Neomolgus Oudemans

Hernandes, Fabio A., Skvarla, Michael J., Fisher, Ray, Dowling, Ashley P. G., Ochoa, Ronald, Ueckermann, Edward A. & Bauchan, Gary R., 2016, Catalogue of snout mites (Acariformes: Bdellidae) of the world, Zootaxa 4152 (1), pp. 1-83 : 41-45

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Neomolgus Oudemans
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Neomolgus Oudemans

Molgus Dujardin, 1842: 316 (nomen nudum); Molgus Trouessart, 1894: 118 ; Thor, 1913: 30; 1931a: 54.

Molgus (Hoplomolgus) Berlese, 1923: 237 .

Neomolgus Oudemans, 1937: 1229 ; Atyeo, 1960a: 389; Soliman, 1975: 48; Soliman & Zaher, 1975: 78; Wallace & Mahon, 1976: 116; Michocka, 1987: 44.

Type-species: Acarus littoralis Linnaeus, 1758 by original designation.

251. Neomolgus aegyptiacus Soliman & Mohamed, 1972b: 90 ; Faculty of Agriculture farm, Giza, Egypt, from clover field associated with Bryobia cristata ( Acari , Tetranychidae ).

Remarks. Male unknown; although the species was formally described in 1975, three years earlier Soliman & Mohamed (1972b) published the biology of this species along with a morphological description of all stages. The authority and date must be therefore attributed to Soliman & Mohamed, 1972b.

Type deposition. Probably at CUE.

252. Neomolgus aequalis ( Schweizer & Bader, 1963) : 238 comb. nov.; Kreuzlingen, Switzerland, ex moss. Original designation: Hoplomolgus aequalis Schweizer & Bader.

Type deposition. NMB (A 211a).

253. Neomolgus berlesei ( Trägårdh, 1902b) : 17 comb. nov.; in humid areas and under stones, Italy. Original designation: Bdella capillata var. berlesei Trägårdh, 1902b: 17 . Other name: Molgus (Hoplomolgus) berlesei, Thor, 1931a: 57 .

a. Molgus (Hoplomolgus) tuberculatus Berlese, 1923: 238 synonymy according to Thor (1931a: 57); Hoplomolgus tuberculatus, Schweizer & Bader, 1963: 242 .

Type deposition. Unknown.

254. Neomolgus capillatus ( Kramer, 1881) : 446; Germany—Willmann, 1939: 431; 1956: 243. Original designation: Bdella capillata Kramer ; Canestrini, 1886: 188; Berlese, 1891; Michael, 1896: 514; Kramer, 1896: 447; Trägårdh, 1902b: 17; Bäbler, 1910: 812; Halbert, 1915: 112; Hull, 1918: 40. Other names: Molgus capillatus, Trouessart, 1888: 619 ; Thor, 1904b: 77; 1909: 7; Oudemans, 1914: 123; Schweizer, 1922: 79; Thor, 1926: 139; Thor, 1930a: 95; Hoplomolgus capillata, Trägårdh, 1931: 49 ; Molgus (Hoplomolgus) capillatus, Vitzthum, 1929: 59 ; Molgus (Molgus) capillatus, Thor, 1931a: 60 .

Distribution. Germany ( Voigts & Oudemans 1906), Ireland ( Hull 1915), Germany, Switzerland, Italy, England, Ireland, Norway, Svalbard Islands ( Thor 1931a), France ( Schweizer 1922), Austria ( Willmann 1951), Iceland ( Atyeo & Tuxen 1962), Georgia ( Gomelauri 1963b), Switzerland ( Schweizer & Bader 1963), Australia (south western W.A.) ( Wallace & Mahon 1976), Ukraine ( Kuznetsov & Livshits 1979a), Poland ( Michocka 1987), Iran ( Ostovan & Kamali 1995; Kamali et al. 2001).

Redescriptions. Atyeo & Tuxen (1962), Wallace & Mahon (1976), Michocka (1987).

Type deposition. CRA.

255. Neomolgus clypeatus ( Thor, 1930b) : 17; Sjusörn (Lillehammer), Norway.— Atyeo & Tuxen, 1962: 290. Original designation: Molgus clypeatus Thor. Other name: Molgus (Hoplomolgus) clypeatus, Thor: 1931a : 55. Distribution. Iceland ( Atyeo & Tuxen 1962), Syria ( Lattakia ) ( Soliman & Zaher 1975), Australia ( Wallace & Mahon 1976), Ukraine ( Kuznetsov & Livshits 1979a), Iran ( Ostovan & Kamali 1995; Kamali et al. 2001). Redescriptions. Atyeo & Tuxen (1962), Wallace & Mahon (1976).

