Systematic & Applied Acarology
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An international journal of the Systematic and Applied Acarology Society, published since 1996

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Systematic & Applied Acarology (2005) 10, 111-135

New Parobia (Acari: Podapolipidae) parasitic on pestiferous paropsine beetles (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) in eucalypt plantations

OWEN D. SEEMAN1 & HELEN F NAHRUNG2
1 Queensland Museum, PO Box 3300, South Brisbane, Queensland, 4101, Australia; e-mail: owen.seeman@qm.qld.gov.au
2 Queensland University of Technology, School of Natural Resource Sciences, GPO Box 2434, Brisbane, Queensland, 4001, Australia.

Abstract

Chrysophtharta cloelia (Chapuis), C. variicollis (Chapuis) and Paropsis atomaria Olivier are pests of plantation eucalypts in eastern Australia. Each of these species were infested with podapolipid mites (Acari: Podapolipidae), a group of mainly sexually-transmitted parasites often found beneath the elytra of beetles. C. cloelia and C. variicollis were host to one species, Parobia captivus sp. nov., that closely resembles Parobia husbandi Seeman & Nahrung 2003. In contrast, Ps. atomaria was host to three species, Parobia alipilus sp. nov., Parobia gimlii sp. nov. and Parobia lawsoni sp. nov. We re-diagnose Parobia and make changes to the setal nomenclature presented for the type species P. husbandi.

Key words: sexually-transmitted parasites, new species, Chrysophtharta, Paropsis, Australia

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