Peristerophila lature Kaszewska, Kavetska and Skoracki, 2014

Kaszewska, Katarzyna, Skoracki, Maciej, Kosicki, Jakub Z. & Hromada, Martin, 2020, New species and records of the quill mites of the genus Peristerophila Kethley 1970 (Acariformes: Syringophilidae) associated with pigeons and doves (Aves Columbiformes), Zootaxa 4878 (2), pp. 349-361 : 358

Peristerophila lature Kaszewska, Kavetska and Skoracki, 2014

Peristerophila lature Kaszewska et al., 2014: 296 , figs. 4‒5.

Type host: Ducula luctuosa (Temminck) ( Columbiformes : Columbidae ) from Indonesia (Sulawesi Isl.).

Diagnosis. FEMALE, HOMEOMORPHIC FORM. Total body length 595‒695. Infracapitulum punctate. Length of gnathosoma 85–95. Length ratio of apodemes I: gnathosoma 1:1.2–1.3. Each medial branch of peritremes with 1 chamber, each lateral branch with 5–6 chambers. Propodonotal shield divided into 2 lateral and 1 medial punctate sclerites; bases of setae ve situated on lateral sclerites. Hysteronotal shield fused with punctate pygidial shield. Coxal fields I‒IV punctate. Bases of setae 3a situated out of coxal fields III. Length of setae: ve 35–45, si 90–115, se 185–205, c1 195–225, c2 180–225. Length of apodemes I 70. Length of legs I 55–70, legs II 45–60. Length ratios of setae: ve: si: se 1:1.2‒1.5:7.8‒9.5, e2: d2 1:1.4‒1.6.

FEMALE, HETEROMORPHIC FORM. Unknown.

MALE. Total body length 430–445. Each medial branch of peritremes with 2 chambers, each lateral branch with 4–5 chambers. Propodonotal shield rectangular in shape and punctate, bearing bases of setae ve, si, c1. Bases of setae se situated slightly anterior to level of setae c2. Hysteronotal shield not fused with pygidial shield. Coxal field I‒IV apunctate. Lengths of setae: ve 30–40, si 50–60, d1 20, d2 50–70, e2 15 –30. Length ratios of setae: ve: si: se 1:1.2–1.6:2.8–3.6, e2: d2 1:2.3–3.3.

Hosts and distribution. Columbiformes (Columbidae) —Silver-tipped Imperial-Pigeon Ducula luctuosa (Temminck) from Indonesia, Torresian Imperial-pigeon Ducula spilorrhoa (Gray) from Papua New Guinea, Jambu Fruit-Dove Ptilinopus jambu (Gmelin) form Indonesia, Black-naped Fruit-Dove Ptilinopus melanospilus (Salvadori) from Indonesia, Pink-headed Fruit-Dove Ptilinopus porphyreus (Temminck) from Indonesia ( Kaszewska et al. 2014). Rose-crowned Fruit Dove Ptilinopus regina (Swainson) from Mariana Isl. ( Kaszewska et al. 2014).