New feather mites of the subfamily Pterodectinae (Acariformes: Proctophyllodidae) from passerines (Aves: Passeriformes) from Chile and Cuba
Author
Mironov, Sergey
Author
González-Acuña, Daniel
text
Zootaxa
2011
2011-10-12
3057
1
48
journal article
46194
10.11646/zootaxa.3057.1.1
2b25e707-3767-4eae-ba81-dc7adaf5babb
1175-5326
203166
Key to
Metapterodectes
species
(Males and females)
1. In females, setae
ps2, ps3
short filiform, prodorsal shield with angular lateral incisions around bases of setae
se
, lobar shield entire, and setae
h2
shorter than lobar shield (
Figs. 25
A, B). In males, setae
h1
situated anterior to level of supranal concavity, bases of genital papillae connected (
Figs. 24
A, B).........................................
M. leptasthenurae
sp. n.
- In females, setae
ps2, ps3
sucker-like, prodorsal shield without incisions around setae
se
(narrow incision posterior to bases of these setae can be present), lobar shield almost completely split by median bar of soft tegument into two parts remaining connected anteriorly by narrow transverse band, and setae
h2
longer than lobar shield. In males, setae
h1
situated at level of supranal concavity, bases of genital papillae separated............................................................. 2
2. In females, prodorsal shield without lateral incisions, anterior hysteronotal shield without circular lacunae, lobar shield with several circular lacunae situated laterally to supranal concavity, terminal cleft not extending beyond level of setae
h2.
In males, setae
h3
spiculiform, posterior end of hysteronotal shield between levels of setae
e2
and
f2
with small circular lacunae.......................................................................................
M. muticus
(
Banks, 1909
)
- In females, prodorsal shield with narrow lateral incisions posterior to bases of setae
se
, anterior hysteronotal shield with small circular lacunae between levels of setae
d2
and
e2
, lobar shield without lacunae, terminal cleft extending beyond level of setae
h2.
In males, setae
h3
narrowly lanceolate, hysteronotal shield without circular lacunae........
M. furnarius
Mironov, 2008