Type deposition. Lost.

256. Neomolgus egregia (Koch, 1839) : 23 comb. nov.; in humid meadows, Europe. Original designation: Bdella egregia Koch; Koch, 1842 : 74; Walckenaer & Gervais, 1847: 532; Andersén, 1863: 184; Canestrini & Fanzago, 1877: 101; Oudemans, 1937: 1196. Other name: Molgus egregious, Thor, 1931a: 63 . Bdella vulgaris, Canestrini, 1886: 183 ; Berlese, 1888: 7; 1893: 43; Halbert, 1915: 113; Schweizer & Bader, 1963: 230; synonymy according to Thor (1931a: 63).

Bdella longitarsa Karsch, 1881: 37 ; Molgus egregius var. longitarsa, Thor, 1931a: 63 . Distribution. Middle Europe ( Germany, France, Italy, Sweden) ( Thor 1931a), Japan ( Karsch 1881), Ireland ( Hull 1915).

Type deposition. Unknown; type of B. longitarisa in ZMB.

257. Neomolgus helveticus ( Schweizer & Bader, 1963) : 239 comb. nov.; Buffalora mountain, National Park, Switzerland, under stone. Original designation: Hoplomolgus helveticus Schweizer & Bader. Type deposition. NMB (NP 1471).

258. Neomolgus iraniensis Eghbalian, Khanjani, Safaralizadeh & Ueckermann, 2016: 296 ; ex soil and litter under wild almond trees, Amygdalus scoparia L. ( Rosaceae ), Palangan village, Kamyaran, Kermanshah Province, Iran.

Type deposition. Holotype and paratypes at University of Bu-Ali Sina, Hamedan, Iran ; paratype female at NCA.

259. Neomolgus lacustris ( Hull, 1915) : 121 comb. nov.; on soil, England. Original designation: Bdella lacustris Hull.—Hull, 1918 : 40. Other name: Molgus (Molgus) lacustris, Thor, 1931a: 62 . a. Molgus (Hoplomolgus) sublimis Berlese, 1923: 238 synonymy according to Thor (1931a: 62). Type deposition. Unknown.

260. Neomolgus littoralis ( Linnaeus, 1745) : 96; unknown locality.— Atyeo, 1960a: 390. Original designation: Acarus littoralis Linnaeus, 1745: 96 ; 1758: 618; Hammer, 1775: 158; Fabricius, 1775: 815; 1780: 225; 1781: 493; 1787: 374; Müller, 1776: 187; Oudemans, 1926b: 117; Johnston, 1845: 229; Oudemans, 1929: 316. Other names: Bdella littoralis, Neuman, 1875: 104 ; Hull, 1918: 40; 1922: 622; Oudemans, 1926a: 116; Trägårdh, 1904: 46; 1912: 419; Bdella vulgaris var. littoralis Moniez, 1890a: 30, 1890b: 196 .

a. Bdella littoralis + capillata var. pallipediformis Trägårdh, 1902b: 18 ; synonymy according to Thor (1931a: 61); Molgus littoralis, Thor, 1904a: 15 ; 1904b: 78; 1913: 30; 1928: 216; 1930a: 96; 1931a: 61; King, 1914: 138; Berlese, 1923: 237; Trägårdh, 1928: 8; 1931: 47. Trägårdh, 1928: 8; 1931: 47.

b. Bdella groenlandica Trägårdh, 1904: 48 ; Hull, 1922: 622; synonymy according to Thor (1930a).

c. Molgus (Molgus) littoralis var. seurati Berlese, 1923: 237 ; synonymy according to Thor (1931a).

d. Acarus petrarum ruber L.; Ström, 1762: 196; Olafsen & Povelsen, 1772: 607; synonymy according to Thor (1904).

e. Acarus basteri Johnston, 1836: 353 ; Bdella basteri ; Michael, 1896: 478; synonymy according to Thor (1904).

f. Acarus longicornis, Johnston, 1845: 227 ; synonymy according to Thor (1904).

g. Bdella podurophila White, 1852: 210 ; synonymy according to Thor (1931a).

