Mycteronyssus polli Fain, 1959

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 : 89-90

1. Mycteronyssus polli Fain, 1959

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Mycteronyssus polli Fain 1959c: 285 , fig. 1, 1964: 42, 1967: 34.

Redescription. FEMALE (paratype). Body, including gnathosoma, 305 long, 165 wide. Ventral projections of subcapitulum 35 long. Propodonotal shield length 65, maximum width 68. Posterior margin of propodonotal shield widely rounded. Setae se 9 long. Distance se–se 95, subequal to si–si, 80. Bursa copulatrix opening terminal. Sternum about 50 long. Distance 4a–4a 28, 1.3 times greater than ps3–ps3, 22. Legs III and IV subequal in length, about 120 and 135 long respectively (excluding pretarsus). Setae cG I–II microspines, about 3 long. Solenidia ϕIV and setae kT IV absent. Setal lengths: 1a 7, h2 48, vF I–II about 15, mG I–II about 8, gT I–II about 9, ϕI–II about 3.

MALE. Unknown.

Type material examined. One female paratype ( IRSNB) from Hypsignathus monstrosus Allen (Pteropodidae) , DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO: near stream of Epulu, 01°15'N, 28°21'E, September 1956, coll. Poll.

Type deposition. Holotype is deposited in MRAC.

Non-type material examined. One female ( BMOC 86-0224-015) from Epomophorus wahlbergi (Sundevall) (Pteropodidae) ( FMNH 81722), ANGOLA: Cuanza Norte, 30 km W Camabatela, Canzele, 08°19'S, 15°11'E, 1954, coll. G.H. Heinrich ( GHH 8155).

Host range and distribution. This species parasitizes megachiropterans in tropical Africa, Hypsignathus monstrosus (type host) from the Democratic Republic of Congo ( Fain 1959c) and Epomophorus wahlbergi from Angola (our data).

Figures

FIGURE 42. Mycteronyssus polli Fain, 1959, female. A, dorsal view; B, ventral view; C, gnathosoma in ventral view; D, palp in ventral view; E, chelicera in lateral view; F, tarsus I dorsal view; G, tarsus and tibiae I in ventral view; H, tarsus I in dorsal view; I, tarsus and tibia II in ventral view; J, tarsus III in dorsal view; K, tibia and tarsus III in ventral view; L, tarsus IV in dorsal view; M, tibia and tarsus IV in ventral view. Scale bars: 100 µm (A, B), 50 µm (C–M).