Hoffmannina libita Brennan and Goff, 1977

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Hoffmannina libita Brennan and Goff, 1977

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Hoffmannina libita Brennan and Goff, 1977: 911 , figs. 23–33; Bassini-Silva et al. 2021: 774 .

Diagnosis. SIF = SIF = 7BS-N(b)-3-3111.1000; fsp = 7.7.7; fCx = 1.1.1; fSt = 2.2; fPp = B/B/NNB; fSc: PL> AM ≥ AL; Ip = 941–1064; fD = (6–8)H-(6–11)-(7–10)-(7–10)-(6–8)+(4–7); DS = 38–50; V = 34–44; NDV = 72–91. Galeal seta nude or having 1 branch; scutum nearly pentagonal, densely punctated, with rounded, greatly projected posterior margin; AM posterior to level of AL; two PPL setae present on scutal margin posterior to PL; sensilla flagelliform, nude or having few cilia; scutal and dorsal idiosomal setae thick, sparsely covered with small scalelike barbs. Standard measurements of examined specimens given in Table 14 .

Distribution. Panama ( Brennan & Goff 1977) and Costa Rica (this study).

Hosts . Reithrodontomys sumichrasti (Saussure) , Reithrodontomys creper Bangs , Peromyscus mexicanus (Saussure) (= P. nudipes ) ( Rodentia : Cricetidae ) ( Brennan & Goff 1977).

New host records: Catharus gracilirostris , Chlorospingus pileatus , Momotus lessonii .

Localization on hosts. Near vent ( C. gracilirostris Nos BV 179, BV197, BV218).

Material examined. Seven larvae ( ZIN 9154 , 9158 , 9160 , 9161 , 9164 , 9165 , 9192 ) ex C. gracilirostris Nos BV 179, BV197, BV218, COSTA RICA: Braulio Carillo Nat. Park , Sector Barva, 4 and 6 August 2010; 1 larva ( ZIN 9201 ) ex C. pileatus No CM 60, Tapanti Nat. Park , Sector Cerro de la Muerte, 12 August 2010; 1 larva ( ZIN 9228 ) ex M. lessonii No LT 108, Cordillera de Talamanсa, Las Tablas, 20 August 2010.

Figures

FIGURE 24. Hoffmannina libita Brennan and Goff, 1977, specimen ZIN 9154. A—general view, B—dorsal aspect of idiosoma, C—scutum, D—ventral aspect of idiosoma. Scale bars: 100 µm (A), 50 µm (B–D).