New geographic and host records of spinturnicid mites (Mesostigmata: Spinturnicidae) in Asia, with description of the protonymph of Spinturnix tylonycterisi

Here, we present new geographic and host records of spinturnicid mites collected from alcohol-preserved bats at the Zoological Museum of Moscow State University, Russia. The new host records are Eyndhovenia euryalis cornuti on the eastern long-fingered bat Myotis macrodactylus and Spinturnix myoti on Rickett's big-footed bat Myotis pilosus. Spinturnix tylonycterisi, known previously from Malaysia, is recorded from Vietnam for the first time. We provide an illustrated description of the protonymphal stage of Spinturnix tylonycterisi.

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New geographic and host records of spinturnicid mites collected from alcohol-preserved bats at the Zoological Museum of Moscow State University in Russia are presented in this study. The research also reports the first record of Spinturnix tylonycterisi in Vietnam and provides an illustrated description of the protonymphal stage of this species.