Anharpyrhynchus elizae Bochkov and Klompen, 2014

Bochkov, Andre V, Oconnor, Barry M. & Klompen, Hans, 2015, A review of the mite subfamily Harpirhynchinae (Acariformes: Harpirhynchidae) — parasites of New World birds (Aves: Neognathae), Zootaxa 4023 (1), pp. 1-130 : 112

Anharpyrhynchus elizae Bochkov and Klompen, 2014

( Figs. 89 , 90 )

Anharpyrhynchus elizae Bochkov and Klompen, 2014a: 317 , figs. 15, 16A–D (type in OSAL, examined). Harpyrhynchus monstrosus, Moss 1979: 381 (misidentification).

Additional material. 10 females ( UMMZ BMOC 81-0609-001) from Cyanocitta cristata (Linnaeus) (uncatalogued) ( Passeriformes : Corvidae ) [cyst on skin], USA: Michigan, Washtenaw Co., Ann Arbor, 42.278403°N 83.735119°W, 9 June 1981, coll. B.M. OConnor.

Hosts and distribution. Cyanocitta cristata [type host] and Cyanocitta stelleri (Gmelin) ( Passeriformes : Corvidae ) from USA (various localities), and Colaptes auratus (Linnaeus) ( Piciformes : Picidae ) from USA (California) ( Moss 1979; Bochkov & Klompen 2014a; present paper).

Figures

FIGURE 89. Anharpyrhynchus elizae Bochkov and Klompen, 2014 female: A—dorsal view; B—ventral view.

FIGURE 90. Anharpyrhynchus elizae Bochkov and Klompen, 2014 details of female: A—palp in dorsal view; B—dorsal idiosomal stria; C—leg I in ventral view; D—leg II in ventral view; E—leg III in lateral view. Scale bars: A, B, E = 25 Μm; C, D = 50 Μm ..