Harpyrhynchoides zumpti ( Fain, 1972 )

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 : 48-49

Harpyrhynchoides zumpti ( Fain, 1972)

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Harpyrhynchus (Harpyrhynchoides) zumpti Fain, 1972: 54 (holotype in IRSNB, examined).

Harpirhynchus (Harpyrhynchoides) zumpti Fain, 1994: 136 , figs. 110–118; Bochkov & Galloway 2001: 2017, fig. 4, 2004: 31, figs. 6, 7.

Harpyrhynchoides zumpti, Bochkov & Klompen 2014b: 410 , fig. 5.

Harpyrhynchus (Harpyrhynchoides) diuca Fain, 1972: 53 .

Harpyrhynchoides kirgizorum, Fain et al. 1999: 42 , figs. 7–12.

Harpyrhynchus brevis, Moss 1979: 381 , partly (misidentification).

Additional material. Five females and 1 male ( UMMZ BMOC 11-0201-001, # 1–6) from Catharus minimus (Lafresnaye) ( Passeriformes : Turdidae ) ( UMMZ 242485), [on skin of head], USA: Michigan, Washtenaw Co., 3 mi SE Dexter, 42.3055625°N, 83.8418197°W, summer 2008, coll. N. Green; all specimens deposited in UMMZ; 14 females and 2 males ( UMMZ BMOC 09-0424-001, # 1–16) from Sialia sialis Linnaeus ( Passeriformes : Turdidae ) ( UMMZ 242029) [on skin of body], USA: Michigan, Houghton Co., Atlantic Mine, 47.0981165°N, 88.6280393°W, 26 April 2007, coll. P. Quenzi; most specimens deposited in UMMZ, except 2 females in ZISP and 2 in OSAL.

Hosts and distribution. This species is associated with number of passeriform birds from several continents. Passeriformes (Alaudidae) : Eremopterix leucotis (Stanley) [type host] from South Africa ( Fain 1972, 1994), Calandrella cinerea (Gmelin) from Botswana ( Bochkov & Klompen 2014b), Calandrella rufescens (Vieillot) and Alauda arvensis Linnaeus from Kazakhstan ( Bochkov & Klompen 2014b).

Passeriformes (Thraupidae) : Diuca diuca (Molina) from South America (unknown locality) ( Fain 1972).

Passeriformes (Fringillidae) : Rhodospiza obsoleta ( Lichtenstein) from Kirgizia (Fain et al. 1999), Spinus tristis (Linnaeus) from USA (Wyoming) and Leucosticte arctoa (Pallas) from Canada (British Columbia) ( Bochkov & Klompen 2014b).

Passeriformes (Turdidae) : Turdus migratorius Linnaeus from USA (various localities) and Sialia sialis from USA (Mississippi) ( Bochkov & Klompen 2014b; present paper); Catharus minimus [new host] from USA (Michigan) (present paper).

Passeriformes (Icteridae) : Sturnella magna (Linnaeus) , Sturnella neglecta Audubon , Euphagus cyanocephalus (Wagler) , Agelaius tricolor (Audubon), Agelaius phoeniceus (Linnaeus) from USA (various localities) ( Bochkov & Klompen 2014b) and Euphagus carolinus (Muller) from USA (Wisconsin) ( Chaddock 1941) and from unknown locality in North America ( Bochkov & Klompen 2014b), Quiscalus quiscula (Linnaeus) from Canada (Manitoba) ( Bochkov & Galloway 2001).

Passeriformes (Passeridae) : Passer domesticus (Linnaeus) from Algeria and Kirghizia (Fain et al. 1999; Bochkov & Klompen 2014b).

Passeriformes (Emberizidae) : Emberiza calandra (Linnaeus) from Kirghizia (Fain et al. 1999).

Passeriformes (Cardinalidae) : Cardinalis sinuatus Bonaparte from USA (Texas) ( Bochkov & Klompen 2014b).

Figures

FIGURE 39. Harpyrhynchoides spp., details of females (zumpti group): A—palpalae of Harpyrhynchoides xantocephallus Bochkov and Klompen, 2014; B—same of Harpyrhynchoides brevis (Ewing, 1911); C—same of Harpyrhynchoides setophaga Bochkov and Klompen, 2011; D—same of Harpyrhynchoides zumpti (Fain, 1972); E—palp of Harpyrhynchoides vulgaris Bochkov and Galloway, 2004 in dorsal view; F—same of Harpyrhynchoides heatherae Bochkov and Galloway, 2013; Harpyrhynchoides spizella Bochkov and Klompen (G, H): G—palpalae; H—pocket-like vulvar structure. Scale bars: A – C, E – H = 50 Μm; D = 25 Μm.