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Neoaulonastus quelea Skoracki, Hromada & Unsoeld, 2013, sp. nov.
No full textNeoaulonastus quelea sp. nov. (Figs. 4 and 5) Description. FEMALE (holotype). Gnathosoma. Infracapitulum punctate. Each medial branch of peritremes with 2 chambers, each lateral branch with 4 chambers. Stylophore 115 long. Idiosoma. Propodonotal shield weakly sclerotized on anterior margin, punctate, bearing bases of setae ve, si and c 1. Length ratio of setae ve: si 1: 1. Setae se and c 1 situated at same transverse level. Hysteronotal shield absent. Setae c 1 and se subequal in length. Setae c 1 about 4 times longer than setae d 2 and 9 times longer than setae d 1. Length ratio of setae d 1: d 2 1: 2.3. Pygidial shield very weakly sclerotized, margins invisible, sparsely punctate. Length ratio of setae f 1: f 2 1: 3. Length ratio of aggenital setae ag 1: ag 2: ag 3 1: 1.2: 1.5. Genital setae g 1 and g 2 subequal in length. Genital plate absent. Coxal fields I and II punctate. Setae 3 c 1.7 times longer than 3 b. Legs. Fan-like setae p’ and p” of legs III and IV with 5 tines. Setae tc” of legs III–IV 1.3 times longer than tc” III–IV. Lengths of setae: ve 15, si 15, se 115, c 1 135, c 2 105, d 1 15, d 2 35, e 2 55, f 1 20, f 2 60, h 1 20, ps 2 15, g 1 and g 2 20, ag 1 70, ag 2 90, ag 3 105, tc’ III–IV 30, tc” III–IV 40, 3 b 15, 3c 25. MALE (1 paratype). Total body length 315. Gnathosoma. Infracapitulum punctate. Each medial branch of peritremes with 1 chambers, each lateral branch with 5 chambers. Length of stylophore 90. Idiosoma. Propodonotal shield weakly sclerotized, bearing bases of setae ve, si and c 1, punctate. Length ratio of setae ve: si 1: 1. Setae se situated anterior to level of setae c 1. Hysteronotal and pygidial shields absent. Length ratio of setae f 2: h 2 1: 2. Length ratio of aggenital setae ag 1: ag 2 1.3: 1. Setae g 1 situated anterior to level of setae g 2. Legs. Fan-like setae p’ and p” of legs III and IV with 4 tines. Lengths of setae: ve 10, si 10, se 15, c 1 20, c 2 15, d 1 10, d 2 10, e 2 10, f 2 15, h 2 30, ag 1 20, ag 2 15. Type material. Female holotype and paratypes: 2 males, 2 tritonymphs, 3 protonymphs from quills of body feathers of Quelea quelea Linnaeus (Passeriformes: Ploceidae); TANZANIA, Arusha, Usa-River, coll. Dr. V. Nagy. Host specimen is deposited in the ZSM [Reg. number absent]. Mites removed by M. Skoracki. Type material deposition. All material is deposited in the AMU (Reg. No. AMU-SYR. 386). Etymology. The name of this new species refers to the latin name of the host. Differential diagnosis. This species is morphologically similar to above described species. In females of both species, the hysteronotal shield is absent; the propodonotal and the pygidial shields are present; setae f 2 are distinctly longer than f 1. This new species differs from N. tanzanicus by the features as follows. In females of N. quelea, the lateral branch of the peritremes has 4 chambers; setae c 1 are 4 times longer than d 2, and the length of d 2 is 35; setae f 2 are 3 times longer than f 1; the length ratio of setae d 1: d 2 is 1: 2.3. In females of N. tanzanicus, the lateral branch of the peritremes has 5–6 chambers; setae c 1 are twice as long as d 2, and the length of d 2 is 70–80; setae f 2 are 4–5 times longer than f 1; the length ratio of setae d 1: d 2 is 1: 2.6–3.5.Published as part of Skoracki, Maciej, Hromada, Martin & Unsoeld, Markus, 2013, Three new quill mite species of the genus Neoaulonastus Skoracki (Acari: Syringophilidae) parasitizing passerines in Tanzania, pp. 367-377 in Zootaxa 3616 (4) on page 372, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3616.4.5, http://zenodo.org/record/21983
Neoaulonastus tanzanicus Skoracki, Hromada & Unsoeld, 2013, sp. nov.
