I recently joined a research team that is working on poultry mites. Could I
appeal to you acariologists WORLDWIDE to write back and tell me which
species are found in your country? In particular, do you have Dermanyssus
gallinae or Ornithonyssus syviarum? Are they economically important?
Thanks in advance,
Ann

Dear Sir/ Madam,
Would anyone in the acarological world be kind enough to send me the reprints/
photocopies of the following articles. I tried my level best to collect these
reprints but without any result. My postal address is given below.

1. Bernhard, F. 1963. Die familie Ascidae (Oudemans, 1905) Bernhard nov. comb.
In : Beitrage zur systematil and Oekologie mitteeuropaischer. Acarina Band 2.
Mesostigmata 1, Section 3, (ed. Stammer, H.J.), Geest & Poritz, Leipzig : 33 -
177.

2. Evans, G.O. & Hyatt, K.H. 1960. A revision of the Platyseiinae
(Mesostigmata : Aceosejidae) based on the material in the collection of the
British Museum (Natural History). Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Zool.), 6 : 27 -
101.

3. Evans, G.O. & Purvis, G. 1987. A new ascid mite from St. Helena with
observations on the Protogamasellus complex (Acari : Mesostigmata). J. nat.
Hist., 26(4) : 855 - 861.

4. Jordann, L.C. 1988. Gamasellodes hildae (Acari : Ascidae), a new species
from South africa. Phytophylactica, 20(1) : 39 - 41.

5. Makarova, O.L. & Petrova, A.D. 1992. Gamasid mites of the genus Arctoseius
Thor, 1930 (Mesostigmata : Aceosejidae) of the eastern Palearctic. I. Species
of the cetratus group. Biol. Nauki (Mosc.), 3 : 28-40.

6. Gu, Y., wang, J.c. & Huang, C. 1990. Six new species of the genus
Lasioseius (Acari : Aceosejidae). Acta Zootaxonomica Sin., 15(2) : 174 - 184.
 

Please contact me directly at my E-mail address.
Waiting for your kind reply
Dr. Asit K. Bhattacharyya
Desert regional Station
Zoological Survey of India
Jhalamand, Pali road
Jodhpur 342 005
Rajasthan, iNDIA
Telephone : + 0291 740 540, + 0291 746 213
Telefax : + 0291 748 551
E-mail : asitzsi@usa.net
 

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Dear all mite-people,
I am interested in certain water mites which are parasites of
dragonflies in NW of Spain. I understand that they are larval stages,
and I'm afraid that I will need free living adults to determine them to
species.
I would like to get some information about keys for determination,
general biology of these mites, how to get the adults,  and also,
possibility to rear them in the lab. Is there someone in the list that
could help me?. Is there someone working with these mites in Southern
Europe?. I will be very gratefull of receving this information.

Thanks in advance and have a nive week!.
Liliana.

Dear acarologists,

I am pleased to announce that Mites of Australia: a Checklist and
Bibliography, is now available in electronic form on the internet. It forms
part of the Australian Faunal Directory, which is available through the
Australian Biological Resources Study, at

http://www.environment.gov.au/abrs/ABIF-Fauna/volswww.htm

On the home page, scroll down until you see the mite icon, and click on the
links for details.

Hard copies of Mites of Australia can still be obtained from the publisher,
at

http://www.publish.csiro.au/books/bookpage.cfm?PID=1585
 
 

Bruce Halliday

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Dr. R. B. Halliday
CSIRO Entomology
GPO Box 1700
Canberra ACT 2601
Australia

Telephone (02) 6246 4085
Mobile 0438 543509
International Telephone (61) (2) 6246 4085
Fax (02) 6246 4000
International Fax (61) (2) 6246 4000

E-mail bruceh@ento.csiro.au
http://www.ento.csiro.au/research/natres/natres.html
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Dear Sir/ Madam,
I am taking this opportunity to write you this letter with an appeal. May I
introduce myself  as a Research associate working in the Desert Regional
station, Zoological Survey of India, Jodhpur. Presently I am carrying out
taxonomic research on mites and ticks with special reference to plant and soil
mites of the Thar Desert of Rajasthan. I completed my doctoral studies on the
family Ascidae (Acarina : Mesostigmata).

Recently I have been invited by the African Acarology Association to attend
the 2nd African Acarology Symposium to be held at Nairobi, Kenya from 16 -
18th December, 2001. My papers for the symposium were also accepted. Now, to
attend the symposium I need a huge amount of money. I need nearly Rs. 80,000/-
(Eighty thousand rupees) i.e., $ 1,600.00 (One thousand six hundred Dollar)
towards passage money, registration fee, etc. The Association is not in a
position to provide me financial help. Presently I am drawing a consolidated
monthly fellowship of Rs. 9, 200/- (Nine thousand two hundred rupees only)
i.e., $ 184.00.  My institute will not provide me any money to attend any
seminar / symposium abroad. My financial position is a constraint for me to
attend the symposium.
My humble appeal to you is : Could you please contribute a portion of the
above amount ?. I will be grateful to you for any financial assistance.
Alternatively, could you please suggest the names of any person/ institute/
organizations that will be of any help to me.

