Cataphractomimus junae, Gustafsson & Lei & Chu & Zou, 2020

Gustafsson, Daniel R., Lei, Lujia, Chu, Xingzhi & Zou, Fasheng, 2020, Review of Chinese species of the Oxylipeurus - complex (Phthiraptera: Philopteridae), with descriptions of two new genera and five new species, Zootaxa 4742 (2), pp. 201-255 : 211-212

Cataphractomimus junae new species

( Figs 4 , 23 , 39–41 , 78 )

Oxylipeurus himalayensis burmeisteri ( Taschenberg, 1882) ; Clay 1938: 169 (in partim).

Oxylipeurus burmeisteri ( Taschenberg, 1882) ; Hopkins & Clay 1952: 256 (in partim).

Reticulipeurus himalayensis burmeisteri (Tasch.) ; Złotorzycka 1966: 112 (in partim).

Oxylipeurus burmeisteri ( Taschenberg, 1882) ; Price et al. 2003: 202 (in partim).

Type host. Tragopan temminckii (J.E. Gray, 1831) —Temminck’s tragopan.

Type locality. Szechwan [= Sichuan Province, China] .

Diagnosis. Cataphractomimus junae is most similar to C. burmeisteri in their relatively small size ( Table 1 ) and the complete division of the male subgenital plate between segments VIII and IX+X ( Fig. 4 ). However, C. junae and C. burmeisteri can be separated by the following characters: preantennal region about as long as the postantennal and proportionately narrower in C. junae ( Fig. 4 ), clearly shorter and proportionately wider in C. burmeisteri ; dorsal preantennal suture present around ads in C. junae ( Fig. 4 ) but absent in C. burmeisteri ; distal mesosome more flattened in outline in C. junae ( Fig. 41 ) than in C. burmeisteri ; gonopore reaches distal margin of mesosome in C. junae ( Fig. 41 ) but not in C. burmeisteri ; antero-lateral extensions of mesosome with bifid ends in C. junae ( Fig. 41 ) but with smoothly rounded ends in C. burmeisteri .

Description.

Male. Head shape, structure, reticulation and chaetotaxy as in Fig. 4 ; dorsal preantennal suture present around aperture of ads only; marginal carina relatively broad; head sensillus s5 situated much closer to pns than to s3. Antennae as in Fig. 23 ; rugose area limited to flagellomere I. Thoracic and abdominal plates, chaetotaxy and approximate reticulation patterns as in Fig. 4 . Pronotum medianly continuous. Inter-tergal plates and internal anterior bulges absent. Tergopleurite XI medianly continuous. Subgenital plate formed by sternal plate IX+X only, separated from sternal plate VIII ( Fig. 78 ); reticulation of subgenital plate complete across plate; stylus broken in holotype male, and here illustrated from the paratype male; broad at base but tapering to narrow distal end ( Fig. 78 ). Basal apodeme as in Fig. 39 , of roughly even width except in narrower proximal third. Ventral sclerite of mesosome as in Fig. 41 ; anterior margin bulging medianly; up to two pores visible on each side near lateral ends; rugose area of mesosome extensive; antero-lateral extensions of mesosome with bifid ends. Parameres short and slender ( Fig. 40 ). Measurements as in Table 1 .

Female. Unknown.

Etymology. The specific name is in honour of the first author’s wife, Sun Yu-Jun. Both her beauty and that of the host, Tragopan temminckii , are unparalleled in China.

Type material examined. Holotype ♂, Szechwan [= Sichuan Province, China], Apr. 1908, R. Meinertzhagen, 3756, NHMUK010682435 ( NHML) [male on lower row, marked with red dot on slide] . Paratypes: 2♂, same data as holotype ( NHML) .

Remarks. Since the antennae and the stylus are broken in the holotype, these characters are here illustrated from the paratypes.

Figures

FIGURES 3–4. Male habitus, dorsal and ventral views. 3, Cataphractomimus mirapelta new species ex Lophophorus lhuysii. 4, Cataphractomimus junae new species ex Tragopan temminckii. Abbreviations: IAB = Interior anterior bulge; ITP = intratergal plate.”

FIGURES 21–24. Male antennae. 21, Cataphractomimus impervius new species ex Lophophorus sclateri sclateri. 22, Cataphractomimus mirapelta new species ex Lophophorus lhuysii. 23, Cataphractomimus junae new species ex Tragopan temminckii. 24, Reticulipeurus mesopelios (Nitzsch [in Giebel], 1866) ex Chrysolophus pictus. All figures drawn to same scale. Note that the pedicel of C. mirapelta is folded dorsally, and is longer than in the illustrated specimen.

FIGURES 33–44. Male genitalia. 33–35, Cataphractomimus impervius new species ex Lophophorus sclateri sclateri. 33, genitalia, dorsal view. 34, paramere, dorsal view. 35, mesosome, ventral view. 36–38, Cataphractomimus mirapelta new species ex Lophophorus lhuysii Geoffroy. 36, genitalia, dorsal view. 37, paramere, dorsal view. 38, mesosome, ventral view. 39–41, Cataphractomimus junae new species ex Tragopan temminckii. 39, genitalia, dorsal view. 40, paramere, dorsal view. 41, mesosome, ventral view. 42–44, Reticulipeurus mesopelios (Nitzsch [in Giebel], 1866) ex Chrysolophus pictus. 42, genitalia, dorsal view. 43, paramere, dorsal view. 44, mesosome, ventral view. All figures drawn to same scale. Abbreviations: pst1–2 = parameral setae 1–2.

FIGURES 76–78. Male terminalia, ventral views. 76, Cataphractomimus impervius new species ex Lophophorus sclateri sclateri. 77, Cataphractomimus mirapelta new species ex Lophophorus lhuysii. 78, Cataphractomimus junae new species ex Tragopan temminckii.