The first records of Promyialges italicus and Myialges anchora (Sarcoptiformes: Astigmata: Epidermoptidae) on the Pseudolynchia canariensis (Diptera: Hippoboscidae) in Türkiye

Öz

The feather mites of the families Dermationidae and Epidermoptidae, collectively known as the Epidermoptid complex (skin mites) are permanent organisms that live on or in the skin of birds (Aves). Interestingly, members of some genera belonging to the Epidermoptidae family have developed phoretic associations with louse flies (Diptera: Hippoboscidae). The material of this study consisted of mites collected from the Pseudolynchia canariensis (Macquart 1840) found on three rock pigeons (Columba livia) during an ectoparasitic examination in 2024. During the study, six of the specimens twenty-five P. canariensis examined were detected to be infested with mites, and 19 mite specimens were collected. As a result of the microscopic examination carried out in the light of the relevant literature, the mite specimens were identified as Ornithocheyletia hallae (Smiley 1970) (Prostigmata: Cheyletidae), Myialges anchora (Trouessart 1907) and Promyialges italicus (Faradonbeh et al. 2019 (Astigmata: Epidermoptidae). Among these species, Myialges anchora and Pr. italicus are new records for the feather mites fauna in Türkiye. This paper aims to report the phoretic mites detected on Pseudolynchia canariensis collected from rock pigeons (Columba livia) in Türkiye and to evaluate them in the context of similar studies conducted worldwide.

Anahtar Kelimeler

• Analgoidea
• feather mites
• phoresy
• skin mites

Etik Beyan

Not applicable.

Teşekkür

The authors of this paper are grateful to Dr. Sergey V. Mironov (Zoological Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences, St. Petersburg, Russia) for literature support and assistance about identifying of the feather mites.

Promyialges italicus ve Myialges anchora (Sarcoptiformes: Astigmata: Epidermoptidae)'nın Türkiye’deki Pseudolynchia canariensis (Diptera: Hippoboscidae)’den ilk kayıtları

Öz

Dermationidae ve Epidermoptidae familyalarına ait tüy akarları, kısaca Epidermoptid kompleksi (deri akarları) olarak da bilinen ve kuşların (Aves) derisi üzerinde veya altında yaşayan kalıcı organizmalardır. İlginç bir şekilde, Epidermoptidae familyasına ait bazı cinslerin üyeleri, bit sinekleri (Diptera: Hippoboscidae) ile foretik ilişkiler geliştirmiştir. Bu çalışmanın materyali, 2024 yılı içerisinde iki kaya güvercini (Columba livia) üzerinde yapılan ektoparazitik inceleme sırasında bulunan Pseudolynchia canariensis (Macquart 1840) bireylerinden toplanan akar örneklerinden oluşmaktadır. Çalışma sırasında incelenen 25 P. canariensis örneğinin altısında akar enfestasyonu tespit edilmiş ve toplamda 19 akar örneği toplanmıştır. İlgili literatürler ışığında gerçekleştirilen mikroskobik inceleme sonucunda, akar örnekleri Ornithocheyletia hallae (Smiley 1970) (Prostigmata: Cheyletidae), Myialges anchora (Trouessart 1907) ve Promyialges italicus (Faradonbeh et al. 2019) (Astigmata: Epidermoptidae) olarak teşhis edilmiştir. Bu türler arasında Myialges anchora ve Pr. italicus, Türkiye tüy akarları faunası için yeni kayıt niteliğindedir. Bu kapsamda, çalışmada Türkiye'deki kaya güvercinlerinden (Columba livia) elde edilen Pseudolynchia canariensis üzerinde bulunan foretik akarların tanımlanması ve bu akar türlerinin literatürde yer alan çalışmalarla değerlendirilmesi amaçlanmıştır.

Anahtar Kelimeler

• Analgoidea
• Deri akarları
• Forezis
• Tüy akarları

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