype female (ACISTE), from soil and litter at an alfalfa farm, Baft County, Kerman Province, southern Iran (28°39′46″N, 56°45′37″E, 1044 m).
Gaeolaelaps orbiculatus Nemati & Mohseni, 2013: 76—Holotype female (APAS), Izeh, Khuzestan province, Iran (31°49′52″N, 49°52′9″E, 845 m).
Gymnolaelaps artavilensis Joharchi & Halliday, 2013: 41—Holotype female (JAZM), in nest of Pheidole pallidula (in JAZM), Ardabil, Iran (38°15′N, 48°17′E, 1875 m).
Hypoaspis elegans Joharchi, Ostovan & Babeian, 2014: 570—Holotype female (SRIAUF), on adult female of Oryctes elegans, Bam, Kerman province, Iran.
Hypoaspis (Hypoaspis) surii Khanjani, Ghaedi & Ueckermann, 2013: 470—Holotype female (BASU), from Polyphylla olivieri from potato farms at Bahar, Hamedan Province, Iran.
Laelaspis morazae Kazemi, 2015: 420—Holotype female (ACISTE), from Lepisiota semenovi (Ruzsky), 1023 m above sea level, Mashad County, Khorasan Razavi Province, Northeastern Iran (59°58′N, 36°24′E).
Myrmozercon crinitus Joharchi, 2013 in Joharchi & Moradi, 2013: 245—Holotype female (YIAU), clinging to the head of soldiers of Pheidole pallidula (in YIAU), Karaj, Alborz, Iran (35°48′N, 50°59′E, 1550 m).
Myrmozercon hunteri Joharchi, Babaeian & Seeman, 2015: 550—Holotype female (JAZM), clinging to the abdomen of soldiers of Myrmica sp. ,Khoznan, Savojbolagh, Alborz province, Iran (36°71′N, 50°32′E, 1595 m).
Myrmozercon michaeli Joharchi, 2013 in Joharchi & Moradi, 2013: 248—Holotype female (YIAU), in nest of Messor sp. (in YIAU), Damavand Mountain, Iran (35°52′N, 52°07′E, 2422 m).
Promacrolaelaps propomacrus Joharchi, Halliday & Beyzavi, 2013: 380—Holotype female (YIAU), adult of Propomacrus bimucronatus, Kamfiruz region, Fars province, Iran.
Reticulolaelaps hallidayi Joharchi, Nemati & Babaeian, 2013 in Nemati, Joharchi, Babaeian & Gwiazdowicz, 2013: 76—Holotype female (APAS), soil, Izeh, Khuzestan Province, Iran (31°49′52″N, 49°52′9″E, 845 m).
Ulyxes autolycus Shaw, 2014: 266—Holotype female (BBM), from “Pseuocheirus cupreus” = Pseudochirops cupreus, Collin's Sawmill, Mt Otto, Papua New Guinea.
Ulyxes euryclea Shaw, 2014: 269—Holotype female (QM), ex nestbox recently occupied by Cacatua longirostris Long-billed Corella, collected four days after last chick fledged, Candlebark Park, Templestowe, Victoria, Australia (37°31′56″S, 145°06′39″E).
Ulyxes theoclymenus Shaw, 2014: 283—Holotype female (BBM, BBM-NG 22634), May River, West Sepik province, Papua New Guinea.
Acknowledgments
We thank our colleague Jian-Feng Liu (University of Auckland) for reviewing this manuscript and comments. Z.-Q. Zhang's research on New Zealand mites was supported mainly by Core Funding for Crown Research Institutes from the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment's Science and Innovation Group.
