Pneumocoptes tiollaisi Doby, 1963

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 : 146-147

2. Pneumocoptes tiollaisi Doby, 1963

( Figs. 83 , 84 )

Pneumocoptes tiollaisi Doby 1963: 963 , figs. 1–6; Kouchakij & Loos-Frank 1984: 674, figs.1–14.

Pneumocoptes sp. Doby et al. 1964: 203, figs. 1–6; Loos-Frank & Abel 1983: 540, figs. 1–5.

Redescription. FEMALE (5 specimens). Body, including gnathosoma, 210–215 long, 145–165 wide. Body sclerotization having punctate pattern ( Fig. 83A ). Setae se 20–22 long, distance se–se 33–37. Sternum 17–18 long, its apex situated level with or slightly posterior to seta 1a bases. Inseminatory canal 17–18 long. Alveoli g and 4a very small. Posterior margin of posterogynal shield distinctly developed, convex, widely rounded. Legs III and IV subequal in length, about 85 long (excluding pretarsus). Tarsal apices weakly pointed. Solenidion ϕIV alveolar or distinctly developed. Setae w and r with widely rounded apex. Setal lengths: d I–IV 35– 40, mG I–II about 4, vF I–II about 9; solenidia ωI 8–9, ωII 9–10, ϕI–III (IV) about 5.

MALE (3 specimens). Body, including gnathosoma, 205–210 long, 140–150 wide. Body sclerotization having punctate pattern ( Fig. 84A ). Setae se 22–25 long, distance se–se 33–35. Sternum 18–19 long, its apex situated at level or slightly posterior to seta 1a bases. Aedeagus about 40 long. Postgenital shield about 13 long. Legs III and IV 80–85 and 65–70 long respectively (excluding pretarsus). Tarsal apices weakly pointed. Solenidion ϕIV alveolar or distinctly developed. Setae w and r with widely rounded apex. Setal lengths: d I– IV 30–35, mG I–II about 4, vF I–II about 8; ωI–II 5–6, ϕI–III (IV) about 4.

Type material examined. None.

Type deposition. Holotype is deposited in the Faculté Mixte de Médecine et de Pharmacie de Rennes, France (not examined) .

Non-type material examined. Five females and 3 males ( UMMZ) from Myodes glareolus , GERMANY: Stuttgart , no other data .

Host range and distribution. This species is known only from the type host, Myodes glareolus from Germany, France and Switzerland ( Doby 1963; Doby et al. 1964; Loos-Frank & Abel 1983; Kouchakij & Loos- Frank 1984).

Figures

FIGURE 83. Pneumocoptes tiollaisi Doby, 1963, female. A, dorsal view; B, ventral view.

FIGURE 84. Pneumocoptes tiollaisi Doby, 1963, male (A–C). A, dorsal view; B, ventral view; C, aedeagus. Scale bars: 100 µm (A, B), 25 µm (C).