Ling S J, Wong S F, Mak J W, Ho T M
International Medical University, No. 126, Jalan 19/155B, Bukit Jalil, 57000 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Clinical Research Center, 50588 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Trop Biomed. 2019 Mar 1;36(1):263-273.
Glycycometus malaysiensis is an allergenic domestic mite found in houses. G. malaysiensis is known to be highly similar to and is often mistaken as Blomia tropicalis, one of the major house dust mite species that causes asthma and allergic diseases in many tropical and subtropical regions. It was also suggested that these mites cross-react with each other and that the prevalence of G. malaysiensis might be higher than previous reports. A review on the taxonomic keys as well as light and scanning electron micrographs of G. malaysiensis are presented to appreciate the fine morphological structures of G. malaysiensis. The mouth, setae, legs (trochanter, femur, genu, tibia and tarsus) and the sexual organs (genital openings, genital setae and genital suckers) of G. malaysiensis are outlined. The morphology of G. malaysiensis is also compared with that of B. tropicalis to delineate the key features for the differentiation between these two mite species.
马来西亚甘氏螨是一种在房屋中发现的具有致敏性的家螨。已知马来西亚甘氏螨与热带博氏疥螨高度相似，常被误认为是热带博氏疥螨，热带博氏疥螨是在许多热带和亚热带地区引发哮喘及过敏性疾病的主要屋尘螨物种之一。还有研究表明，这些螨会相互交叉反应，且马来西亚甘氏螨的患病率可能高于以往报告。本文呈现了关于马来西亚甘氏螨的分类检索表以及光学和扫描电子显微镜图像，以了解其精细的形态结构。文中概述了马来西亚甘氏螨的口器、刚毛、腿部（转节、股节、膝节、胫节和跗节）以及性器官（生殖孔、生殖刚毛和生殖吸盘）。还将马来西亚甘氏螨的形态与热带博氏疥螨的形态进行了比较，以勾勒出区分这两种螨类物种的关键特征。
