title: Three New Bat Ectoparasite Species of the Genus Macronyssus from Western Siberia (with an Identification Key for Females of the Genus Macronyssus from the Palearctic Boreal Zone).
abstract: Three new gamasid mite species belonging to the genus Macronyssus Kolenati, 1858 (Acari: Macronyssidae), namely, Macronyssus sibiricus n. sp., Macronyssus stanyukovichi n. sp., and Macronyssus tigirecus n. sp., are described (females only; males, protonymphs, and larvae remain unknown). All species are known from Western Siberia and belong to the Siberian-Far Eastern bat ectoparasite fauna complex. The parasite hosts are the eastern water bat Myotis petax Hollister, 1912, and Hilgendorf's tube-nosed bat Murina hilgendorfi Peters, 1880 (Chiroptera: Vespertilionidae). An identification key for females of the genus Macronyssus Kolenati, 1858, in the boreal Palearctic region is presented.
authors: National Research Tomsk State University, 36, Lenina str., Tomsk, 634050, Russia.
authors: M V
authors: MV
authors: Orlova
authors: National Research Tomsk State University, 36, Lenina str., Tomsk, 634050, Russia.
authors: A V
authors: AV
authors: Zhigalin
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002685:Chiroptera / Q000469:parasitology*; D005260:Female; D008924:Mite Infestations / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000469:parasitology / Q000662:veterinary*; D008925:Mites / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000145:classification*; D012800:Siberia / Q000453:epidemiology