Rodhainyssus taphozous 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 : 58-59

9. Rodhainyssus taphozous Fain, 1967

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Rodhainyssus yunkeri, Fain 1959a: 4, 1959b: 159 (in part, misidentification).

Rodhainyssus taphozous Fain 1967: 24 , fig. 13, 14.

Redescription. FEMALE (2 paratypes). Body, including gnathosoma, 400–410 long, 170–175 wide. Ventral projections of subcapitulum very small, about 3 long, 4 wide. Propodonotal shield length 55–57, maximum width 62–65. Dorsal and ventral surface of hysterosoma finely and regularly striated. Setae si present, c2 and f2 absent. Distance se–se 95. Punctate areas between setae h2 and h3 absent. Sternum 35 long, its apex not connected with apodemes II. Posterior projections of coxal fields I absent. Distal ends of apodemes II connected with posterior apodemes of coxal fields II by sclerotized band. Posterior apodemes of coxal fields II distinctly developed, fused with epigynum. Apodemes III not fused with epigynum. Epigynum about 4 long, 22 wide. Setae 4b situated posterior to epigynum. Apodemes IV connected with sclerotized fields of oviporus by narrow sclerotized bands. Inseminatory canal about 22 long, opening dorsal. Legs III–IV subequal in length, about 130 long. Trochanters I–IV without folds. Setal lengths: se 11–12, h2 170–175, 1a 7–8, 3a 12– 14, vF I–II about 65, cG I–II about 12, mG I–II about 60, d I–IV about 45.

MALE. (1 paratype). Body, including gnathosoma, 320 long, 130 wide. Ventral projections of subcapitulum very small, 5 long, 5 wide. Propodonotal shield length 50 long, maximum width 55. Dorsal and ventral surface of hysterosoma finely and regularly striated. Setae c2, and f2 absent, setae si and ps2 present. Distance se–se 80. Punctate areas between setae h2 and h3 absent. Sternum 30 long, its apex connected with apodemes II. Posterior projections of coxal fields I absent. Distal ends of apodemes II distinctly developed, connected with posterior apodemes of coxal fields II by sclerotized band. Posterior apodemes of coxal fields II distinctly developed, fused to each other medially. Apodemes III free. Apodemes IV fused with pregenital apodeme; pregenital apodeme 13 long, 5 wide. Setae 4b flanking pregenital apodeme. Aedeagus 40 long. Legs III–IV subequal in length, about 110 long. Trochanters I–IV without ventral folds. Setal lengths: se 10, h2 175, 1a 8,

3a 7, vF I–II about 45, cG I–II about 10, mG I–II about 35, d I–II about 30, d III–IV about 25.

Type material examined. Two female and 1 male paratypes ( IRSNB) from Saccolaimus peli (Temminck) (Emballonuridae) , DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO: Beno, 03°37'S, 17°48'E, 1949, coll. R.P. Bayet.

Type deposition. Holotype is deposited in MRAC.

Host range and distribution. This species is known from the type host, Saccolaimus peli from the Democratic Republic of Congo (Fain 1967) and from an unidentified bat from Angola (Fain 1972) .

Figures

FIGURE 26. Rodhainyssus taphozous Fain, 1967, female (A, B). A, ventral view; B, postero-ventral projections of gnathosoma. Male, C, ventral view. Scale bars: 100 µm (A, C), 50 µm (B).