Harpypalpus taeniopygia, Klompen, Hans, 2014

Klompen, Hans, 2014, A review of the subfamily Harpypalpinae Fain, 1972 (Acariformes: Harpirhynchidae) — parasites of passerine birds, Zootaxa 3857 (4), pp. 451-477 : 461-462

Harpypalpus taeniopygia sp. nov.

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Description. FEMALE (holotype). Body 220 long and 185 wide. Gnathosoma 65 long. Palp femur-genu 40 long and 33 wide. Lengths of palpalae: dF 26, dG 6, l”G 15. Idiosoma 170 long, its striated cuticle with microscales. Propodonotal shield 110 long and 115 wide. Setae vi, ve, si, d1, e1, and e2 thickened; most of them distinctly serrate, excluding e1 with uneven lateral margins. Setae se, c2, f1, f2, h1, and h2 filiform, distinctly serrate. Setae h1 situated anterior to level of setal bases f2; setae h2 situated distinctly posterior to level of setal bases f1. Lengths of idiosomal setae: vi and ve about 30, si, se, and c2 —all about 25, d1 26, e1 and e2 about 16, f1, f2, and h1 about 30, h2 27. Setae 3a present. Setae dF I serrate, dTr III and dTr IV not extending to reach their respective tarsi, slightly thickened and serrate; setae vF III and vF IV present, slightly shorter than vTr III and vTr IV, respectively. All ventral setae of legs smooth.

MALE. Unknown.

Type material. Female holotype ( OSAL 0082531), Taeniopygia guttata (Vieillot) ( Estrildidae ) AUSTRALIA: Western Australia, Brooking Springs, 18.12°S 125.58°E (GeoNet), 4 October 1976, coll. F.S. Lukoschus.

Holotype deposition. OSAL.

Etymology. The species name is derived from the generic name of the host and is a noun in apposition.

Differential diagnosis. See differential diagnosis to the previous species and a key.

Figures

FIGURE 6. Harpypalpus taeniopygia sp. nov., female. A—dorsal view; B—ventral view.