A review of the subfamily Picobiinae Johnston and Kethley, 1973 (Acariformes: Prostigmata: Syringophilidae)
Author
Skoracki, Maciej
Author
Sikora, Bozena
Author
Spicer, Greg S.
text
Zootaxa
2016
2016-05-19
4113
1
1
95
journal article
39032
10.11646/zootaxa.4113.1.1
80c5d033-a100-47c9-afad-53ff7fcf37a4
1175-5326
271508
8B8CDC5A-304F-407F-A06F-F350F916DCD1
Genus
Phipicobia
Glowska and Schmidt, 2014
Phipicobia
Glowska and Schmidt, 2014b: 194
.
Type
species:
Phipicobia pygiptilae
Glowska and Schmidt, 2014
, by original designation.
Diagnosis.
FEMALE. Hypostomal apex bumpy. Peritremes M-shaped. Setae
vi
situated anterior to level of setae
ve
. Propodonotal shield divided into 2 narrow lateral sclerites bearing bases of setae
vi
,
ve
,
si
and
se
and unpaired large medial shield. Opisthonotal and genital lobes absent. Bases of setae
1a
separated. Pseudanal setae absent. Genital series with 2 pairs of setae. Apodemes I with small outgrowth but not strict thorn-like protuberances. Legs with full complement of solenidia. Physogastric form with distinctly enlarged
idiosoma
, worm-shaped in outline.
MALE: Unknown.
Species included.
Monotypic genus,
Phipicobia pygiptilae
Glowska and Schmidt, 2014
only.
Host
range.
Passeriformes
:
Thamnophilidae
.
Distribution.
Neotropical region (
Guyana
).