Neharpyrhynchus vireo Bochkov

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 : 103-105

Neharpyrhynchus vireo Bochkov , OConnor and Klompen sp. nov.

( Figs. 84 , 86 A, B)

Description. FEMALE (holotype, 1 paratype). Body, including gnathosoma, 535 long (515) and 365 wide (400).

Gnathosoma about 115 long and 135 wide. Palp about 85 long and 65 wide, moderately inflated dorsally. Approximate lengths of palpalae ( Fig. 86 A): dF 25, dG 23, and l”G 17. Setae vF about 100 long, smooth. Subcapitulum dorsally unornamented. Peritrematal branch about 60 long. Idiosoma 415 long (435). Anterior part of propodonotum completely covered by longitudinal striations. Dorsal shield entire, without median suture and ornamentation, 165 long (170) and 330 wide (335). Anterior and posterior margins of dorsal shield widely concave. Ventral surface of idiosoma without striations, scales or verrucosities. Setae: vi, ve and si distinctly barbed, subequal in length, about 135, clustered together. Setae se and c2 smooth, very short, 6–8 long. Setae h2 about 200 long. Setae 3a present; setae 1c about 35 long. Base of legs I and II with distinct lobes. Legs I and II with 2 articulated segments each. Tibiae I and II with 5 setae, tarsi I and II with full complement of setae, claws of these tarsi with small basal angles. Legs III and IV with 1 segment each. Leg III bearing 3 long and 1 short setae; leg IV bearing 2 long and 2 short setae.

MALE. Unknown.

Type material. Holotype female ( OSAL 0079454) from Vireo olivaceus (Linnaeus) ( Passeriformes :

Vireonidae ), USA: Florida, Leon Co., 30.49°N, 84.21°W (GNIS-USGS), 6 April 1956, coll. A.B. Amerson; 1

female paratype ( OSAL 0083584) from same host and locality, 16 September 1960, coll. A.B. Amerson. Type deposition. Holotype and paratype in OSAL.

Etymology. The specific epithet is derived from the generic name of the host and is a noun in apposition. Hosts and distribution. Vireo olivaceus ( Passeriformes : Vireonidae ) from USA (Florida) (present paper).

Differential diagnosis. Among species of the group plumaris , Neharpyrhynchus vireo sp. nov. is closest to N. spinus Martinu et al., 2008 and N. chlorospingus Bochkov and Literak, 2011 . In females of these three species, the anterior part of the propodonotum is completely covered by longitudinal striations, the dorsal shield is unornamented, setae 1c are about four times longer than c2 and se, and palpal setae dG are subequal to or slightly longer than l”G. Females of N. vireo differ by the shorter idiosoma , 515–535 long (vs. 565–605 in N. spinus ), short lengths of the palpalae— dF 25 long, dG 23 long, and l”G 17 long (vs. dF 62–73 long, dG 42–49 long, and l”G 41– 45 long in N. spinus and dF 42–45 long, dG 25–28 long, and l”G 32–35 long in N. chlorospingus ), subequal palpalae dF and dG (vs. dF 1.5 times longer than dG in N. spinus and 1.3 times longer in N. chlorospingus ), and by palpalae dG being 1.3 times longer than l”G (vs. subequal or 1.1 times shorter in N. chlorospingus ).

Figures

FIGURE 84. Neharpyrhynchus vireo sp. nov., female. A—dorsal view; B—ventral view.

FIGURE 86. Neharpyrhynchus spp. details of females. N. vireo sp. nov. (A, B): A—palp of female in dorsal view; B—anterior part of female propodonotum; N. spizella sp. nov. (C – F): C—palp in dorsal view; D—anterior part of propodonotum; E—leg I in ventral view; F—leg II in ventral view; N. chlorospingus Bochkov and Literak, 2011 (G, H): G—palp in dorsal view; Hanterior part of propodonotum. Scale bars: A = 50 Μm; B = 100 Μm; C, G = 10 Μm;, D, H = 30 Μm; E, F = 25 Μm.