h. Bdella arctica Thorell, 1871: 698 ; Kramer, 1897: 79; Trägårdh, 1900: 9; Banks, 1919: 11; Molgus arcticus (Thorell) , Trouessart, 1888: 119; Thor, 1902: 162; synonymy according to Thor (1904).

i. Bdella marina Packard, 1873: 544 ; 1884: 828; Banks, 1894: 220; Michael 1896: 479; Banks 1907: 596; 1908: 5; Thor, 1931a: 39; synonymy according to Thor (1904).

j. Molgus longicornis, Murray, 1877: 143 ; synonymy according to Thor (1931a).

k. Bdella grandis Kramer, 1879: 131 ; synonymy according to Trägårdh (1904: 46).

l. Bdella villosa Kramer & Neuman, 1883: 525 ; Michael 1896: 479; Oudemans & Koenike, 1897: 238; Banks, 1899: 348; 1907: 596; Molgus villosa, Trouessart, 1888: 619 ; synonymy according to Thor (1904).

m. Eupalus sanguineus Trouessart, 1888: 753 ; Bdella sanguinea, Trouessart, 1894: 119 ; Michael 1896: 478; Trägårdh, 1900: 9; Molgus sanguineus, Trouessart, 1894: 117 ; synonymy according to Thor (1904).

n. Bdella villosa + frigida Banks, 1899: 348 ; synonymy according to Thor (1931a).

Distribution. England ( Hull 1918), Canada (Nunavut) ( Summerhayes & Elton 1928), Alaska, Hudson Bay Area, Greenland, Iceland, Spitsbergen, Bering Island, Russian Lapland (Kola-Hafvon), Novaya Zemlya (Matochkin Strait), Finland ( Atyeo 1960a), Japan ( Ehara 1960, 1961, Shiba 1971), Iceland ( Atyeo & Tuxen 1962).

Redescriptions. Atyeo (1960a), Atyeo & Tuxen (1962).

Remarks. Atyeo (1960a: 391) reported specimens from Matochkin Strait lacking trichobothria on tibia IV, and having a long tactile seta in the position normally occupied by the trichobothria.

Type deposition. Unknown.

261. Neomolgus longipalpis ( Karpelles, 1893) : 106 comb. nov.; Maramures, Hungary, at Pop Ivan mountain. Original designation: Bdella longipalpis Karpelles. Other name: Molgus longipalpis, Thor, 1931a: 63 . Type deposition. Unknown.

262. Neomolgus longipalpus Kuznetsov, 1984: 774 ; park of the Nikita botanical garden, Yalta, Crimea, ex litter. Remarks. Male unknown. According to ICZN (article 57.6), the one-letter difference in spelling in relation to the previous species is enough to prevent the homonymy.

Type deposition. NBG.

263. Neomolgus lumarius Atyeo, 1962: 292 in Atyeo & Tuxen ; Háitindur, Southeast Iceland.

Type deposition. Holotype and paratypes at ZMUC; paratypes at USNM, BMNH and SAM .

264. Neomolgus maculatus ( Karpelles, 1893) : 26 comb. nov.; Sălaj, Hungary. Original designation: Bdella maculata Karpelles. Other names: Molgus maculatus, Thor, 1931a: 64 ; Molgus maculatus var. pilosa ; Thor, 1931a: 64.

Type deposition. Unknown.

265. Neomolgus monticola Willmann, 1951: 162 ; Hohe Tauern, Switzerland. Other name: Hoplomolgus monticola, Schweizer & Bader, 1963: 240 .

Type deposition. ZSM.

266. Neomolgus mutabilis Atyeo, 1960a: 392 ; 2 miles south of Galena , Cherokee Co., Kansas, USA, under board. Distribution . United States (Kansas, Texas) , Mexico (Distrito Federal) ( Atyeo 1960a).

Type deposition. Holotype and paratypes at SEMC, paratypes at USNM, BMNH and SAM .

267. Neomolgus obsoletus ( Berlese, 1923) : 238 comb. nov.; in Germany and Norway. Original designation: Molgus (Hoplomolgus) obsoletus, Thor, 1931a: 58 ; Hoplomolgus obsoletus, Schweizer & Bader, 1963: 242 . Type deposition. CRA.

268. Neomolgus ontakensis Shiba, 1971: 99 ; Mt. Ontaké , Nagano pref., Japan.

Type deposition. Biological Laboratory of Matsuyama Shinonome Junior College, Matsuyama, Japan.

