Hypoaspis

Hypoaspis
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Mesostigmata
Family: Laelapidae
Subfamily: Hypoaspidinae
Genus: Hypoaspis
G.Canestrini, 1884

Hypoaspis is a genus of mites in the family Laelapidae.[1]

Description

Hypoaspis is superficially similar to related genera such as Coleolaelaps, Mumulaelaps and Promacrolaelaps. It can be distinguished by: a rounded and oval dorsal shield without lateral incisions, and with 35–40 pairs of setae including one or more pairs of Zx setae; opisthonotal seta Z4 being very long and wavy; the sternal shield having a distinct anterior margin; h3 being longest out of the hypostomal setae; the first leg pair being longer than the third leg pair; the second and third femurs on each side with macrosetae present; the tarsus of the second leg pair with thick subterminal spines; and the post-anal seta shorter than or equal in length to the para-anal setae.[2][3]

This genus of mites is often associated with beetles, especially scarab beetles, but the nature of this association is uncertain. Hypoaspis may be parasites of eggs and larvae, or they may be commensals that feed on beetle exudates or on other small invertebrates associated with beetles.[2][3]

Biological control

The genus once contained the species H. aculeifer and H. miles, which are used for biological pest control of sciarid and phorid fly larvae in mushrooms.[4] However, these species have since been moved to genera Gaeolaelaps and Stratiolaelaps, respectively.[5][6]

Species

The composition of Hypoaspis is uncertain. It has historically been a large genus with multiple subgenera. It was later reduced to only the members of subgenus Hypoaspis (Hypoaspis) or Hypoaspis sensu stricto.[3] There are currently 36 species.[7]

Below is a list of species currently and formerly included in Hypoaspis:

References

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  1. ^ David Evans Walter (ed.). "Laelapidae Species Listing". Biology Catalog. Texas A&M University. Retrieved August 31, 2010.
  2. ^ a b c d e Joharchi, O.; Halliday, B. (2011). "New species and new records of mites of the family Laelapidae (Acari: Mesostigmata) associated with Coleoptera in Iran". Zootaxa. 2883: 23–38. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.2883.1.2.
  3. ^ a b c d Joharchi, O; Ostovan, H; Babaeian, E (2014). "A new species of Hypoaspis Canestrini from Iran (Acari: Laelapidae), with a key to the species occurring in the Western Palaearctic Region". Zootaxa. 3846 (4): 569–576. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3846.4.5. PMID 25112267.
  4. ^ Jess, S.; Bingham, J. F. W. (2004). "Biological control of sciarid and phorid pests of mushroom with predatory mites from the genus Hypoaspis (Acari: Hypoaspidae) and the entomopathogenic nematode Steinernema feltiae". Bulletin of Entomological Research. 94 (2): 159–167. doi:10.1079/BER2003286. ISSN 1475-2670. PMID 15153298. S2CID 11318946.
  5. ^ Ajvad, Faeze Tavoosi; Madadi, Hossein; Michaud, J. P.; Zafari, Doostmorad; Khanjani, Mohammad (2018-02-01). "Life table of Gaeolaelaps aculeifer (Acari: Laelapidae) feeding on larvae of Lycoriella auripila (Diptera: Sciaridae) with stage-specific estimates of consumption". Biocontrol Science and Technology. 28 (2): 157–171. Bibcode:2018BioST..28..157A. doi:10.1080/09583157.2018.1434613. ISSN 0958-3157. S2CID 90418048.
  6. ^ Cabrera, Ana R.; Cloyd, Raymond A.; Zaborski, Edmond R. (2005-05-01). "Development and reproduction of Stratiolaelaps scimitus (Acari: Laelapidae) with fungus gnat larvae (Diptera: Sciaridae), potworms (Oligochaeta: Enchytraeidae) or Sancassania aff. sphaerogaster (Acari: Acaridae) as the sole food source". Experimental & Applied Acarology. 36 (1): 71–81. doi:10.1007/s10493-005-0242-x. ISSN 1572-9702. PMID 16082925. S2CID 10945776.
  7. ^ a b Joharchi, Omid; Shahedi, Alireza (2016). "A new species of Hypoaspis Canestrini (Acari, Mesostigmata, Laelapidae) associated with Oryctes sp. (Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae) in Iran". ZooKeys (574): 105–112. Bibcode:2016ZooK..574..105J. doi:10.3897/zookeys.574.7767. PMC 4829906. PMID 27110181.
  8. ^ a b c d Huhta, Veikko; Karg, Wolfgang (2010). "Ten new species in genera Hypoaspis (s. lat.) Canestrini, 1884, Dendrolaelaps (s. lat.) Halbert, 1915, and Ameroseius Berlese, 1903 (Acari: Gamasina) from Finland". Soil Organisms. 82 (3): 325–349. ISSN 1864-6417.