A review of the mite subfamily Harpirhynchinae (Acariformes: Harpirhynchidae) — parasites of New World birds (Aves: Neognathae)
Author
Bochkov, Andre V
Author
Oconnor, Barry M.
Author
Klompen, Hans
text
Zootaxa
2015
4023
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130
journal article
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Neharpyrhynchus vireo
Bochkov
, OConnor and Klompen sp. nov.
(
Figs. 84
,
86
A, B)
Description
. FEMALE (
holotype
, 1
paratype
). Body, including gnathosoma, 535 long (515) and 365 wide (400).
Gnathosoma about 115 long and 135 wide. Palp about 85 long and 65 wide, moderately inflated dorsally. Approximate lengths of palpalae (
Fig. 86
A):
dF
25,
dG
23, and
l”G
17. Setae
vF
about 100 long, smooth. Subcapitulum dorsally unornamented. Peritrematal branch about 60 long.
Idiosoma
415 long (435). Anterior part of propodonotum completely covered by longitudinal striations. Dorsal shield entire, without median suture and ornamentation, 165 long (170) and 330 wide (335). Anterior and posterior margins of dorsal shield widely concave. Ventral surface of
idiosoma
without striations, scales or verrucosities. Setae:
vi
,
ve
and
si
distinctly barbed, subequal in length, about 135, clustered together. Setae
se
and
c2
smooth, very short, 6–8 long. Setae
h2
about 200 long. Setae
3a
present; setae
1c
about 35 long. Base of legs I and II with distinct lobes. Legs I and II with 2 articulated segments each. Tibiae I and II with 5 setae, tarsi I and II with full complement of setae, claws of these tarsi with small basal angles. Legs III and IV with 1 segment each. Leg III bearing 3 long and 1 short setae; leg IV bearing 2 long and 2 short setae.
MALE. Unknown.
FIGURE 83
.
Neharpyrhynchus
spp. details of females.
N. tangara
Bochkov and Literak, 2011
(A, B): A—palp in dorsal view; B—anterior part of propodonotum;
N. mironovi
Bochkov and Literak, 2011
(C, D): C—palp in dorsal view; D—anterior part of propodonotum. Scale bars: A, C = 50 Μm; B, D = 100 Μm.
Type
material
.
Holotype
female (
OSAL
0079454) from
Vireo
olivaceus
(Linnaeus) (
Passeriformes
:
Vireonidae
),
USA
: Florida, Leon Co.,
30.49°N
,
84.21°W
(GNIS-USGS),
6 April 1956
, coll. A.B. Amerson; 1
female
paratype
(
OSAL
0083584) from same host and locality,
16 September 1960
, coll. A.B. Amerson.
Type
deposition
.
Holotype
and
paratype
in
OSAL
.
Etymology
. The specific epithet is derived from the generic name of the host and is a noun in apposition.
Hosts and distribution
.
Vireo
olivaceus
(
Passeriformes
:
Vireonidae
) from
USA
(Florida) (present paper).
FIGURE 84
.
Neharpyrhynchus vireo
sp. nov.
,
female. A—dorsal view; B—ventral view.
Differential diagnosis
. Among species of the group
plumaris
,
Neharpyrhynchus vireo
sp. nov
.
is closest to
N. spinus
Martinu
et al
., 2008
and
N. chlorospingus
Bochkov and Literak, 2011
. In females of these three species, the anterior part of the propodonotum is completely covered by longitudinal striations, the dorsal shield is unornamented, setae
1c
are about four times longer than
c2
and
se
, and palpal setae
dG
are subequal to or slightly longer than
l”G
. Females of
N. vireo
differ by the shorter
idiosoma
, 515–535 long (vs.
565–605 in
N. spinus
), short lengths of the palpalae—
dF
25 long,
dG
23 long, and
l”G
17 long (vs.
dF
62–73 long,
dG
42–49 long, and
l”G
41– 45 long in
N. spinus
and
dF
42–45 long,
dG
25–28 long, and
l”G
32–35 long in
N. chlorospingus
), subequal palpalae
dF
and
dG
(vs.
dF
1.5 times longer than
dG
in
N. spinus
and 1.3 times longer in
N. chlorospingus
), and by palpalae
dG
being 1.3 times longer than
l”G
(vs. subequal or 1.1 times shorter in
N. chlorospingus
).