A New Species of Neolobogynium and New Records of Lobogynium sudhiri of the Mite Family Diplogyniidae (Acari: Mesostigmata: Trigynaspida) Phoretic on Some Beetles (Coleoptera: Histeridae, Synteliidae, and Geotrupidae) from Japan

Abstract

Two species of diplogyniid mites, Lobogynium sudhiri (Datta, 1985) and Neolobogynium sorae sp. nov., were found on histerid, synteliid, and geotrupid beetles in Japan. Two species of beetles are reported as new hosts of L. sudhiri. Neolobogynium sorae shows notable sexual dimorphosis in dorsal chaetotaxy. Key to species of Neolobogynium Hicks, 1957 is provided.