New Zealand Journal of Zoology abstracts
Parasitism of mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae) by larvae of
Arrenuridae and Microtrombidiidae (Acari: Parasitengona) in the
Wellington region, New Zealand
Amy E. Snell
Ecology and Health Research Centre
Department of Public Health
Wellington School of Medicine and Health Sciences
University of Otago
P.O. Box 7343
Wellington South, New Zealand
amy.snell@wnmeds.ac.nz
Allen C. G. Heath
Animal Research Centre
AgResearch, Wallaceville
P.O. Box 40 063
Upper Hutt, New Zealand
allen.heath@agresearch.co.nz
Abstract Larval mites from two families,
Arrenuridae (one species) and Microtrombidiidae (two species), assigned
to the genera Arrenurus and Ettmuelleria respectively,
were collected from adult female mosquitoes and crane flies captured at
Waikanae, New Zealand, during January 2002 and from September to April,
2002/03 and 2003/04 inclusive. These are the first New Zealand records
of mite parasitism of mosquitoes and tipulids.
Keywords Acari; Culicidae; Tipulidae; parasitism;
Arrenuridae; Microtrombidiidae
Z05016; Received 30 March 2005; accepted 15 August 2005; Online
publication date 24 February 2006
New Zealand Journal of Zoology, 2006, Vol. 33: 9–15
0301–4223/06/3301–0009 © The Royal Society of New Zealand 2006
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