Quill mites (Acari: Syringophilidae) of the Palaearctic region 2840
Author
Skoracki, Maciej
text
Zootaxa
2011
2011-04-29
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https://biotaxa.org/Zootaxa/article/view/zootaxa.2840.1.1
journal article
10.11646/zootaxa.2840.1.1
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Stibarokris langei
Bochkov and Mironov, 1999
(
Figs. 205
and
206
)
Stibarokris langei
Bochkov and Mironov, 1999: 35
, fig. 1.
Type
host:
Ciconia ciconia
(Linnaeus)
(
Ciconiiformes
:
Ciconiidae
).
Type
locality:
Russia
.
FEMALE (
2 paratypes
). Total body length 620–680.
Gnathosoma
. Infracapitulum desely punctate. Lateral hypostomal teeth clearly visible and strongly sclerotized. Each medial branch of peritremes with 5–6 chambers, each lateral branch with 10–11 chambers. Stylophore punctate, 200–210 long. Movable cheliceral digit 170 long.
Idiosoma
. Propodonotal shield well sclerotized and punctate, slightly concave on anterior and posterior margins. Length ratio of setae
vi:ve:si
1:1:1. Bases of setae
c1
and
se
situated at same transverse level. Dorsal idiosomal setae except terminal setae
f1
,
f2
,
h1
and
h2
, strongly beaded. Hysteronotal shield fused to pygidial shield, punctate anteriorly and posteriorly, bearing bases of setae
d1
and terminal setae. Setae
f1
and
h1
subequal in length. Length ratio of setae
ag1:ag2
1:1.0–1.3. Genital setae subequal in length, both about 3 times longer than pseudanal setae Coxal fields I–IV densely punctate. Setae
3b
1.3–1.5 times shorter than
3c
.
Legs
. Fan-like setae
p’
and
p”
with 11– 13 tines. Setae
tc”III–IV
about twice as long as
tc’III–IV
. Particular podomers of legs I–IV punctate.
Lengths of setae
:
vi
60–80,
ve
60–80,
si
60–80,
se
160–170,
c1
145–155,
c2
170–200,
d1
95–100,
d2
115–140,
e2
105–140,
f1
30–35,
f2
320–330,
h1
30–35,
h2
580,
ps1
and
ps2
15–20,
g1
50–60,
g2
45–55,
ag1
145–170,
ag2
170–195,
ag3
270–305,
3b
90–105,
3c
120–155,
tc’III–IV
30–40,
tc”III–IV
80,
l’RIII
85–100,
l’RIV
65–75.
MALE. Unknown.
Type material examined.
Ciconia ciconia
(Linnaeus)
(
Ciconiiformes
:
Ciconiidae
):
2 female
paratypes
; RUS- SIA,
Novogrod Prov.
,
Oskuy
vill.,
15 July 1999
, coll.
S.V. Mironov.
Type
material deposition.
All material deposited in the
ZISP
.
Non-type material examined
.
Type
host species:
6 females
(
AMU
–SYR.86) (cov.)
;
POLAND
,
Wielkopolskie
, ZOO-Poznan,
February 2004
, coll.
M. Skoracki. Material
deposited in the
AMU
.
Host
range and habitat.
Monoxenous species inhabiting quills of coverts of
Ciconia ciconia
.
Distribution.
Poland
and
Russia
.