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First record of parasitism of water mite larva (Acari: Hydrachnidia) on the pupa of Trichoptera

First record of parasitism of water mite larva (Acari: Hydrachnidia) on the pupa of Trichoptera Abstract During the studies on ecology of Trichoptera of anthropogenic water bodies we have unexpectedly discovered the parasitic larvae of water mites of the species Tiphys torris on the pupa of Triaenodes bicolor. This is the first documented case of the parasitism of water mites on the caddisfly pupa as well as the first ever record of the species which is regarded as a dipteran parasite on caddisflies. The situation is very untypical for preimaginal stages of caddisflies are used by phoretic and not parasitic water mite larvae. Parasitism has been confirmed in this case by the formation of stylostomes and enlarged sizes of the bodies of the larvae. This is probably the case of facultative parasitism in which the pupa has served as a substitute of the adult form of a caddisfly. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Acta Parasitologica de Gruyter

First record of parasitism of water mite larva (Acari: Hydrachnidia) on the pupa of Trichoptera

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Publisher
de Gruyter
Copyright
Copyright © 2015 by the
ISSN
1230-2821
eISSN
1896-1851
DOI
10.1515/ap-2015-0028
pmid
26203985
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Abstract

Abstract During the studies on ecology of Trichoptera of anthropogenic water bodies we have unexpectedly discovered the parasitic larvae of water mites of the species Tiphys torris on the pupa of Triaenodes bicolor. This is the first documented case of the parasitism of water mites on the caddisfly pupa as well as the first ever record of the species which is regarded as a dipteran parasite on caddisflies. The situation is very untypical for preimaginal stages of caddisflies are used by phoretic and not parasitic water mite larvae. Parasitism has been confirmed in this case by the formation of stylostomes and enlarged sizes of the bodies of the larvae. This is probably the case of facultative parasitism in which the pupa has served as a substitute of the adult form of a caddisfly.

Journal

Acta Parasitologicade Gruyter

Published: Jun 1, 2015

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