Mortelmansia longus 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 : 135

1. Mortelmansia longus Fain, 1959

( Figs. 73–75 )

Mortelmansia longus Fain 1959e: 471 , figs. 1–4, 9, 10, 1964c: 456.

Redescription. FEMALE (holotype). Body, including gnathosoma, 525 long (530 in paratype), 100 wide (105). Body length/width ratio about 5:1. Idiosomal shields, excluding prescapular shield, covered by nonstriate pattern as depicted in Fig. 73A . Prescapular shield length about 45; postscapular shield length about 90; metapodosomal shields 50 long, distance between them 18–20; opisthonotal shield length about 210; opisthogastric shield length about 120. Alveoli of setae e1 and h1 present. Inseminatory canal about 30 long. Sternum 25 long (27). Apodemes II about 80 long. Distance between distal ends of apodemes II about 15. Legs III and IV subequal, about 125 long (excluding pretarsi). Setal lengths: se 55 (60), cp 30 (27), h2 90 (80), 1a 40 (38), 3a 27 (30), 4a microsetae, vF I 8 (7), vF II 35 (40), cG I 35 (38), cG II 5 (4), mG I–II about 35, gT I–II about 5, d I–IV about 50, solenidia ω 1 I 11 (12), ω 1 II 14 (13), ϕI–II about 10, ϕIII–IV 2–3.

MALE (3 paratypes). Body, including gnathosoma, 555–560 long, 130–135 wide. Body length/width ratio about 4:1. Prescapular shield length 45. Alveoli of setae h1 present; alveoli e1 not discernible. Sternum 20–23 long. Apodemes II about 60 long. Distance between distal ends of apodemes II about 17. Aedeagus about 40 long. Legs III and IV subequal, about 120 long (excluding pretarsi). Setal lengths: se 35–38, cp 30– 33, h2 100–110, 1a 35–43, 3a 25–30, 4a alveoli, g microsetae, vF I 5–6, vF II 25–28, cG I 30–35, cG II 4–5, mG I–II about 25, gT I–II about 4, d I–II about 40, d III–IV about 20; solenidia ω 1 I 10, ω 1 II 13, ϕI–II about 25, ϕIII 2–3, ϕIV 17–19.

Type material examined. Female holotype ( IRSNB A. 1031), 1 female and 1 male paratypes ( OSAL 2319 and 2318, respectively), 2 male paratypes ( IRSNB) from Saimiri sciureus (L.) ( Cebidae ), originating in South America and died in the Antwerp Zoo ( Belgium), 29 April 1959, coll. unknown .

Type deposition. Holotype is deposited in IRSNB.

Non-type material examined. One tritonymph ( IRSNB) [in poor condition] from Saimiri sciureus [nasal cavities], originating in South America and died in the Antwerp Zoo ( Belgium), 22 March 1960, coll. unknown .

Host range and distribution. This species is known only from the original record from Saimiri sciureus originating in South America (Fain 1959).

Figures

FIGURE 73. Mortelmansia longus Fain, 1959, female. A, dorsal view; B, ventral view; C, gnathosoma in dorsal view; D, same in ventral view. Scale bars: 100 µm (A, B), 50 µm (C, D).

FIGURE 74. Mortelmansia longus Fain, 1959, female legs. A, tarsus I in dorsal view; B, leg I in ventral view; C, tarsus II in dorsal view; D, leg II in ventral view; E, leg III in ventral view; F, tarsus III in dorsal view; G, tibia and tarsus IV in ventral view; H, tarsus IV in dorsal view.

FIGURE 75. Mortelmansia longus Fain, 1959, male. A, opisthosoma in ventral view; B, leg I in dorsal view; C, tarsus I in dorsal view; D, tarsus III in dorsal view; E, same in ventral view. Scale bars: 100 µm (A), 50 µm (B–E).