No full text<i>Neoaulonastus tanzanicus</i> sp. nov. <p>(Figs. 2 and 3)</p> <p> <b>Description.</b> FEMALE (holotype). Total body length 500 (500–520 in 2 paratypes). <i>Gnathosoma</i>. Infracapitulum apunctate. Each medial branch of peritremes with 2 chambers, each lateral branch with 5–6 chambers. Stylophore 120 (120–125) long. <i>Idiosoma</i>. Propodonotal shield weakly sclerotized on anterior margin, bearing bases of setae <i>ve</i>, <i>si</i> and <i>c1</i>, apunctate. Length ratio of setae <i>ve:si</i> 1:1. Setae <i>se</i> and <i>c1</i> situated at same transverse level or setae <i>se</i> set slightly anterior to <i>c1</i>. Hysteronotal shield absent. Setae <i>c1</i> and <i>se</i> subequal in length. Setae <i>c1</i> twice longer than setae <i>d2</i> and 6.4–7.8 times longer than setae <i>d1</i>. Length ratio of setae <i>d1</i>: <i>d2</i> 1:2.6–3.5. Pygidial shield weakly sclerotized, apunctate. Length ratio of setae <i>f1:f2</i> 1:4–5. Length ratio of aggenital setae <i>ag1:ag2:ag3</i> 1.2–1.3:1:1.4. Pseudanal setae <i>ps2</i> slightly longer than <i>ps1</i>. Genital setae <i>g2</i> slightly longer than <i>g1</i>. Genital plate absent. Coxal fields III and IV punctate. Setae <i>3c</i> 2.3 times longer than <i>3b</i>. <i>Legs</i>. Fan-like setae <i>p’</i> and <i>p”</i> of legs III and IV with 5 tines. Setae <i>tc’</i> and <i>tc”</i> of legs III–IV subequal in lengths or setae <i>tc”</i> III–IV slightly longer than <i>tc’</i> III–IV. <i>Lengths of setae</i>: <i>ve</i> 20 (15–20), <i>si</i> 20 (15–20), <i>se</i> 145 (135–150), <i>c1</i> 160 (155–160), <i>c2</i> 150 (145–150), <i>d1</i> 25 (20–25), <i>d2</i> 70 (70–80), <i>e2</i> 65 (65–70), <i>f1</i> 25 (25), <i>f2</i> (105–125), <i>h1</i> 25 (25), <i>h2</i> 290, <i>ps1</i> 15 (15), <i>ps2</i> 15 (15), <i>g1</i> 25 (25), <i>g2</i> 30 (30), <i>ag1</i> 105 (105), <i>ag2</i> 80 (90), <i>ag3</i> (120–125), <i>tc’</i> III–IV (30–45), <i>tc”</i> III–IV (45–50), <i>3b</i> 20 (20), <i>3c</i> 45 (45–50).</p> <p> MALE (1 paratype). Total body length 345. <i>Gnathosoma</i>. Infracapitulum apunctate. Each medial branch of peritremes with 2 chambers, each lateral branch with 6 chambers. Stylophore 95 long. <i>Idiosoma</i>. Propodonotal shield weakly sclerotized, bearing bases of setae <i>ve</i>, <i>si</i> and <i>c1</i>, apunctate. Length ratio of setae <i>ve</i>: <i>si</i> 1:1. Setae <i>se</i> situated anterior to level of setae <i>c1</i>. Hysteronotal and pygidial shields absent. Length ratio of setae <i>f2:h2</i> 1:2. Length ratio of aggenital setae <i>ag1:ag2</i> 2:1. Setae <i>g1</i> situated anterior to level of setae <i>g2</i>. Setae <i>3c</i> twice longer than <i>3b</i>. <i>Legs</i>. Fan-like setae <i>p’</i> and <i>p”</i> of legs III and IV with 4 tines. <i>Lengths of setae</i>: <i>ve</i> 10, <i>si</i> 10, <i>se</i> 20, <i>c1</i> 20, <i>c2</i> 20, <i>d1</i> 10, <i>d2</i> 10, <i>e2</i> 10, <i>f2</i> 20, <i>h2</i> 40, <i>ag1</i> 40, <i>ag 2</i> 20, <i>3b</i> 10, <i>3c</i> 20.</p> <p> <b>Type material.</b> Female holotype and paratypes: 2 females, 1 male, 1 tritonymph, and 3 protonymphs from quills of body feathers of <i>Euplectes axillaris</i> (Smith) (Passeriformes: Ploceidae); <b>TANZANIA</b>, Arusha, Usa-River, 7 April 1960, coll. Dr. V. Nagy. Host specimen is deposited in the ZSM (Reg. No. 60.1126). Mites removed by M. Skoracki.</p> <p> <b>Type material deposition.</b> All material is deposited in the AMU (Reg. No. AMU-SYR.385) except 1 female paratype in the ZSM (Reg. No. ZSM 20112046).</p> <p> <b>Etymology.</b> The specific epithet derives from the type locality—Tanzania.</p> <p> <b>Differential diagnosis.</b> <i>N. tanzanicus</i> <b>sp. nov.</b> is morphologically similar to <i>N. picidus</i> Skoracki, 2011. In females of both species setae <i>f2</i> are distinctly longer than <i>f1</i>; the propodonotal shield is present; setae <i>c1</i> are 5–8 times longer than <i>d1</i>. Setae <i>d2</i> are relatively short; the coxal fields III and IV are rarely punctate; the genital plate is absent. This new species differs from <i>N. picidus</i> by the following characters: in females of <i>N. tanzanicus</i> sp. nov., the length ratio of setae <i>d1</i>: <i>d2</i> is 1:2.6–3.5; the hysteronotal shield is absent; each lateral branch of the peritremes has 5–6 chambers; fan-like setae are with 5 tines. In females of <i>N. picidus</i>, length ratio of setae <i>d1</i>: <i>d2</i> is 1:1; the hysteronotal shield is present; each lateral branch of the peritremes has 5–6 chambers; fan-like setae are with 7–8 tines.