The first record of the genus Julolaelaps Berlese (Acari, Mesostigmata, Laelapidae) in Republic of Korea and description of a new species on a captive giant African millipede (Spirostreptidae, Archispirostreptus)

By

Joharchi, Omid
Keum, Seoyoung
Jung, Chuleui

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2023

Original Publication

ZooKeys

Volume

1180

Pages

51--65

Subjects

Arthropod-associated mites , Dermanyssoidea , East Palaearctic region , Gamasina , Indomalayan realm , mesostigmatic mites , Parasitiformes , Spirostreptidae , taxonomy

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Sofia, Bulgaria Pensoft Publishers

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1180.109099

 

Abstract

This paper reports on a new species of mite of the genus Julolaelaps Berlese in Republic of Korea. Females and males of a new species, Julolaelaps gigassp. nov., were collected on a captive giant African millipede, Archispirostreptus gigas (Spirostreptida: Spirostreptidae). The new species is described and illustrated based on morphological characters of the adult females and males and compared with known congeners. This new species is the first record of Julolaelaps from Republic of Korea. In addition, an updated key to all known species of the genus is presented.