Cataphractomimus mirapelta, Gustafsson & Lei & Chu & Zou, 2020

Gustafsson, Daniel R., Lei, Lujia, Chu, Xingzhi & Zou, Fasheng, 2020, Review of Chinese species of the Oxylipeurus - complex (Phthiraptera: Philopteridae), with descriptions of two new genera and five new species, Zootaxa 4742 (2), pp. 201-255 : 211

Cataphractomimus mirapelta new species

( Figs 3 , 22 , 36–38 , 77 , 92 )

Oxylipeurus himalayensis burmeisteri ( Taschenberg, 1882) ; Clay 1938: 169 (in partim).

Reticulipeurus himalayensis burmeisteri (Tasch.) ; Złotorzycka 1966: 112 (in partim).

Oxylipeurus burmeisteri ( Taschenberg, 1882) ; Hopkins & Clay 1952: 256 (in partim).

Oxylipeurus burmeisteri ( Taschenberg, 1882) ; Price et al. 2003: 202 (in partim).

Type host. Lophophorus lhuysii Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1866 —Chinese monal.

Type locality. “Upper Minho” [= Upper Min River , Sichuan Province, China] .

Diagnosis. Cataphractomimus impervius is most similar to C. mirapelta based on the much larger size of these two species compared to the other species in the genus ( Table 1 ) and their proportionately larger scapes (compare Figs 21–22 with Fig. 23 ). However, C. impervius and C. mirapelta can be separated by the characters listed under the diagnosis of C. impervius above.

Description.

Male. Head shape, structure, reticulation, and chaetotaxy as in Fig. 3 ; dorsal preantennal suture present around aperture of ads. Marginal carina narrow. Head sensillus s5 situated about as far from pns as from s3. Antennae as in Fig. 22 ; rugose area extensive across more than half of flagellomere I, and at distal end of pedicel. Thoracic and abdominal plates, chaetotaxy and approximate reticulation patterns as in Fig. 3 . Pronotum divided medianly. Holotype with 5+2 macrosetae on each side on posterior margin of pterothorax, but paratype with 4+1 on one side, and 6+2 on one side. Tergopleurites VI–VII with inter-tergal plates (ITP in Fig. 3 ); tergopleurites VII–VIII with seemingly internal anterior bulges (IAB in Fig. 3 ); tergopleurite VIII medianly continuous, but with slightly paler median section which may be extremely narrow suture. Tergopleurite XI medianly continuous. Subgenital plate formed from sternal plate IX+X only, separate from sternal plate VIII ( Fig. 77 ); reticulation of subgenital plate incomplete medianly; stylus broad and blunt ( Fig. 77 ). No lateral sternal plates on abdominal segment XI. Basal apodeme as in Fig. 36 , widening slightly distally. Ventral sclerite of mesosome with flat anterior margin, lateral ends diffuse and no pores visible; 1 microseta visible on each side of gonopore, situated internal to the ventral sclerite and mostly hidden by this. Rugose area of mesosome extensive. Antero-lateral extensions of mesosome with angular anterior margins. Parameres comparatively short and stout. Measurements as in Table 1 .

Female. Unknown.

Etymology. The species epithet is formed by “ mirus ”, Latin for “wonderful”, and “ pelte ”, Greek for “shield”, referring to the intensely decorated tergal and sternal plates. It is a noun in apposition.

Type material. Holotype ♂, “Upper Minho” [= Upper Min River , Sichuan, China], Dec. 1914, R. Meinertz- hagen, 342, NHMUK010682344 ( NHML) [specimen with broken stylus, closest to host label] . Paratype ♂, same data as holotype ( NHML) .

Remarks. Since the holotype has a broken stylus and lacks leg pair I, these characters have been illustrated from the paratype male.

Figures

FIGURES 3–4. Male habitus, dorsal and ventral views. 3, Cataphractomimus mirapelta new species ex Lophophorus lhuysii. 4, Cataphractomimus junae new species ex Tragopan temminckii. Abbreviations: IAB = Interior anterior bulge; ITP = intratergal plate.”

FIGURES 21–24. Male antennae. 21, Cataphractomimus impervius new species ex Lophophorus sclateri sclateri. 22, Cataphractomimus mirapelta new species ex Lophophorus lhuysii. 23, Cataphractomimus junae new species ex Tragopan temminckii. 24, Reticulipeurus mesopelios (Nitzsch [in Giebel], 1866) ex Chrysolophus pictus. All figures drawn to same scale. Note that the pedicel of C. mirapelta is folded dorsally, and is longer than in the illustrated specimen.

FIGURES 33–44. Male genitalia. 33–35, Cataphractomimus impervius new species ex Lophophorus sclateri sclateri. 33, genitalia, dorsal view. 34, paramere, dorsal view. 35, mesosome, ventral view. 36–38, Cataphractomimus mirapelta new species ex Lophophorus lhuysii Geoffroy. 36, genitalia, dorsal view. 37, paramere, dorsal view. 38, mesosome, ventral view. 39–41, Cataphractomimus junae new species ex Tragopan temminckii. 39, genitalia, dorsal view. 40, paramere, dorsal view. 41, mesosome, ventral view. 42–44, Reticulipeurus mesopelios (Nitzsch [in Giebel], 1866) ex Chrysolophus pictus. 42, genitalia, dorsal view. 43, paramere, dorsal view. 44, mesosome, ventral view. All figures drawn to same scale. Abbreviations: pst1–2 = parameral setae 1–2.

FIGURES 76–78. Male terminalia, ventral views. 76, Cataphractomimus impervius new species ex Lophophorus sclateri sclateri. 77, Cataphractomimus mirapelta new species ex Lophophorus lhuysii. 78, Cataphractomimus junae new species ex Tragopan temminckii.

FIGURES 92–95. Male dorsal temporal chaetotaxy. 92, Cataphractomimus mirapelta new species ex Lophophorus lhuysii. 93, Reticulipeurus robustus (Rudow, 1869) ex Lophura nycthemera. 94, Megalipeurus sinensis new species ex Arborophila gingica. 95, Sinolipeurus tetraophasis (Clay, 1938) ex Tetraophasis obscurus. Reticulation, antennae, coni, nodi, and carinae omitted for clarity. Exact position and size of setae differ slightly among species in each genus. Abbreviations: mts1–5 = marginal temporal setae 1–5; os = ocular setae; pas = preantennal seta; pns = post-nodal seta; pos = pre-ocular seta; pts = posttemporal seta; s1–7 = sensilla 1–7. Figures drawn at different scales.