Waiting for your kind reply
Dr. Asit K. Bhattacharyya
Research Associate
Desert regional Station
Zoological Survey of India
Jhalamand, Pali road
Jodhpur 342 005
Rajasthan, iNDIA
Telephone : + 0291 740 540, + 0291 746 213
Telefax : + 0291 748 551
E-mail : asitzsi@usa.net
 

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From:  "Carlos H.W. Flechtmann" <chwflech@carpa.ciagri.usp.br>
To: Alireza Saboori <saboori@af.ut.ac.ir>
Date:  5/22/01 3:34
Subject:  Re: question

Dear Dr. Saboori

 According to the latest list of Prasad in 2001-Internat.J.Acarol.:

  (c/o)  prostigman7@hormail.com

     Best wishes

      Carlos

On Sun, 20 May 2001, Alireza Saboori wrote:

>
>     Dear Colleagues
>
>      Please let me know Dr. Corpuz-Raros' e-mail address. Thank you in
> advance for your kind considerations.
>
> Best regards
>
> Sincerely yours
>
> Alireza Saboori, Ph.D.
> Department of Plant Protection
> College of Agriculture
> Tehran University
> Karaj-Iran
> Fax:0098-261-2224511
> another e-mail: saboori2000@yahoo.com
>
>
 
 
 

CC: <acarology@nhm.ac.uk>

Date: Sat, 19 May 2001 12:16:40 +0200
To: acarology@nhm.ac.uk
From: Daniela Zelaschi <daniela.zelaschi@fastwebnet.it>
Subject: nee for an address

I am looking for the address of Prof. Caraballo, who is studing Euroglyphus
maynei

Thanks
Daniela Zelaschi

    Dear Colleagues

     Please let me know Dr. Corpuz-Raros' e-mail address. Thank you in
advance for your kind considerations.

Best regards

Sincerely yours

Alireza Saboori, Ph.D.
Department of Plant Protection
College of Agriculture
Tehran University
Karaj-Iran
Fax:0098-261-2224511
another e-mail: saboori2000@yahoo.com

From: WirthStef@aol.com
Date: Wed, 16 May 2001 12:17:14 EDT
Subject: astigmated mites Acaridae, Histiostomatidae
To: acarology@nhm.ac.uk

Hallo everybody.
Can anybody tell me anything about Acaridae- or Histiostomatidae- copulations
of males with  tritonymphs (or protonymphs)? What happens? Do the males only
secure the juvenile female in order to fertilize afterwards the adult female?
I would be thankable for each mail, that can help me.
Sincerely yours Stefan Wirth

Hi, I would be grateful for information on the best solution to use to preserve the color of ticks
I have some info about 5% formaldehyde + glycerol...is this effective?
Thanks very much

cheers
reuben

Reuben Sharma, DVM
Faculty of Veterinary Medicine
Universiti Putra Malaysia
43400 UPM, Serdang, Selangor,
Malaysia.

*****PLEASE REPLY TO: tompbj0@wfu.edu

Date: Tue, 15 May 2001 12:57:30 -0400
From: Bradley Tompkins <tompbj0@wfu.edu>
To: acarology@nhm.ac.uk
Subject: Collection

To whom it may concern,
I am a graduate student at Wake Forest University in biology and I am
looking for a handbook or guide on how to collect and quantify
ectoparasites (such as ticks and mites) from small mammals. If anyone
has a reference for something along these lines, I would greatly
appreciate a response. Thank you for your time.
Yours truly,
Bradley Tompkins
tompbj0@wfu.edu

Second Announcement

The Acarology Summer Program will be held from June 18 to July 6 on the
campus of Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio.  Now in its 51 year of
existence, the Summer Program continues to offer workshops in
identification and systematics of Acari.

The following workshops are offered this year:
    Introductory Acarology (1 week, June 18-23)
    Agricultural Acarology (2 weeks, June 25-July 6)
    Medical-Veterinary Acarology (2 weeks, June 25-July 6)

For more details on the workshops, registration, etc. see our website
http://www.biosci.ohio-state.edu/~acarolog/sum2k1.htm
 

Dr. Hans Klompen
Ohio State University                      | Tel: (614) 292-7180
Museum of Biological Diversity      | FAX: (614) 292-7774
1315 Kinnear Rd.                            | E-mail: klompen.1@osu.edu
Columbus, OH 43212-1192
 

Hi, could anyone please help me with biblio on the snake mite Ophionyssus natricis, and publications on the description, taxonomy and pathological implications of this genus in reptiles. Thanks very much

cheers
Reuben Sharma, DVM
Faculty of Veterinary Medicine
Universiti Putra Malaysia
43400 UPM, Serdang, Selangor,
Malaysia.

