Soricilichus Fain, 1970

Bochkov, Andre V., Mbalitini, Sylvestre G. & Verheyen, Erik, 2016, Review of the fur-mite genus Soricilichus Fain, 1970 (Acariformes: Chirodiscidae) — symbionts of the African shrews of the subfamily Crocidurinae (Soricomorpha: Soricidae), Zootaxa 4072 (2), pp. 235-253 : 253

Key to species of the genus Soricilichus Fain, 1970

1. Both sexes: setae cp longer than 70. Male: adanal sclerite with large median concavity............................... 2

- Both sexes: setae cp shorter than 55. Male: adanal sclerite small, without median concavity.................................................................................................... S. sylvisorex sp. nov. ( Figs. 13–15 )

2. Both sexes: setae cp and c3 situated on sclerotized parts of coxal fields III. Male: Anterior margin of hysteronotal shield slightly convex; setae d1 situated at level or immediately anterior to anterior margin of this shield; ventro-lateral membrane with widely rounded posterior edge. Female: setae h 2 9–10 long................... S. scutisorex Fain, 1970 (Figs. 1–10)

- Both sexes: setae cp and c3 situated off sclerotized parts of coxal fields III. Male: Anterior margin of hysteronotal shield roughly triangular; setae d1 situated far from anterior margin of this shield (distance about 20); ventro-lateral membrane with triangular posterior edge. Female: setae h2 longer than 70........................ S. kivuensis Fain, 1981 ( Figs. 11 , 12 )

Figures

FIGURE 11. Soricilichus kivuensis Fain, 1981. A—male in lateral view; B—female in lateral view.

FIGURE 12. Soricilichus kivuensis Fain, 1981, details. A—male opisthosoma in lateral view; B—tibia-tarsus III of male in ventral view; C—tibia tarsus IV of male in ventral view; D—leg III of female in ventral view.

FIGURE 13. Soricilichus sylvisorex sp. nov., male. A—dorsal view; B—ventral view.

FIGURE 14. Soricilichus sylvisorex sp. nov. Male (A, B). A—opisthosoma in dorsal view; B—same in lateral view. Female (C – F). C—lateral view; D—posterior end of opisthosoma in lateral view; E—tibia-tarsus III in ventral view; F—tibia-tarsus IV in ventral view. Scale bars: A, B, D—F = 50 µm; C = 100 µm.

FIGURE 15. Soricilichus sylvisorex sp. nov., SEM photos. A—male in lateral view; B—male opisthosoma in lateral view; C—female in ventral view; D—posterior end of opisthosoma in ventral view.