Two new species of quill mites of the family Syringophilidae (Acariformes: Cheyletoidea) associated with treronine doves (Columbiformes: Columbidae: Treroninae)
Author
Kaszewska, Katarzyna
Author
Kavetska, Katarzyna
Author
Skoracki, Maciej
text
Zootaxa
2014
3846
2
293
300
journal article
10.11646/zootaxa.3846.2.9
a1592947-2c06-4e93-b974-970283996631
1175-5326
231222
C2A758AA-AE5F-4883-A9EA-9284E9556620
Peristerophila lature
sp. nov.
(
Figs. 4–5
)
Description.
FEMALE,
holotype
. Total body length 615 (
595–665 in
5
paratypes
).
Gnathosoma
. Infracapitulum punctate. Each medial branch of peritremes with 1 chamber, each lateral branch with 5–6 chambers (
Fig. 5A
). Stylophore 135 (135–140) long.
Idiosoma
. Propodonotal shield divided into 3 narrow, sparsely punctate sclerites: pair of lateral, bearing bases of setae
ve
and
si
, and narrow central sclerite with anterior margin reaching level of setae
si
. Length ratio of setae
ve
:
si
:
se
1:2.2–2.6:4.6–5.1. Hysteronotal shield well developed, fused with pygidial shield, punctate in posterior part. Setae
d1
and
e2
subequal in length, situated near hysteronotal shield. Length ratio of setae
f1
:
f2
1:5.1–6. Setae
h1
and
f1
subequal in length. Length ratio of setae
ag1
:
ag2
:
ag3
2.5–2.9:1:3–3.4. Coxal fields of legs I–IV densely punctate. Setae
3c
3.3 times longer than
3b
. Cuticular striations as in figs. 4A, B.
Legs
. Setae
tc”
of legs III–IV twice as long as
tc’III–IV
. Fan-like setae of legs III and IV with 15–17 tines (
Fig. 5B
). Solenidia of legs I as in fig. 5C.
Lengths of setae: ve
40 (35–45),
si
90 (90–115),
se
185 (185–205),
c1
210 (195–225),
c2
(180–225),
d1
185 (170–185),
d2
195 (195–205),
e2
150 (150–175),
f1
25 (15–30),
f2
150 (140–155),
h1
25 (20–35),
h2
280
ag1
100 (90–105),
ag2
40 (40–50),
ag3
130 (130–145),
3b
25 (25–30),
3c
75 (65–85).
MALE (2
paratypes
).Total body length 430–445.
Gnathosoma
. Each medial branch of peritremes with 2 chambers, each lateral branch with 4–5 chambers (
Fig. 5D
). Stylophore 115 long.
Idiosoma
. Propodonotal shield well developed, punctate, bearing setae
vi
,
si
and
c1
. Length ratio of
ve
:
si
:
se
1:1.2–1.6:2.8–3.6. Hysteronotal shield weakly sclerotised, divided longitudinally, apunctate. Setae
h2
7 times longer than
f2
. Setae
ag1
2.8–3.5 times longer than
ag2
. Coxal fields of legs I–IV apunctate.
Lengths of setae
:
ve
30–40,
si
50–60,
se
100–110,
c1
90–105,
c2
80–100,
d1
20,
d2
50–70,
e
2
15
–30,
f2
25,
h2
175,
ag1
55–70,
ag
2
20–30.
FIGURE 3A, B.
Gunabopicobia masalaje
sp. nov.
, male.
A
, dorsal view;
B
, ventral view.
Type
material
. Female
holotype
,
6 female
and
2 male
paratypes
from
Ducula luctuosa
(Temminick) (Columbidae)
;
INDONESIA
:
Sulawesi
Island
, coll. Rvedel.
Type
material deposition
. All material is deposited in the AMU (Reg. No. AMU-SYR.503), except
1 female
paratype
in the
ZSM
(Reg. No. ZSM-
20112052
) and
1 female
paratype
in the
ZISP
(Reg. No. ZISP-AVB011-2908- 025).
Additional material
. Two females and
1 male
from
Ducula spilorrhoa
(Gray) (Columbidae)
,
PAPUA
NEW
GUINEA
:
17 March 1911
, coll. Wiedenfeld (deposited in the AMU (Reg. No. AMU-SYR.504)). Eight females from
Ptilinopus jambu
Gmelin (Columbidae)
,
INDONESIA
:
Sumatra, Lampung Province, 1908, coll. Elbert (deposited in the AMU (Reg. No. AMU-SYR.505), except
1 female
in the
ZSM
(Reg. No. ZSM-
20112053
) and
1 female
in the
ZISP
(ZISP-AVB 011-2908-026). Five females from
Ptilinopus melanospilus
Salvadori
(Columbidae)
,
INDONESIA
: West Java, Bogor, Cisaura,
Tugu
Selatan, Mount Gede Pangrango National Park, Gede Mt.,
2 June 1909
, coll. Primavesi (deposited in the AMU (Reg. No. AMU-SYR.506)). Six females from
Ptilinopus porphyreus
Temminck (Columbidae)
,
INDONESIA
:
Java, no other data (deposited in the AMU (Reg. No. AMU-SYR.507), except
1 female
in the
ZSM
(Reg. No.
ZSM
20112054
) and
1 female
in the
ZISP
(Reg. No. ZISP-AVB011-2908-027)). Three females from
Ptilinopus regina
Swainson (Columbidae)
,
INDONESIA
:
Mariana Islands
, no other data (deposited in the AMU (Reg. No. AMU-SYR.508)).
Differential diagnosis.
Peristerophila lature
is similar to
P. columbae
(Hirst)
known from
Columba livia
Gmelin
and
Zenaida auriculata
(
De
Murs)
(
Columbiformes
: Culumbidae) (
Kethley 1970
;
Skoracki 2011
). In females of both species, the number of chambers in medial and lateral branches of the peritremes are similar; the hysteronotal shield is fused to the pygidial shield; setae
d2
and
e2
are unequal in length. This new species differs from
P. c o l u m ba e
by the following features: in females of
P. lature
, the length ratio of setae
ve
:
si
:
se
is 1:2.2–2.6:4.6–5.1; the pygidial shield is punctate in the posterior part. In females of
P. columbae
, the length ratio of setae
ve:si:se
1:1.5:9.5; the pygidial shield is apunctate in the posterior part.
Etymology
. The specific ephitet “
lature
” is adapted from the name of the Indonesian god of the abyss—Lature.