****************     FIRST ANNOUNCEMENT    ******************

The 5th International Symposium on Population Dynamics of Plant
Inhabiting Mites will be held in Orlando, Florida, USA for 4-5 days
in mid-May 2003 (exact dates to be determined).  This Symposium is a
follow-up of four previous symposia held in Amsterdam, the
Netherlands (1987 and 1991), Gilleleje, Denmark (1995), and Kyoto,
Japan(1999). It is a pleasure to convene this Symposium in North
American for the first time.

The Symposium aims to bring together scientists in various research
fields, to exchange ideas and to stimulate future research. Previous
symposia consisted of a small number of participants, less than 100
people, and were very successful and stimulating meetings, with
intensive discussions on selected topics.  Presentations and
discussion have covered almost all areas of acarology: ecology,
evolutionary biology, molecular biology, pest management, chemical
ecology, behavior, and so on.

The purpose of this first announcement is to assess interest in
attending the Symposium and to solicit organizers for each day's
topics.  As in past Symposia, each morning session will focus on a
selected topic lead off by invited speakers, followed by shorter
submitted presentations in the afternoon.

If you are likely to attend this Symposium, please respond to me at
dmargoli@oznet.ksu.edu by 1 July 2001.  Notification of interest will

allow the organizers to contract for a reasonable number of rooms and

appropriate meeting facilities.  [FYI, room rates will probably be
ca. $100 per night]

If you wish to organize a morning session, please suggest the topic
and a few possible speakers to me by 15 August 2001.  At past
Symposia topics have included: Phytophagous Mites and Their Hosts,
Biological Control, IPM, Behavior, Tritrophic Interactions, Genetics
and Molecular Biology, Life History Evolution, Acarology in Asia,
Evolutionary Ecology, Modelling, Community Ecology, Predator-Prey
Interactions.

I look forward to seeing you in Orlando in 2003!

David Margolies
Symposium Secretary

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David C. Margolies
Professor of Entomology
Dept. of Entomology, Waters Hall, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS 66506-4004
Tel. 785-532-4709
Fax 785-532-6232
e-mail dmargoli@oznet.ksu.edu
homepage http://www.oznet.ksu.edu/dp_entm/faculty/david.htm

From:  Sabina F Swift <sabina@hawaii.edu>
To: Dave Walter <D.Walter@mailbox.uq.edu.au>
Date:  5/11/01 3:07pm
Subject:  Re: Ophiomegistus
 

Hi Dave,

I'm not sure Voss is still alive. The long years I was at Bishop, I never
heard from him. Are the types you particularly need at Bishop? If they
are, the person to contact there is Al Samuelson (alsam@bishopmuseum.org).
The other option is to check Bishop's website and click on the type
database which should include the Acari types.

Aloha,
Sabina

____________________________________
Sabina F. Swift
Department of Plant and Environmental Protection Sciences
University of Hawaii at Manoa
3050 Maile Way, Gilmore 310
Honolulu, Hawaii 96822-2271
Phone: (808) 956-2445/2006
Fax: (808) 956-2428
E-mail: sabina@hawaii.edu

On Wed, 9 May 2001, Dave Walter wrote:

> Hi all,
>
> Would anyone have a contact address for a W.J. Voss, formerly of the Bishop
> Museum?  I'm trying to track down a couple of Ophiomegistus types to
> compare to specimens that I have a keelback snake.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Dave
>
> Dr David Evans Walter
> Department of Zoology & ENTOMOLOGY
> The University of Queensland
> St Lucia, QLD 4072 Australia
>
> phone: 07-3365-1564
> fax: (61) 7-3365-1655
>
> The University of Queensland Remote Program in Entomology
> http://www.uq.edu.au/entomology/remote.html
> Cooperative Reseach Centre for Tropical Plant Protection
> http://www.tpp.uq.edu.au/
>
> Visit the Mite Image Gallery at:
> http://www.uq.edu.au/entomology/mite/mitetxt.html
> Acarina Collection:
> http://www.uq.edu.au/entomology/museum/mites/miteord.html
>
> Beta test the LucID keys to:
> Families of Parasitiformes in Soil:
> http://www.lucidcentral.com/keys/cpitt/public/Mites/Parasitiformes/Default.htm
> Soil Microarthropods
> http://www.lucidcentral.com/keys/cpitt/public/Mites/Microarthropods/Index.htm
> Orders, Suborders and Cohorts of Mites in Soil
> http://www.lucidcentral.com/keys/cpitt/public/Mites/Soil%20Mites/Index.htm
>
>
>
>
 
 
 

CC: <acarology@nhm.ac.uk>

I am a veterinary parasitologist interested in studying the Snake mite (Ophionyssus natricis) and its effects on the host. I would like to get in touch with others conducting research on any aspect of this mite, as well as ectoparasites of reptiles in general. Please email. Thanks

cheers
Reuben Sharma, DVM
Faculty of Veterinary Medicine
Universiti Putra Malaysia
43400 UPM, Serdang, Selangor,
Malaysia.

