Polyctenidae (Hemiptera: Cimicoidea) species in the Afrotropical region: Distribution, host specificity, and first insights to their molecular phylogeny

Tamara Szentiványi; Sándor Hornok; Áron B. Kovács; Nóra Takács; Miklós Gyuranecz; Wanda Markotter; Philippe Christe; Olivier Glaizot

doi:10.1002/ece3.9357

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Polyctenidae (Hemiptera: Cimicoidea) species in the Afrotropical region: Distribution, host specificity, and first insights to their molecular phylogeny

Tamara Szentiványi

Sándor Hornok Áron B. Kovács Nóra Takács Miklós Gyuranecz Wanda Markotter

Philippe Christe

Olivier Glaizot

Ecology and Evolution Vol. 12 No. 10 · Wiley

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Abstract

AbstractPolyctenidae bugs are rarely studied, hematophagous, and highly specialized ectoparasites of bats. There are only 32 described species worldwide, including six species in the Afrotropical region. Knowledge on these parasites is limited, and most studies are restricted to the New World polyctenid species. Here we report additional records of Adroctenes horvathi from Kenya and South Africa, as well as Hypoctenes faini from Rwanda. We present an updated list of published polyctenid records in the Afrotropical region indicating their host specificity and their geographical distribution. We report global infection patterns and sex ratio of polyctenids based on previously published data, including Old and New World species. Lastly, we demonstrate the first molecular phylogeny of Polyctenidae, showing their phylogenetic relationship with the closely related family Cimicidae.

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Authors

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Tamara Szentiványi

Department of Ecology and Evolution University of Lausanne Lausanne Switzerland; Museum of Zoology Lausanne Switzerland; Centre for Ecological Research Vácrátót Hungary

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Sándor Hornok

Department of Parasitology and Zoology University of Veterinary Medicine Budapest Hungary; ELKH‐ÁTE Climate Change: New Blood‐Sucking Parasites and Vector‐Borne Pathogens Research Group Budapest Hungary

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Áron B. Kovács

Veterinary Medical Research Institute Budapest Hungary

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Nóra Takács

Department of Parasitology and Zoology University of Veterinary Medicine Budapest Hungary; ELKH‐ÁTE Climate Change: New Blood‐Sucking Parasites and Vector‐Borne Pathogens Research Group Budapest Hungary

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Miklós Gyuranecz

Veterinary Medical Research Institute Budapest Hungary

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Wanda Markotter

Centre for Viral Zoonoses, Department of Medical Virology University of Pretoria Pretoria South Africa

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Philippe Christe

Department of Ecology and Evolution University of Lausanne Lausanne Switzerland

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Olivier Glaizot

Department of Ecology and Evolution University of Lausanne Lausanne Switzerland; Museum of Zoology Lausanne Switzerland

Cite This Article

Tamara Szentiványi, Sándor Hornok, Áron B. Kovács, et al. (2022). Polyctenidae (Hemiptera: Cimicoidea) species in the Afrotropical region: Distribution, host specificity, and first insights to their molecular phylogeny. Ecology and Evolution, 12(10). https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.9357

Polyctenidae (Hemiptera: Cimicoidea) species in the Afrotropical region: Distribution, host specificity, and first insights to their molecular phylogeny

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