Patterns in attachment sites of the parasite Hydrachna guanajuatensis Cook, 1980 (Acari: Hydrachnidiae) on aquatic heteropterans (Nepomorpha) from the Tecocomulco Lake, Mexico

    Authors

    R. Marino-Perez; R. Mayen-Estrada;G. Rivas

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    Abbreviated Journal Title

    Aquat. Insects

    Keywords

    Hydrachnidiae; Nepidae; ectoparasitism; Corixidae; Notonectidae; Mexico; Hydrachna guanajuatensis; BUENOA-SCIMITRA HEMIPTERA; VIRELLA ACARI; WATER; NOTONECTIDAE; CORIXIDAE; PARAMETERS; INSECTA; Entomology

    Abstract

    The water mite Hydrachna guanajuatensis Cook, 1980 is recorded as an ectoparasite of Ranatra sp. (Nepidae), Notonecta sp., Buenoa sp. (Notonectidae), Krizousacorixa femorata (Guerin, 1857), Trichocorixella mexicana (Hungerford, 1927), and Hesperocorixa laevigata (Uhler, 1893) (Corixidae). The host body region, where the larvae and protonymph attach, depends significantly on the heteropteran species: chi(2) = 3969.43, p < 0.05 and chi(2) = 1893.6, p < 0.05, respectively. We performed a cross tabulation with a correspondence analysis and found three associations for the larvae: 1) dorsal side of abdomen underneath the wings of the two species of Notonectidae, 2) head, wings, and hind legs of two of the species of Corixidae (T. mexicana and K. femorata), and 3) thorax and fore and middle legs of the single species of Nepidae. These different patterns are discussed according to morphological and ecological characteristics of the hosts. This is the first study that deals with the spatial distribution patterns within the same species of ectoparasite.

    Journal Title

    Aquatic Insects

    Volume

    36

    Issue/Number

    1

    Publication Date

    1-1-2014

    Document Type

    Article

    Language

    English

    First Page

    23

    Last Page

    33

    WOS Identifier

    WOS:000351276900001

    ISSN

    0165-0424

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