</p>Published as part of <i>Skoracki, Maciej, Hromada, Martin & Unsoeld, Markus, 2013, Three new quill mite species of the genus Neoaulonastus Skoracki (Acari: Syringophilidae) parasitizing passerines in Tanzania, pp. 367-377 in Zootaxa 3616 (4)</i> on pages 369-370, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3616.4.5, <a href="http://zenodo.org/record/219832">http://zenodo.org/record/219832</a>
New insights into the relationship of parasitic quill mites and birds: Picobia species in Asian and New World Barbets
No full textQuill mites are obligatory parasites of birds, widely distributed among their hosts. For the first time, we examined birds from two small, phylogenetically closely related piciform families, Megalaimidae (New World Barbets) and Capitonidae (Asian Barbets), for infestation by parasitic mites of the subfamily Picobiinae (Acariformes: Syringophilidae). Birds of the family Megalaimidae were infested by two new species of the genus Picobia: Picobia insolita Skoracki, Sikora & Unsoeld n. sp. collected from Caloramphus hayii in Indonesia, and Picobia paraheeri Skoracki, Sikora & Unsoeld n. sp. found on nine bird species of the genus Psilopogon, including P. zeylanicus in Sri Lanka, P. asiaticus in India, P. virens in China, P. franklini and P. lineatus both in Nepal, and P. corvinus, P. rafflesii, P. chrysopogon, P. pyrolophus, all in Indonesia. Within the Capitonidae family, a single quill mite species, Rafapicobia olszanowskii Skoracki et al. 2020, was found infesting two species of the genus Capito, i.e. C. maculicoronatus in Panama and C. niger in Surinam and Guyana, and these two Asian Barbet species are new hosts for this quill mite species. Our further analysis of picobiine mite records associated with the entire order of Piciformes revealed a correlation between the mites’ distribution patterns and the phylogeny of piciform birds. This significant congruence suggests a close evolutionary relationship between picobiine mites and their avian hosts.http://zoobank.org/urn:lsid:zoobank.org:pub:F9DEB980-6481-4229-A071-52AC9FF69879http://zoobank.org/urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act:6B4F98EB-D166-4DBF-B26F-49F4B22903A8http://zoobank.org/urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act:98140DAC-5C53-438B-85A6-1FBA52D178D
Diversity of Quill Mites of the Family Syringophilidae (Acariformes: Prostigmata) Parasitizing Starlings of the Genus Lamprotornis (Passeriformes: Sturnidae)
No full textQuill mites of the family Syringophilidae (Acariformes: Prostigmata) parasitizing starlings of the genus Lamprotornis Temminck (Aves: Passeriformes: Sturnidae) from the sub-Saharan region are comprehensively studied for the first time. Among them, two new species are described: (1) Syringophiloidus soponai Skoracki, Patan and Unsoeld sp. n., collected from four host species—Lamprotornis chalybaeus (Hemprich et Ehrenberg) (type host) in Kenya, Tanzania, and Ethiopia; L. superbus (Rüppell) in Kenya and Tanzania; L. chloropterus (Swainson) and L. unicolor (Shelley) both in Tanzania; (2) Syringophilopsis parasturni Skoracki, Patan and Unsoeld sp. n. collected from L. pulcher (Müller) and L. chalcurus (Nordmann), both in Senegal. Additionally, two Lamprotornis species, L. chalybaeus in Tanzania and Kenya and L. chloropterus in Kenya, are recorded as the new hosts for Picobia lamprotornis Klimovicova et al., 2004. We also discussed the diversity of the syringophilid mites associated with starlings
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No full textDr. Duane M. Jackson, Morehouse College, July 2011
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