Rafapicobia brotogeris ( Fain, Bochkov and Mironov, 2000 ) Skoracki & Sikora & Spicer, 2016

Skoracki, Maciej, Sikora, Bozena & Spicer, Greg S., 2016, A review of the subfamily Picobiinae Johnston and Kethley, 1973 (Acariformes: Prostigmata: Syringophilidae), Zootaxa 4113 (1), pp. 1-95 : 73

Rafapicobia brotogeris ( Fain, Bochkov and Mironov, 2000) comb. nov.

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Picobia brotogeris Fain et al., 2000: 62 , figs. 90–94. Types deposited in RBINS, examined.

Type host: Brotogeris cyanoptera (Pelzeln) ( Psittaciformes : Psittacidae ). Type locality: Brasil.

Redescription. FEMALE (holotype and 2 paratypes). Gnathosoma . Infracapitulum apunctate. Each medial branch of peritremes with 4–6 chambers, each lateral branch with ill-visible borders between chambers. Movable cheliceral digit edentate on proximal end. Stylophore apunctate. Idiosoma . Propodonotal shield entire, punctate, slightly concave on anterior margin. Setae vi, ve and si strongly beaded. Setae c1 and se situated at same transverse level. Two hysteronotal shields apunctate. Pygidial shield apunctate. Agenital and genital plates absent. Setae ag2 short, situated posterior to setae ag1. Pseudanal setae thin and minute. Coxal fields I–IV apunctate. Legs. Claws of legs III–IV equal in size. Measurements. Total body length 455–595. Length of stylophore 140–150. Lengths of setae: vi 30, ve 85, si 100, se 160–175, c2 150–190; d1 165, d2 135–140, e2 160–180, f1 15–25, f2 30–35, h1 15, ps1, ps2 and g1 5, ag1 110, ag2 5, ag3 130–140, tc’III–IV 35–40, tc”III–IV 75, l’RIII 25–35, 3b 35, 3c 75. Length ratios of setae: vi: ve: si 1:2.8:3.3, d1: d2: e2 1.2:1:1.3, f1: f2 1:1.2–1.4, f1: h1 1.7:1, ag1: ag2: ag3>20:1:>20, 3b: 3c 1:2, tc’III–IV: tc”III–IV 1:1.5–2.

MALE (1 paratype). Gnathosoma . Infracapitulum apunctate. Each medial branch of peritremes with 5 chambers, each lateral branch with ill-visible borders between chambers. Stylophore apunctate. Idiosoma . Propodonotal shield entire, punctate. Setae vi, ve and si lightly beaded. Setae c1 and se situated at same transverse level. Hysteronotal shield entire, punctate bearing setae d1 and e2. Pygidial shield apunctate. Two agenital plates apunctate, bearing bases of setae ag1. All coxal fields apunctate. Measurements. Total body length 335. Lengths of setae: se 50, c2 45, c1 55, h2 15, ag1 20, other setae vi, ve, si, d1, d2, e2, f2, ag2 about 10.

Type material examined. Female holotype, 2 female and 1 male paratypes from Brotogeris cyanoptera (Pelzeln) ( Psittaciformes : Psittacidae ), BRAZIL: Upper Amazonia, this bird died in the Zoo of Antwerp, 24 April 1966, coll. A. Fain, all material in RBINS .

Host range. Monoxenous species associated with Brotogeris cyanoptera (Pelzeln) ( Psittaciformes : Psittacidae ) in Brazil ( Fain et al. 2000).

Figures

FIGURE 57. Rafapicobia brotogeris (Fain et al., 2000) comb. nov., female. A, dorsal view; B, ventral view.

FIGURE 58. Rafapicobia brotogeris (Fain et al., 2000) comb. nov., female. A, hypostomal apex; B, peritreme; C, seta si; D, solenidia of leg I; E, tarsus III; F, opisthosoma in ventral view. Male (G, H). G, dorsal view; H, opisthosoma in ventral view.