Gregarina tropica n. sp. (Apicomplexa: Eugragarinorida: Gregarinicae: Gregarinidae) parasitizing the brown-winged earwig, Vostox brunneipennis (Dermaptera: Labiidae), in the Texas Big Thicket
Clopton RE, Cook TJ, Cook JL. 2008. Gregarina tropica n. sp. (Apicomplexa: Eugragarinorida: Gregarinicae: Gregarinidae) parasitizing the brown-winged earwig, Vostox brunneipennis (Dermaptera: Labiidae), in the Texas Big Thicket. Comparative Parasitology. 75(2):215-227
Gregarina tropica n. sp. (Apicomplexa: Eugregarinorida) is described from the brown-winged earwig, Vostox brunneipennis (Dermaptera: Labiidae) collected from the Turkey Creek Unit, Big Thicket National Preserve, Tyler County, Texas, U.S.A. We review the morphometric data and nomenclatural status of the 8 previously described species of Gregarina infecting earwigs and recognize 7 valid species: Gregarina ovata, Gregarina nalae, Gregarina megaspora, Gregarina ambigua, Gregarina fallax, Gregarina chelidurellae, and Gregarina labidurae. Although apparently valid taxa, the latter 3 species are very poorly described and thus considered species inquirendae pending new collections and redescription. Gregarina forficulae is recognized as a junior synonymy of G. ovata.
- Type
- Journal Article
- Authors
- Clopton, Richard; Cook, Tamara; Cook, Jerry
- Units
- BITH
- Keywords
- apicomplexa, Dermaptera, earwig, Eugregarinorida, Gregarine, Gregarinidae, Labiidae, Septatorina, Turkey Creek Unit