Unionicola (Iridinicola) botswaniana n. subgen., n. sp. (Acari: Unionicolidae) from freshwater mussels in Botswana

Malcolm F. Vidrine Division of Sciences, Louisiana State University at Eunice, Eunice, LA, 70535, USA E-mail: [email protected]

Zeréne Lötter Department of Zoology and Entomology, University of the Free State, Bloemfontein, South Africa

Jo G. Van As Department of Zoology and Entomology, University of the Free State, Bloemfontein, South Africa

Myriam Bastian-Stanford Division of Sciences, Louisiana State University at Eunice, Eunice, LA, 70535, USA E-mail: [email protected]

Sheila R. Hazelton-Robichaux Division of Sciences, Louisiana State University at Eunice, Eunice, LA, 70535, USA E-mail: [email protected]

Abstract

Unionicola (Iridinicola) botswaniana n. subgen., n. sp. (Hydrachnida: Unionicolidae) is described from freshwater mussels, Mutela zambesiensis and Aspatharia pfeifferiana, from Okavango River, Botswana, Africa. The new species is a unique mite with distinctive female genital field anatomy and leg chaetotaxy. This new mite extends our understanding of the morphology and biogeography of the genus in Africa. It further extends our knowledge of host selection and host-specificity among African Unionicola.

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