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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Torotrogla calcarius
Skoracki, 2004
(
Figs. 181
and
182
)
Torotrogla calcarius
Skoracki, 2004c: 310
, figs. 18–25.
Type
host:
Calcarius lapponicus
(
Passeriformes
:
Emberizidae
).
Type
locality:
Finland
.
FEMALE (
holotype
). Total body length 630.
Gnathosoma
. Hypostomal apex with pair of medium sized, bluntended and bill-like protuberances. Each medial branch of peritremes with 2–3 chambers, each lateral branch with 9–10 chambers. Stylophore rounded posteriorly, apunctate.
Idiosoma
. Propodonotal shield concave on anterior and lateral margins, sparsely punctate in median part. Length ratio of setae
vi:ve:si
1:2.3:3. Setae
c2
situated anterior to level of setae
se
. Hysteronotal shield absent. Pygidial shield apunctate with rounded anterior margin. Setae
f1
and
h1
short and subequal in length. Coxal fields I–IV sparsely punctate. Setae
3c
twice as long as
3b
.
Legs
. Fan-like setae
p’
and
p”
of legs III and IV with 9 tines. Setae
tc’
and
tc”
of legs III and IV subequal in length.
Lengths of setae
:
vi
60,
ve
135,
si
180,
c1
260,
c2
190,
d1
160,
d2
125,
e2
160,
f1
95,
h1
65,
ps1
and
ps2
30,
g1
40,
g2
35–50,
l’RI
30,
l’RII
45,
l’RIII
45,
l’RIV
45,
tc’
and
tc”
of legs III–IV 85,
3b
75,
3c
170.
MALE (
2 paratypes
). Total body length 670–770.
Gnathosoma
. Hypostomal apex with pair of small sized, blunt-ended protuberances. Each medial branch of peritremes with 4–5 chambers, each lateral branch with 9 chambers.
Idiosoma
. Propodonotal shield concave on anterior margin, sparsely punctate in median part. Length ratio of setae
vi:ve:si
1:2:3. Setae
c2
situated slightly anterior to level of setae
se
. Hysteronotal shield apunctate, bearing bases of setae
d1
,
e2
,
f2
and
h2
. Setae
d2
1.5–2 times longer than
e2
. Setae
h2
4.5 times longer than
f2
. Coxal fields I–IV apunctate. Setae
3c
twice as long as
3b
.
Legs
. Fan-like seta
p’
and
p”
of legs III and IV with 7–9 tines. Setae
tc’
and
tc”
of legs III and IV subequal in length.
Lengths of setae
:
vi
35–40,
ve
65–80,
si
120–135,
se
105–120,
c1
140–150,
c2
130,
d1
15–20,
d2
30–40,
e2
20
,
h2
160,
f2
35,
l’RI
35,
l’RII
30–50,
l’RIV
45.
Type material examined.
quills of secondary of
Calcarius lapponicus
(Linnaeus) (
Passeriformes
:
Emberizidae
): female
holotype
and
2 male
paratypes
(
AMU
–SYR.83) (sec.);
FINLAND
, Lapland, 1905, no other data. Host specimen deposited in the MNHW.
Type
material deposition.
All material deposited in the
AMU
.
Host
range and habitat.
Monoxenous species inhabiting quills of secondary feathers of
Calcarius lapponicus
.
Distribution.
Finland
.