Five new species of Anthocoptini from China (Acari: Eriophyidae)
Author
Xue, Xiao-Feng
Author
Song, Zi-Wei
Author
Hong, Xiao-Yue
text
Zootaxa
2010
2010-07-21
2544
1
53
http://dx.doi.org/10.15468/um2vzb
journal article
10.15468/um2vzb
1175-5326
5303209
Abbreviata
sp.
*
Site of infection:
intestine, stomach.
Recruitment:
ingestion.
Distribution:
Cuba
: Provincia
Pinar del Río
(
Martínez
et al
. 1982
).
USA
:
Virginia
(
Campbell 1968
).
No specimens in collections.
Remarks:
Anderson (2000)
pointed out that species of
Abbreviata
require insects as intermediate host. Larval specimens of this genus have been recorded from lizards, mainly in
Australia
and Borneo (
Myers & Kuntz 1969
;
Goldberg
et al
. 2000
) and from
Cuba
in 10 species of reptiles and one amphibian species (
Barus 1972
;
Coy-Otero & Barus 1979
).