Neharpyrhynchus tangara Bochkov & Literak

Andre V., Bochkov & Ivan, Literak, 2011, Mites of the genus Neharpyrhynchus Fain (Acariformes, Harpirhynchidae) from Neotropical birds, ZooKeys 89, pp. 15-31 : 24

Neharpyrhynchus tangara Bochkov & Literak sp. n. Fig. 5 D–F 6C

Type material.

Female holotype (MZUSP), 20 female paratypes (ZISP AVB 10-1210-003, 1-20) on slides and numerous paratypes preserved in alcohol from Tangara cayana (Linnaeus) ( Passeriformes , Thraupidae ) [feathers around ear apertures, back of the head and neck], BRAZIL: Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Nova Lima, Água Limpa, 20°13'S, 43°56'W, 31 August 2010, coll. S.V. Mironov et al. (SVM-10-0831-12).

Type deposition.

Holotype and 10 paratypes deposited in the MZUSP, six paratypes in the ZISP, 2 paratypes in the UMMZ, and 2 paratypes in the IPCR. Alcohol preserved paratypes deposited in the MZUSP and ZISP.

Description.

Female (holotype).

Idiosoma, including gnathosoma, 600 long (600-620 in 10 paratypes), 380 wide (380-400). Gnathosoma 125 long (125-130), 150 wide (145-150). Palps 60 long, distinctly inflated dorsally. All palpalae distinctly pectinate (Fig. 5D). Lengths of palpalae: dF 35 (35-40), dG 30 (29-33), and l"G 29 (30-32); dF only slightly longer than dG and l"G. Setae vF about 90 long, smooth. Subcapitulum ventrally with setae n and m, about 70 long. Peritremal branch about 110 long. Idiosoma saccate, 500 long (500-520). Anterior region of propodonotum covered by short rounded scales situated irregularly in its posterior half (4E, 5C). Dorsal shield entire, 190 long in midline (180-200), 330 at maximum width (330-350). Anterior margin of dorsal shield almost straight with pair of lateral anteriad directed projections; its posterior margin almost straight (4F). This shield covered by fine rhomboid-like pattern, almost indistinct in anterior half and slightly better discernible in posterior half. Ventral surface of idiosoma with indistinct transverse striations, without scales or verrucosities. Setal lengths: vi, ve, and si - all distinctly barbed, subequal in length, 150-170; se, c2,and 1a 8-12- all smooth; h1 whip-like, 230 (210-240); 1b smooth, 30-35, 3a absent. Legs as in previous species.

Male.

Unknown.

Etymology.

The species name derives from the generic name of the host and is a noun in apposition.

Differential diagnosis.

This new species is closest to Neharpyrhynchus mironovi and differs by the following characters. In females of Neharpyrhynchus tanagra , setae c2 are 8-12 long, the posterior margin of the dorsal shield is almost straight. In Neharpyrhynchus mironovi , setae c2 are 50-60 long, the posterior margin of the dorsal shield is widely concave. Both species are collected from the hosts belonging to the family Thraupidae .