Syringophilopsis turdi ( Fritsch, 1958 )

Skoracki, Maciej, 2011, Quill mites (Acari: Syringophilidae) of the Palaearctic region 2840, Zootaxa 2840 (1), pp. 1-414 : 158-160

Syringophilopsis turdi ( Fritsch, 1958)

( Figs. 115–117 )

Syringophilus turdi Fritsch, 1958: 233 , fig. 4.

Syringophilopsis turdus, Kethley 1970: 24 .

Type host: Turdus pilaris Linnaeus (Passriformes: Turdidae ). Type locality: Germany.

FEMALE (7 specimens from type host species from Poland). Total body length 1080–1125. Gnathosoma . Infracapitulum apunctate. Hypostomal apex with 2 pairs of protuberances. Each medial branch of peritremes with 3 chambers, each lateral branch with 11–13 chambers. Length of apunctate stylophore and movable cheliceral digit 255– 265 and 180–185 respectively. Idiosoma . Propodonotal shield with concave anterior margin, sculptured laterally and punctate near bases of setae ve and si, bearing bases of setae vi, ve, si and c1. Length ratio of setae vi:ve:si 1:2:3.5–4. Setae se situated anterior to level of c1. Hysteronotal shields absent. Pygidial shield apunctate. Genital setae shorter than aggenital setae ag1 and ag3. Length ratio of setae g1:ag2 1:1. Setae ag1 4–4.5 times longer than ag2. Coxal fields I–IV apunctate. Setae 3c slightly longer (1.3 times) than 3b. Legs. Fan-like setae p’ and p” of legs III and IV with 10–11 tines. Setae tc’ and tc” of legs III and IV subequal in length. Apodemes I fused to apodemes II in middle part of apodemes II. Lengths of setae: vi 80–105, ve 175–200, si 310–370, se 390–420, c1 350–390, c2 380–390, d1 370–410, d2 380–400, e2 390–400, f1 80–105, f2 455, h1 80–105, h2 495, ps1 and ps2 45–50, g1 75– 80, g2 80–90, ag1 280–320, ag2 65–80, ag3 325–330, l’RIII 95–105, l’RIV 60–105, tc’III–IV 85–95, tc”III–IV 95– 105, 3b 180–195, 3c 230–250.

MALE (5 specimens from additional host species— Turdus philomelos from Slovakia). Total body length 830– 860. Gnathosoma . Infracapitulum apunctate. Hypostomal apex with 1 pair of short and blunt-ended protuberances. Each medial branch of peritremes with 2–3 chambers, each lateral branch with 13–15 chambers. Idiosoma . Propodonotal shield punctate at bases of setae ve and si, bearing bases of setae vi, ve, si and c1. Length ratio of setae vi:ve 1:1.2–1.5. Setae se situated distinctly anterior to level of c1. Hysteronotal shield fused to pygidial shield, with concave anterior margin, apunctate. Setae d2 6–8 times longer than e2. Setae f2 7–8 times shorter than h2. Aggenital setae ag1 and ag3 subequal in length, both about twice as long as ag2. Coxal fields I–IV apunctate. Setae 3c 1.6 times longer than 3b. Legs. Fan-like seta p’ and p” of legs III and IV with 9–10 tines. Setae tc”III–IV 1.3–1.4 times longer than tc’III–IV. Lengths of setae: vi 55–80, ve 80–120, se 245, c1 245, c2 320, d1 50, d2 140– 240, e2 30 –40, h2 305–375, f2 30–40, ag1 235, ag2 105–120, ag3 240–250, l’RIII 50–55, l’RIV 50, tc’III–IV 55– 60, tc”III–IV 75–80, 3b 85, 3c 140.

Type material (not examined). All type material is lost ( Kethley 1970).

Non-type material examined. Turdus pilaris Linnaeus ( Passeriformes : Turdidae ): 8 females, 3 nymphs and 2 larvae ( AMU –SYR.47C) (sec.); POLAND, Pomorskie, Mierzeja Wislana, 20 October 1997, coll. M. Skoracki. Material deposited in the AMU and ZSM. Same host species: 9 females ( AMU –SYR.47B) (sec.); SLOVAKIA, Bardejov, 27 January 1960, coll. T. Weisz. Material deposited in the AMU and ZISP. Turdus philomelos Brehm (Turdidae) : 1 female, 2 males ( AMU –SYR.48A) (sec.); POLAND, Zachodniopomorskie, Darlowko Wschodnie, Bukowo-Kopan, 13 May 1999, coll. M. Skoracki. Material deposited in the AMU. Same host species: 10 females, 10 males, 8 nymphs and 3 larvae ( AMU –SYR.48B) (sec.); SLOVAKIA, Bardejov, Hac, 26 March 1961, coll. T. Weisz. Material deposited in the AMU and ZISP. Same host species: 2 females ( AVB 05–0715–018); RUSSIA, Novogrod, Chudovo Dist., Oskuy village, 14 June 1999, coll. A.V. Bochkov. Material deposited in the ZISP. Turdus atrogularis Jarocki (Turdidae) : 9 females, 1 male, 3 nymphs ( AVB 07–0110–007); KAZAKHSTAN, Ongtustik, Qazaqstan, Chockpak, Ornihological Station, elevation 1134m. (42°30'45.2"N, 70°35'46.2"E), 1 October 2007, coll. A.V. Bochkov. Material deposited in the ZISP and AMU. Turdus iliacus Linnaeus (Turdidae) : 3 females ( AMU –SYR.3B) (sec.); POLAND, Pomorskie, Mierzeja Wislana, 26 October 1997, coll. M. Skoracki. Material deposited in the AMU. Same host species: 4 females, 1 nymph ( AMU –SYR.3D) (sec.); SLOVAKIA, Bardejovska Nova Ves, 8 April 1959, coll. T. Weisz. Material deposited in the AMU.

Host range and habitat. Oligoxenous species inhabiting quills of secondary feathers of birds of the genus Turdus (Turdidae) : T. pilaris , T. philomelos T. iliacus , and T. atrogularis . Is worth noting that this species inhabits also the Neotropical species T. albicollis and the Nearctic species T. migratorius (see Table 11) Distribution. Germany, Slovakia, Poland, Russia, and Kazakhstan.

Remarks. The record of Carduelis chloris Linnaeus (Fringillidae) as an additional host for S. turdus ( Fritsch 1958) is probably incorrect. Bochkov et al. (2000) noted that the specimens reported by Fritsch (1958) as S. turdi and collected from this host should belong to S. kirgizorum . Their suggestion appears to be true. Although verification with original Fritsch’s material is impossible, we recorded only S. kirgizorum from 28 specimens of C. chloris collected during 1998–2004 in Poland. Additionally, mites collected from the same host in England also belong to S. kirgizorum ( Nattress & Skoracki 2007) .

Figures

FIGURE 115. Syringophilopsis turdi (Fritsch), female. A, dorsal view; B, ventral view.

FIGURE 116. Syringophilopsis turdi (Fritsch), male. A, dorsal view; B, ventral view.

FIGURE 117. Syringophilopsis turdi (Fritsch), female (A–D). A, hypostomal apex; B, peritreme; C, fan-like setae p’ of leg III; D, dorsal view of opisthosoma. Male (E–G). E, hypostomal apex; F, peritreme; G, fan-like seta p’ of leg III. Scale bars: D = 50 µm; A–C, E–G = 20 µm.