• DOI:10.1007/BF00009974
• Corpus ID: 28309299

The labidocarpine mites (Acari, Chirodiscidae) from oriental bats. III. Genera Paralabidocarpus Pinichpongse, 1963, Labidocarpoides Fain, 1970, Labidocarpus Trouessart, 1895 and Alabidocarpus Ewing, 1929

@article{Fain1982TheLM,
  title={The labidocarpine mites (Acari, Chirodiscidae) from oriental bats. III. Genera Paralabidocarpus Pinichpongse, 1963, Labidocarpoides Fain, 1970, Labidocarpus Trouessart, 1895 and Alabidocarpus Ewing, 1929},
  author={Alex Fain},
  journal={Systematic Parasitology},
  year={1982},
  volume={4},
  pages={303-336}
}

• A. Fain
• Published 1 December 1982
• Biology, Environmental Science
• Systematic Parasitology

SummaryFour genera of Labidocarpinae (Listrophoroidea, Chirodiscidae), parasitic on oriental bats are revised: Paralabidocarpus Pinichpongse, 1963, Labidocarpoides Fain, 1970, Labidocarpus Trouessart, 1895 and Alabidocarpus Ewing, 1929. These genera are represented in oriental bats by 28 species of which five are new. These mites live attached to the hairs of their host (fur-mites). They are low grade pathogens and are generally well tolerated by their hosts. The holotypes of all these species, except that of Alabidocarpus fujii Wada which was not available, have been examined.The genus Alabidocarpus is represented by 11 species, of which one is new, A. scutellatus n.sp. The subspecies A. megalonyx lankadivae Fain is elevated to the species level. Among the six species of the genus Paralabidocarpus two are new, P. megaderma n.sp. and P. aselliscus n.sp. In the genus Labidocarpus there are eight species, of which two are new, L. acuminatus n.sp. and L. hongkongensis n.sp. The genus Labidocarpoides contains three species. The monotypic genus Schizolabicarpus Fain, 1976 is synonymized with Labidocarpus. New descriptions and figures are given for all but four of these species which have already been fully described. Keys are given to all these genera. ac]19811201