New Harpirhynchinae Dubinin (Acariformes: Harpirhynchidae) — intracutaneous and feather-base parasites of birds
Author
Klompen, Hans
text
Zootaxa
2014
3860
4
301
324
journal article
10.11646/zootaxa.3860.4.1
64944949-16af-424b-a2b1-210e886f7c24
1175-5326
230003
AA5E30DF-27BC-4F1F-8CE7-6573EA59446F
Fainharpirhynchus mossi
sp. nov.
(
Figs. 8
and
9
)
Description.
FEMALE (
holotype
,
Figs. 8
and
9
). Body, including gnathosoma, 355 long (
345–360 in
2
paratypes
) and 375 wide (360–380). Gnathosoma about 80 long and 100 wide. Palps about 45 long and 50 wide. Palpalae
dF
17 long (17–18), thickened and bearing 3–4 subequal pectinations,
dG
15 long (15–16), with large anteriorly directed projection located in median part and 2 small subapical projections; palpalae
l”G
7 long (7–8), slightly thickened, rod-like with few small pectinations. Setae
vF
about 45 long, smooth. Subcapitulum ventrally without lateral folds. Peritrematal branch about 57 long. Idiosoma 320 long (310–325). Dorsal shield about 110 long and 290 wide. Anterior and posterior margin of dorsal shield widely concave. Ventral surface of idiosoma with distinct transverse striations, without scales or verrucosities. Setae
vi
,
ve
,
si
,
se
, and
c2
all slightly serrate, 60–80 long;
h2
smooth, about 200 long, setae
h1
about 55 long. Setae
3a
present. Setae
d
on femora-genua I and II absent (segment with 1 seta). Legs III and IV with 3–4 and 2–3 setae, respectively.
MALE. Unknown.
Type
material examined
.
Holotype
female (
OSAL
0083893) and
2 female
paratypes
(
OSAL
0083855), from
Myiarchus
crinitus
(Linnaeus) (
Passeriformes
:
Tyrannidae
) [in skin], North
America
, no other data.
Holotype
deposition.
OSAL
.
Etymology
. This species is dedicated to the late acarologist W.W. Moss (
USA
), who gathered the large collection of the family
Harpirhynchidae
currently deposited at OSAL.
Differential diagnosis
. See differential diagnosis to the previous species and the key.