Crassacarus, Bochkov, Andre V, Oconnor, Barry M. & Klompen, Hans, 2015

Bochkov, Andre V, Oconnor, Barry M. & Klompen, Hans, 2015, A review of the mite subfamily Harpirhynchinae (Acariformes: Harpirhynchidae) — parasites of New World birds (Aves: Neognathae), Zootaxa 4023 (1), pp. 1-130 : 79

publication ID

https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.4023.1.1

publication LSID

lsid:zoobank.org:pub:6BC0B13B-940D-402E-B894-3C80E034840B

persistent identifier

https://treatment.plazi.org/id/96009A20-2A1A-FFA7-16BB-FFCE6BBDFDC2

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Plazi

scientific name

Crassacarus
status

gen. nov.

Key to species of the genus Crassacarus View in CoL gen. nov. (see Table 3 for differential characters)

(females)

*—species occurring in New World.

1. Leg III with 1 articulated segment....................................................................... 4

- Legs III with 2 articulated segments..................................................................... 2

2. Palp 1.5–1.8 times longer than wide. Palpal setae l”G shorter or subequal to dF. All setae of legs III and IV long filiform.. 3

- Palp only 1.3 times longer than wide. Palpal setae l”G 1.3 times longer than dF. Some setae of legs III and IV short, spur-like..................................................................... C. melanerpes View in CoL sp. nov. * ( Figs. 60–62 View FIGURE 60 View FIGURE 61 View FIGURE 62 )

3. Setae vF smooth. Setae h2 110 long. Genua I and II with 1 seta (l’)................... C. fritschi View in CoL sp. nov. * ( Figs. 56 View FIGURE 56 , 57 View FIGURE 57 )

- Setae vF serrate. Setae h2 60–70 long. Genua I and II without setae................... C. sialia View in CoL sp. nov. * ( Figs. 58 View FIGURE 58 , 59 View FIGURE 59 )

4. Legs I and II with 4 articulated segments dorsally (femur and genu fused)....................................... 5

- Legs I and II with 5 articulated segments dorsally (femur and genu separated). C. cylindripalpus ( Fritsch, 1954) comb. nov.

5. Setae h2 serrate. Legs I and II with 4 articulated segments ventrally (femur and genu fused)................................................................................................... C. alexfaini View in CoL sp. nov. * ( Figs. 50–52 View FIGURE 50 View FIGURE 51 View FIGURE 52 )

- Setae h2 smooth. Legs I and II with 5 segments ventrally (femur and genu separated)..... C. tinae View in CoL sp. nov. * ( Figs. 53–55 View FIGURE 53 View FIGURE 54 View FIGURE 55 )

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