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
Anharpyrhynchus apodus
sp. nov.
(
Figs. 17
A–B, 19A–C)
Harpyrhynchus monstrosus
,
Moss 1979
: 381
(misidentification)
Description
. FEMALE (
holotype
,
Figs. 17
A–B and 19A–C). Body, including gnathosoma, 550 long (
530–556 in
4
paratypes
) and 525 wide (525–530). Gnathosoma about 120 long and 135 wide. Palp about 65 long and 40 wide. Palpalae pectinate, palpalae
dF
and
dG
subequal, 18–20 long; palpalae
l”G
14–15 long, about 1.3 times shorter than other palpalae. Setae
vF
about 22 long. Dorsal shield about 160 long and 480 wide. Dorsal striated idiosomal cuticle distinctly granulated. Setae
vi
and
ve
about 40 long,
si
about 30 long; setae
se
and
c2
about 20 long. Vulvar fold situated 2 times closer to anterior margin of idiosoma than to posterior margin. Leg I and II setation (solenidia in parentheses): tarsi 8(1)–7(1), tibiae 5–5, genua-femora- trochanters 0–0. Articulated segment of legs III reduced and represented by 3 setae 21–29 long. Additional setae 10 pairs. Legs IV with 28–32 setae, about 100 long.
MALE. Unknown.
Type
material examined
.
Holotype
female (
OSAL
0083789) and
4 female
paratypes
(
OSAL
0 0 83790, 0 0 83800, 0 0 83805, 0083808) from
Lichmera indistincta
(Vigors and Horsfield)
(
Passeriformes
:
Meliphagidae
) [in skin],
AUSTRALIA
: Western
Australia
, Beagle Bay,
16.89°S
122.52°E
(GEONet),
21 August 1976
, coll. (probably) F.S. Lukoschus.
Additional material examined
.
2 females
(
OSAL
0 0 83661, 0083665) from
Phylidonyris novaehollandiae
(Latham)
(
Passeriformes
:
Meliphagidae
) [in skin],
AUSTRALIA
: New South
Wales
, Cordeaux Dam,
34.37°S
150.75°E
(GEONet),
29 March 1969
, coll. H. Battam.
Holotype
deposition.
OSAL
.
Etymology
. This name of this species derives from the Latin world
apoda
(legless) referring the absence of articulated segment of legs III.
Differential diagnosis
. This new species is close to
Anharpyrhynchus lukoschusi
sp. nov
.
In females of both these species, palpalae
dF
and
dG
are subequal and 1.3 times longer than
l”G
, and there are ten pairs of additional setae. These species differ from each other by the following features. In females of
A. apodus
sp. nov
.
, setae
vi
and
ve
are about 40 long,
si
about 30 long, setae
se
and
c2
about 20 long, articulated segment of legs III is absent, and the setae of legs III are 21–29 long. In females of
A. lukoschusi
sp. nov
.
, setae
vi, ve, si, se,
and
c2
are about 20 long, the articulated segment of legs III is present, and the setae of legs III are 40–45 long.