Revisiting the genus Sphexicozela (Winterschmidtiidae): redescription of S. connivens Mahunka and description of a new species from Brazil
Sphexicozela Mahunka (Sarcoptiformes: Astigmatina: Winterschmidtiidae) was until now represented by a single described species, S. connivens Mahunka, 1970, found in Hungary in nests of Polistes species (Hymenoptera: Vespidae: Polistinae). In this study, we provide a redescription of S. connivens and describe Sphexicozela neotropica Godoy and Prado sp. nov., based on specimens collected from nests of Polistes simillimus Zikán in southeastern Brazil. This is the first record of the genus in the Neotropical region and highlights a previously undocumented association between Ensliniellinae mites and the social wasp P. simillimus.
Authors
- Lucas Lorena Godoy (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4718-6079)
- Thais Juliane do Prado (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9132-2547)
- Denise Navia
Institutions
- Centre de Coopération Internationale en Recherche Agronomique pour le Développement (FR)
- Universidade de São Paulo (BR)
- Institut National de Recherche pour l'Agriculture, l'Alimentation et l'Environnement (FR)
- Institut Agro Montpelier (FR)
- Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (FR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Acarologia
- Published
- 2026-01-12
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.24349/q0jg-px66
- Primary Topic
- Study of Mite Species
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00