Spinturnix myoti (Kolenati, 1856)

Orlova, Maria V., Dundarova, Heliana, Anisimov, Nikolay V., Shakula, Georgiy V., Baskakova, Svetlana V., Shakula, Fedor V., Shakula, Stepan V., Kuzminov, Ilya V. & Boyarintsev, Daniel I., 2023, New geographical records of spinturnicid mites (Mesostigmata: Gamasina: Spinturnicidae) in Kazakhstan, Ecologica Montenegrina 63, pp. 105-112 : 106

Spinturnix myoti (Kolenati, 1856)

Material. 6 ♀♀, 2 ♂♂, 7 N 2, 5 N 1 ex Myotis blythii from Ak-Mechet’ cave , Baralday Rige ( Kazakhstan, Karatau Mountains), 43°00′ N 69°42′ E, 24 VII 2022, leg. H. Dundarova, det. M. V. Orlova .

Distribution. Widely distributed in Eurasia (from Great Britain to Japan and India). Northern Africa ( Algeria).

Principal hosts. Myotis spp. ( Beron 2020).

Other hosts. Barbastella barbastellus , Nyctalus noctula , Pipistrellus nathusii , Plecotus auritus ( Chiroptera : Vespertilionidae ); Miniopterus schreibersi ( Chiroptera : Miniopteridae ); Rhinolophus euryale , Rh. hipposideros , Rh. ferrumequinum ( Chiroptera : Rhinolophidae ) ( Beron 2020; Stanyukovich 1997).

Remark. Spinturnix myoti has been reported from Kazakhstan ( Tagil’tsev 1971; Stanyukovich 1997).