Hi all,

Would anyone have a contact address for a W.J. Voss, formerly of the Bishop
Museum?  I'm trying to track down a couple of Ophiomegistus types to
compare to specimens that I have a keelback snake.

Cheers,

Dave

Dr David Evans Walter
Department of Zoology & ENTOMOLOGY
The University of Queensland
St Lucia, QLD 4072 Australia

phone: 07-3365-1564
fax: (61) 7-3365-1655

The University of Queensland Remote Program in Entomology
http://www.uq.edu.au/entomology/remote.html
Cooperative Reseach Centre for Tropical Plant Protection
http://www.tpp.uq.edu.au/

Visit the Mite Image Gallery at:
http://www.uq.edu.au/entomology/mite/mitetxt.html
Acarina Collection:
http://www.uq.edu.au/entomology/museum/mites/miteord.html

Beta test the LucID keys to:
Families of Parasitiformes in Soil:
http://www.lucidcentral.com/keys/cpitt/public/Mites/Parasitiformes/Default.htm
Soil Microarthropods
http://www.lucidcentral.com/keys/cpitt/public/Mites/Microarthropods/Index.htm
Orders, Suborders and Cohorts of Mites in Soil
http://www.lucidcentral.com/keys/cpitt/public/Mites/Soil%20Mites/Index.htm

> Dear colleagues,
>
The 2nd African Acarology Symposium will be held at ICIP, Nairobi, Kenya
from 3-9 December 2001
>
> The deadlines for submission of abstracts and discounted registration have
> been extended.
>
> New deadline for submission of abstracts: July 31, 2001
> New deadline for registration at reduced rates: August 31, 2001
>
> In case you want to submit a contribution or you need any further
> information please contact the secretary at the address below.
>
> Best regards,
> Markus Knapp
> Secretary, 2nd African Acarology Symposium
>
>
> Dr. Markus Knapp
> International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology (ICIPE)
> P.O. Box 30772
> Nairobi
> Kenya
> Tel: 254 2 861680-4, ext 2282
> Fax: 254 2 860110
> Email: mknapp@icipe.org
> http://www.icipe.org

Dear Stigmaeid specialists,

 Do you perhaps have more recent knowledge about the validity
of the stigmaeid genera Villersia and Villersiellaas in Summers
(1966)?

 Thanking you in anticipation for your assistance in this matter.

 Kind regards

 Eddie Ueckermann

ARC-Plant Protection Research Institute
Biosystematic Division: Arachnology
Private bag X134
Pretoria
0001 South Africa
Tel:+27-12-329 3269-77 ext. 221
Fax:+27-12-329 3278
E-mail:rieteau@plant2.agric.za
Web:www.arc.agric.za

Dear Dr. Zhang,
 With reference to your inquiry about Tydeus and Tydaeus the
following: Tydeus apparently was the name of a soldier/officer from
the greek mythology and Tydaeus is apparently just another way of
spelling Tydeus. For more information I refer you to the following
web page"
http://ancienthistory.about.com/homework/ancienthistory/library/bl/b
l_melanippus.htm
 Kind regards
 Eddie Ueckermann

ARC-Plant Protection Research Institute
Biosystematic Division: Arachnology
Private bag X134
Pretoria
0001 South Africa
Tel:+27-12-329 3269-77 ext. 221
Fax:+27-12-329 3278
E-mail:rieteau@plant2.agric.za
Web:www.arc.agric.za
 

CC: <Acarology@nhm.ac.uk>

Dear colleagues:

Could someone well versed in classical Greek/Latin advise me the root
forms of Tydeus and "tydaeus" as in Prototydaeus. Are they the same or
different? I ask this because the genus Australotydaeus was originally
proposed with a "tydaeus" suffix and was subsequently emendated by some
authors to Australotydeus while retaining "tydaeus" in Prototydaeus.

Thank you in advance.

Zhi-Qiang Zhang

Zhi-Qiang Zhang
Acarologist
Landcare Research
P.B. 92170
Auckland
New Zealand

phone [0064-9] 815-4200 ext 7069
Fax (0064-9) 849-7093
E-mail  zhangz@landcare.cri.nz
webpage   www.nhm.ac.uk/hosted_sites/acarology/zhang/