269. Neomolgus pallipes ( Koch, 1879) : 131; Siberia, Russia. Original designation: Bdella pallipes Koch ; Hull, 1918: 41; Hull, 1922: 622; Neomolgus pallipes ; Mihelčič, 1958a; Willmann, 1952: 166.

a. Bdella hirta Kramer, 1896: 447 ; synonymy according to Thor (1931a: 58).

b. Bdella basteri Johnston forma pallipes, Trägårdh, 1901: 61 ; synonymy according to Thor (1931a: 58).

c. Bdella capillata var. pallipes, Trägårdh, 1902b: 16 ; 1904: 47; synonymy according to Thor (1931a: 59).

d. Molgus (Molgus) pallipes, Thor, 1931a: 58 .

e. Molgus capillatus, Thor, 1927: 139 ; 1930: 95; synonymy according to Thor (1931a: 59); Molgus capillatus var. pallipes, Trägårdh, 1928: 8 ; synonymy according to Thor (1931a: 59).

Distribution. Canada ( Summerhayes & Elton 1928), Northern Europe and Asia (Siberia, Novaja, Semlja, Sweden, Norway, Svalbard, England, Borkum Island) ( Thor 1931a), Germany (Wangerooge Island) ( Willmann 1952), Spain ( Mihelčič 1958a).

Type deposition. BMNH.

270. Neomolgus paracapillatus Michocka, 1987: 45 ; Warsaw, Poland, ex decayed grass. Type deposition. In the author’s collection.

271. Neomolgus pratensis Shiba, 1971: 93 ; Namekawa, Kawauchi-chô, Ehime pref., Japan.

Type deposition. Biological Laboratory of Matsuyama Shinonome Junior College, Matsuyama, Japan.

272. Neomolgus pygmaeus Shiba, 1969a: 74 ; Shiga Heights, Japan.

Distribution. Japan ( Shiba 1969a), China ( Lin et al. 2006).

Redescription. Shiba (1971).

Type deposition. Biological Laboratory of Matsuyama Shinonome Junior College, Matsuyama, Japan.

273. Neomolgus raeticus ( Schweizer & Bader, 1963) : 238 comb. nov.; NationalPark, Mt. Mezdi, Switzerland. Original designation: Hoplomolgus raeticus Schweizer & Bader.

Type deposition. NMB (NP 1845).

274. Neomolgus raptor Kuznetsov & Barilo, 1984: 934 ; near Samarkand (Tchapan-Atha), Uzbekistan, under stones.

Type deposition. NBG.

275. Neomolgus reticulatus ( Schweizer & Bader, 1963) : 241 comb. nov.; S-chanf, Switzerland. Original designation: Hoplomolgus reticulatus Schweizer & Bader.

Type deposition. NMB (NP 283).

276. Neomolgus sabulosus Shiba, 1971: 96 ; Shigenobu River, Matsuyama, Ehime pref., Japan.

Type deposition. Biological Laboratory of Matsuyama Shinonome Junior College, Matsuyama, Japan.

277. Neomolgus seriatus Shiba, 1971: 101 ; Otanomôsu-no-taira, Shigakôgen, Nagano pref., Japan.

Type deposition. Biological Laboratory of Matsuyama Shinonome Junior College, Matsuyama, Japan.

278. Neomolgus thorianus ( Berlese, 1923) : 239 comb. nov.; Corfu, Greece. Original designation: Molgus (Hoplomolgus) thorianus Berlese. Other name: Molgus (Molgus) thorianus, Thor, 1931a: 62 . Distribution. Greece (Corfu Island) ( Thor 1931a), Georgia ( Gomelauri 1963b). Type deposition. CRA.

USNM

Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of Natural History

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Arachnida

Order

Prostigmata

Family

Bdellidae

Loc

Neomolgus Oudemans

Hernandes, Fabio A., Skvarla, Michael J., Fisher, Ray, Dowling, Ashley P. G., Ochoa, Ronald, Ueckermann, Edward A. & Bauchan, Gary R. 2016
2016
Loc

Neomolgus

Michocka 1987: 44
Wallace 1976: 116
Soliman 1975: 78
Atyeo 1960: 389
Oudemans 1937: 1229
1937
Loc

Molgus (Hoplomolgus)

Berlese 1923: 237
1923
Loc

Bdella longitarsa

Thor 1931: 63
Karsch 1881: 37
1881
Loc

Molgus

Thor 1913: 30
Trouessart 1894: 118
Dujardin 1842: 316
1842
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