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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1
130
journal article
10.11646/zootaxa.4023.1.1
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Neharpyrhynchus bombycilla
Bochkov
, OConnor and Klompen sp. nov.
(
Figs. 77
,
78
A, D)
FIGURE 77
.
Neharpyrhynchus bombycilla
sp. nov.
,
female. A—dorsal view; B—ventral view.
FIGURE 78
.
Neharpyrhynchus
spp. details of females.
N. bombycilla
sp. nov
.
(A–D): A—palp in dorsal view; B—anterior part of propodonotum; C—leg I in ventral view; D—leg II in ventral view;
N. baile
Bochkov
et al
., 2007
(E, F): E—palp in dorsal view; F—anterior part of propodonotum. Scale bars: A, C, D, E = 50 Μm; B, F = 100 Μm.
Description
. FEMALE (
holotype
, 3
paratypes
,
Figs. 77
,
78
A, D). Body, including gnathosoma, 550 long (550– 650) and 350 wide (350–380). Gnathosoma about 125 long and 150 wide. Palp about 75 long and 55 wide, moderately inflated dorsally. Palpalae
dF
about 46 long, 1.6 times longer than palpalae
dG
and
l”G
, about 28 long; setae
dG
only slightly thicker than
dF
and
l”G
(
Fig. 78
A). Setae
vF
about 85 long, smooth. Subcapitulum dorsally unornamented. Peritrematal branch about 70 long.
Idiosoma
400 long (400-425). Anterior part of propodonotum ornamented by short, strongly curved lines concentrated in posterior half medially. Dorsal shield entire, without median suture, with weakly discernible cell-like ornamentation in posterior quarter, 135 long (135–145) and 275 wide (275–300). 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 150, clustered together. Setae
se
and
c2
smooth, very short, 8–10 long. Setae
h2
about 200 long. Setae
1a
and
3a
present, subequal to
se
and
c2
; setae
1c
about 35 long. Base of legs I and II with distinct lobes. Legs I and II with 4 articulated segments. Trochanters and femora-genua I and II without setae; 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. Leg III bearing 3 long and 1 short setae; leg IV bearing 2 long and 2 short setae.
MALE. Unknown.
Type
material
.
Holotype
female (
UMMZ
BMOC
08-01110-002, #1),
3 female
paratypes
(
UMMZ
BMOC
08- 01110-002, #2–4) from
Bombycilla
cedrorum
(Vieillot) (
UMMZ
241853) (
Passeriformes
:
Bombycillidae
) [on head],
USA
: Michigan, Muskegon Co., Muskegon State game Area,
US
route 31,
43.2961989°N
,
86.0668945°W
,
11 July 2008
, coll. R.A. Wolinski.
Type
deposition
.
Holotype
and 1
paratypes
in
UMMZ
, 1
paratype
in
ZISP
,
1 in
OSAL
.
Etymology
. The specific epithet is derived from the generic name of the host and is a noun in apposition.
Hosts and distribution
.
Bombycilla
cedrorum
(
Passeriformes
: Bombycilldae) from
USA
(Michigan) (present paper).
Differential diagnosis
. Females of
Neharpyrhynchus bombycilla
sp. nov
.
differ from all other species of the group
baile
except
N. turdus
and
N. campylorhynchus
, by the presence of ornamentation on the anterior part of the propodonotum. Females of this species, like
N. oenanthe
, have smooth palpal setae
vF
(vs. serrate in all other species of the group
baile
), but clearly differ from it by the presence of the lobes at the bases of legs I and II, (vs. absent in
N. oenanthe
), setae
si
clustered together with
vi
and
ve
(vs. separated from
vi
and
ve
), absence of setae on femora-genua I and II (vs. 1 seta present), and by the entire dorsal shield (vs. separated). Differences from
N. turdus
are given in its differential diagnosis (see above).