Revisiting the genus Sphexicozela (Winterschmidtiidae): redescription of S. connivens Mahunka and description of a new species from Brazil

Lucas Lorena Godoy; Thais Juliane Prado; Denise Navia

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Revisiting the genus Sphexicozela (Winterschmidtiidae): redescription of S. connivens Mahunka and description of a new species from Brazil

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Revisiting the genus Sphexicozela (Winterschmidtiidae): redescription of S. connivens Mahunka and description of a new species from Brazil

Lucas Lorena Godoy, Thais Juliane Prado et Denise Navia

Acarologia, Vol.66(1), pp.14-27

12/01/2026

DOI: https://doi.org/10.24349/q0jg-px66

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Vespidae

Neotropical

Acari

taxonomy

symbiosis

Polistes simillimus

wasp

new species

Acarina

taxonomy (science)

Hymenoptera

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 & 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.

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Titre: Revisiting the genus Sphexicozela (Winterschmidtiidae): redescription of S. connivens Mahunka and description of a new species from Brazil
Créateurs - sans rôle: Lucas Lorena Godoy - Universidade de São Paulo
Thais Juliane Prado - Centre de Coopération Internationale en Recherche Agronomique pour le Développement
Denise Navia - Centre de Coopération Internationale en Recherche Agronomique pour le Développement
Détails de publication: Acarologia, Vol.66(1), pp.14-27
Note de subvention: Special thanks to Dr. André Rodrigues de Souza and Sírcio Alison dos Santos (FFCLRP-USP) for collecting and providing the specimens of the new species here described. To José Dantas Araújo Lacerda, for slide-mounting the specimens. To Prof. G.J. de Moraes (ESALQ-USP), for his major contribution in the conduction of this work, including the preparation of the manuscript. To Dr. Eszter Lázányi and Dr. Viktória Szőke of the Hungarian Natural History Museum, for kindly lending the holotype and paratypes of Sphexicozela connivens. To Dr. Pavel Klimov and Dr. Barry OConnor, for kindly assisting with the species chaetotaxy. To the São Paulo Research Foundation (FAPESP) for the scholarship granted to L.L.G. (2024/21481-1), which provided financial support for this work.
Identifiants: 99189713809311
Unité académique: Université de Montpellier
Langue: English
Type de ressource: Journal article
Champs locaux: hal-05504716