Five new species of Anthocoptini from China (Acari: Eriophyidae)
Author
Xue, Xiao-Feng
Author
Song, Zi-Wei
Author
Hong, Xiao-Yue
text
Zootaxa
2010
2010-07-21
2544
1
53
http://dx.doi.org/10.15468/um2vzb
journal article
10.15468/um2vzb
1175-5326
5303209
Abbreviata ranae
(
Walton, 1931
)
*
Site of infection:
intestine, stomach.
Recruitment:
ingestion.
Distribution:
USA
: Columbia,
Illinois
,
Indiana
,
Louisiana
,
South Carolina
(
Walton 1931
).
Specimens in collections:
Walton (1931)
pointed out that
type
material was deposited in
Ward Collection
,
University
of
Illinois
, catalogue number 12211
.
Remarks:
Larval forms of this species [originally described as
Physaloptera ranae
by
Walton (1931)
] have been reported in frogs (
Reiber
et al
. 1940
;
Campbell 1968
;
Ashton & Rabalais 1978
); adults have not been described.
Physaloptera ranae
was transferred by
Morgan (1941)
to the genus
Abbreviata
, but
Baker (1987)
considered it a
species inquirendae
, because it is possible that more than one physalopterid species is envolved in these reports. On the other hand,
Bursey
et al
. (2006a)
pointed out that amphibians are probably intermediate hosts for species of
Abbreviata
.