Rodhainyssus balantiopteryx Fain, 1967

Bochkov, Andre V., Zabludovskaya, Svetlana & Oconnor, Barry M., 2008, Phylogeny and systematics of the endoparasitic astigmatid mites (Acari: Sarcoptiformes) of mammals: families Gastronyssidae, Lemurnyssidae, and Pneumocoptidae, Zootaxa 1951 (1), pp. 1-152 : 61

11. Rodhainyssus balantiopteryx Fain, 1967

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Rodhainyssus balantiopteryx Fain 1967: 24 , figs. 15–16.

Redescription. FEMALE (1 paratype). Body, including gnathosoma, 290 long, 105 wide. Ventral projections of subcapitulum tongue-like, 7 long, 16 wide. Propodonotal shield length 44, maximum width 45. Dorsal and ventral surface of hysterosoma finely and regularly striated. Setae si and c2 absent, f2 present. Distance se–se 65. Punctate areas between setae h2 and h3 absent. Sternum 23 long, its apex separated from apodemes II. Posterior projections of coxal fields I distinctly widened, 10 long, 26 wide. Distal ends of apodemes II separated from posterior apodemes of coxal fields II. Posterior apodemes of coxal fields II short, not fused with epigynum. Apodemes III completely fused with epigynum. Setae 4b situated posterior to epigynum. Apodemes IV connected with sclerotized fields of oviporus by narrow and weakly sclerotized interrupted band. Inseminatory canal 20 long, opening terminal. Legs III–IV subequal in length, about 110 long. Trochanters I– II without ventral folds; trochanters III–IV with distinct transverse crests ventrally. Setal lengths: se 13, h2 190, 1a 7, 3a 9, vF I–II about 23, cG I–II about 6, mG I–II about 13, d I–II about 20, d III–IV about 15.

MALE (paratype). Body, including gnathosoma, 250 long, 115 wide. Ventral projections of subcapitulum tongue-like, 7 long, 16 wide. Propodonotal shield length 40, maximum width 43. Dorsal and ventral surface of hysterosoma finely and regularly striated. Setae si, c2 and ps2 absent, and f2 present. Distance se–se 63. Punctate areas between setae h2 and h3 absent. Sternum 24 long, its apex separated from apodemes II. Posterior projections of coxal fields I distinctly widened, 9 long, 22 wide. Distal ends of apodemes II not connected with posterior apodemes of coxal fields II. Posterior apodemes of coxal fields II short, not fused to each other or with pregenital apodeme. Apodemes III fused to each other. Pregenital apodeme 8 long, 9 wide. Setae 4b flanking pregenital apodeme. Aedeagus 45 long, crimped. Legs III–IV subequal in length, about 95 long. Trochanters I–II without ventral folds; trochanters III–IV with distinct transverse crests ventrally. Setal lengths: se 11, h2 80, 1a 6, 3a 11, vF I–II about 19, cG I–II about 7, mG I–II about 13, d I–II about 12, d III–IV about 10.

Type material examined. One female, 1 male, and 1 tritonymph paratypes ( IRSNB) from Balantiopteryx plicara Peters ( Emballonuridae ) ( USNM), MEXICO: Morelos, Cuernavaca , 18°55'N, 99°15'W, 25 October 1895 .

Type deposition. Holotype is deposited in USNM.

Host range and distribution. This species is known only from the type host, Balantiopteryx plicara from Mexico (Fain 1967) .

Figures

FIGURE 28. Rodhainyssus balantiopteryx Fain, 1967, female (A–D). A, ventral view; B, postero-ventral projections of gnathosoma; C, tarsus I in ventral view; D, trochanter III in ventral view. Male (E–G). E, ventral view; F, aedeagus; G, tarsus I in ventral view. Scale bars: 100 µm (A, E), 50 µm (B–D, F, G).