Neharpyrhynchus bombycilla Bochkov

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 : 96-98

Neharpyrhynchus bombycilla Bochkov , OConnor and Klompen sp. nov.

( Figs. 77 , 78 A, D)

Description. FEMALE (holotype, 3 paratypes, Figs. 77 , 78 A, D). Body, including gnathosoma, 550 long (550– 650) and 350 wide (350–380). Gnathosoma about 125 long and 150 wide. Palp about 75 long and 55 wide, moderately inflated dorsally. Palpalae dF about 46 long, 1.6 times longer than palpalae dG and l”G, about 28 long; setae dG only slightly thicker than dF and l”G ( Fig. 78 A). Setae vF about 85 long, smooth. Subcapitulum dorsally unornamented. Peritrematal branch about 70 long. Idiosoma 400 long (400-425). Anterior part of propodonotum ornamented by short, strongly curved lines concentrated in posterior half medially. Dorsal shield entire, without median suture, with weakly discernible cell-like ornamentation in posterior quarter, 135 long (135–145) and 275 wide (275–300). Anterior and posterior margins of dorsal shield widely concave. Ventral surface of idiosoma without striations, scales or verrucosities. Setae: vi, ve and si distinctly barbed, subequal in length, about 150, clustered together. Setae se and c2 smooth, very short, 8–10 long. Setae h2 about 200 long. Setae 1a and 3a present, subequal to se and c2; setae 1c about 35 long. Base of legs I and II with distinct lobes. Legs I and II with 4 articulated segments. Trochanters and femora-genua I and II without setae; tibiae I and II with 5 setae, tarsi I and II with full complement of setae, claws of these tarsi with small basal angles. Legs III and IV with 1 segment. Leg III bearing 3 long and 1 short setae; leg IV bearing 2 long and 2 short setae.

MALE. Unknown.

Type material. Holotype female ( UMMZ BMOC 08-01110-002, #1), 3 female paratypes ( UMMZ BMOC 08- 01110-002, #2–4) from Bombycilla cedrorum (Vieillot) ( UMMZ 241853) ( Passeriformes : Bombycillidae ) [on head], USA: Michigan, Muskegon Co., Muskegon State game Area, US route 31, 43.2961989°N, 86.0668945°W, 11 July 2008, coll. R.A. Wolinski.

Type deposition. Holotype and 1 paratypes in UMMZ, 1 paratype in ZISP, 1 in OSAL.

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

Hosts and distribution. Bombycilla cedrorum ( Passeriformes : Bombycilldae) from USA (Michigan) (present paper).

Differential diagnosis. Females of Neharpyrhynchus bombycilla sp. nov. differ from all other species of the group baile except N. turdus and N. campylorhynchus , by the presence of ornamentation on the anterior part of the propodonotum. Females of this species, like N. oenanthe , have smooth palpal setae vF (vs. serrate in all other species of the group baile ), but clearly differ from it by the presence of the lobes at the bases of legs I and II, (vs. absent in N. oenanthe ), setae si clustered together with vi and ve (vs. separated from vi and ve), absence of setae on femora-genua I and II (vs. 1 seta present), and by the entire dorsal shield (vs. separated). Differences from N. turdus are given in its differential diagnosis (see above).

Figures

FIGURE 77. Neharpyrhynchus bombycilla sp. nov., female. A—dorsal view; B—ventral view.

FIGURE 78. Neharpyrhynchus spp. details of females. N. bombycilla sp. nov. (A – D): A—palp in dorsal view; B—anterior part of propodonotum; C—leg I in ventral view; D—leg II in ventral view; N. baile Bochkov et al., 2007 (E, F): E—palp in dorsal view; F—anterior part of propodonotum. Scale bars: A, C, D, E = 50 Μm; B, F = 100 Μm.