The first record of Anopheles messeae (Diptera: Culicidae) parasitized by water mites in China
10.3969/j.issn.1005-0507.2026.01.008
- VernacularTitle:水螨寄生于米赛按蚊的首次报道
- Author:
Xue-ru CHEN
1
;
Wen-zhen YAO
2
;
Yu-hao LI
3
;
Gui-chang LI
3
;
Tao MENG
1
;
Qun-ling FENG
4
;
Xin-hui LIU
3
;
Li-hong QIAO
5
;
Xiang-ting WU
2
;
Xue-feng ZHANG
1
;
Cheng-lin LI
1
;
Xue-cheng DONG
1
;
Da-wei WANG
5
;
Xiao-yan SI
5
;
Yu-hong GUO
3
Author Information
1. Disinfection and Vector Control Office, Manzhouli Center for Disease Prevention and Control, Manzhouli 021400, Inner Mongolia, China
2. Hulunbuir Center for Disease Prevention and Control, Hulunbuir 021000, Inner Mongolia, China
3. National Key Laboratory of Intelligent Tracking and Forecasting for Infectious Diseases, National Institute for Communicable Disease Control and Prevention, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, WHO Collaborating Centre for Vector Surveillance and Management, Beijing 102206, China
4. PLA 63750 Military Hospital, Xi′an 710043, Shaanxi, China
5. Department of Disease Vector Control, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Hohhot 010031, Inner Mongolia, China
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Water mite;
Anopheles messeae;
First report;
Manzhouli Port;
Inner Mongolia
- From:
Acta Parasitologica et Medica Entomologica Sinica
2026;33(1):53-57
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective This study reports on the obligatory parasitism of water mites Arrenurus sp. on Anopheles messeae at the Manzhouli Port, Inner Mongolia, China. Methods Duing July 2024, a survey on the mosquito diversity was conducted at the Manzhouli Port. Captured mosquitoes and their ectoparasites were identified to species level. Results A total of 1840 adult mosquitoes were collected, representing species from three genera: Culex(Cx. modestus, Cx. pipiens pallens), Aedes(Ae. dorsalis, Ae. flavidorsalis, Ae. flavescens), and Anopheles (An. messeae). Among all the mosqutioes specimens,3 out of 150 captured An. messeae were found to carry ectoparasitic mites, with number of 2,4,27 mites separately. Morphological and molecular identification reached the same result as water mites(Hydrachnidiae, Hydracrina). COI gene sequence showed 94% similarity with the closest species Arrenurus truncatellus. Conlusions Literature review suggests water mites are host-specific parasitism of mosquito species and herein with the first record of Arrenurus sp. parasiting on An. Messeae in the most high-latitude region globally.
