Species Geckobia bataviensis Vitzthum, 1926

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• Geckobia bataviensis Vitzthum, H.G. 1926. Malayische Acari. Treubia 8: 1-198.
• Geckobia gleadoviana Hirst, S. 1926. On the parasitic mites of the suborder Prostigmata (Trombidioidea) found on lizards. Journal of the Linnean Society of London, Zoology 36: 173-200.

Introduction

Heath & Whitaker (2015) reported this species as intercepted in New Zealand quarantine on a lizard of Australian origin, and Barnett et al. (2018) confirmed its presence in Australia.

General References

Barnett, L.K., Phillips, B.L., Heath, A.C.G., Coates, A. & Hoskin, C.J. 2018. The impact of parasites during range expansion of an invasive gecko. Parasitology 145: 1400-1409. (as Geckobia bataviensis)

Domrow, R. 1983. Acari from Operation Drake in New Guinea. 1. Pterygosomatidae. Acarologia 24: 393-402 (as Geckobia bataviensis)

Domrow, R. 1991. Acari Prostigmata (excluding Trombiculidae) parasitic on Australian vertebrates : an annotated checklist, keys and bibliography. Invertebrate Taxonomy 4: 1238-1376 (as Geckobia bataviensis)

Domrow, R. 1992. Acari Astigmata (excluding feather mites) parasitic on Australian vertebrates: an annotated checklist, keys and bibliography. Invertebrate Taxonomy 6: 1459-1606 (as Geckobia bataviensis)

Heath, A.C.G. & Whitaker, A.H. 2015. Mites (Acari: Pterygosomatidae, Macronyssidae) taken from lizards intercepted at the New Zealand border. Systematic and Applied Acarology 20: 739-756. (as Geckobia bataviensis)

Jack, K.M. 1964. Leg-chaetotaxy with special reference to the Pterygosomidae (Acarina). Annals of the Natal Museum 16: 152-171 (as Geckobia gleadoviana)

Walter, D.E. & Shaw, M. 2003. The importance of being earnest: Exotic invasive mites (Arachnida: Acari) on Australian vertebrates. Records of the South Australian Museum (Adelaide) Monogr. Ser 7: 25-30 (as Geckobia bataviensis)

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