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Harpyrhynchoides zumpti

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Description

zumpti species group

Diagnosis. BOTH SEXES. Setae c2 present. Ventral scales of idiosoma absent; idiosomal venter completely striated. Solenidia ω 1 I and ω 1 II spine-like, slightly curved, attenuated apically (Fig. 1 D–E). All leg setae smooth. Genua I and II with 3–4 setae. Femora I and II with 2 setae. Preapical segment of legs III with 1 seta. Legs IV with 1 articulated segment.

FEMALE. Palpalae l”G rod-like. Palpal setae vF smooth. Setae h1 absent. Lobes near setal bases setae 3a absent. Vulvar sclerites weakly developed. Membrane covering vulva absent.

MALE. Setae vi serrate. Setal bases ps2 situated close to setal bases g1. Posterior margin of dorsal shield distinctly attenuate.

Species included. H. alaudinus Bochkov, 2000, H. brevis (Ewing, 1911) comb. nov., H. heatherae Bochkov and Galloway, 2013, H. rubeculinus (Cherny and Sixl, 1971), H. setophaga sp. nov., H. spizella sp. nov., H. vulgaris Bochkov and Galloway, 2004, H. xanthocephalus sp. nov., and H. zumpti (Fain, 1972).

Host families. These mites are known from birds of 10 passerine families belonging to the suborder Passeri: Alaudidae (Sylvioidea), Cardinalidae, Emberizidae, Fringillidae, Icteridae, Parulidae, Passeridae, Thraupidae (Passeroidea); Muscicapidae, Turdidae (Muscicapoidea).

Distribution. Eurasia, Africa, North and South America.

H. xanthocephalus sp. nov. Xanthocephalus Icteridae North America Present paper xanthocephalus *

“ Calamospiza melanocorys Emberizidae North America Present paper

“ Sialia currucoides Turdidae North America Present paper

“ Catharus ustulatus Turdidae North America Present paper

Notes

Published as part of Klompen, Hans, 2014, A review of the zumpti species group of the genus Harpyrhynchoides (Acariformes: Harpirhynchidae) — ectoparasites of passerines, pp. 401-418 in Zootaxa 3884 (5) on pages 402-405, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3884.5.1, http://zenodo.org/record/231565

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http://treatment.plazi.org/id/03C57646FF8AFFF1FF46CA77781FC3A6

Cites
Figure: 10.5281/zenodo.231566 (DOI)
Is part of
Journal article: 10.11646/zootaxa.3884.5.1 (DOI)
Journal article: http://zenodo.org/record/231565 (URL)
Journal article: http://publication.plazi.org/id/FFFC0E3EFF8BFFF5FFD1CD557D29C671 (URL)
Journal article: http://zoobank.org/C6A0E3A8-50B7-4298-8546-F0654DD9CAA5 (URL)
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https://sibils.text-analytics.ch/search/collections/plazi/03C57646FF8AFFF1FF46CA77781FC3A6 (URL)
https://www.gbif.org/species/119593739 (URL)
https://www.checklistbank.org/dataset/42193/taxon/03C57646FF8AFFF1FF46CA77781FC3A6.taxon (URL)

Biodiversity

Family
Harpirhynchidae
Genus
Harpyrhynchoides
Kingdom
Animalia
Order
Actinedida
Phylum
Arthropoda
Species
zumpti
Taxon rank
species

References

  • Bochkov, A. V. (2000) A new harpirhynchid mite Harpirhynchus alaudinus sp. n. (Acari: Harpirhynchidae) from Alauda arvensis (Passeriformes: Alaudidae) from Russia. Acarina, 8, 91 - 94.
  • Ewing, H. E. (1911) New predaceous and parasitic Acarina. Psyche, 18, 37 - 43. http: // dx. doi. org / 10.1155 / 1911 / 234794
  • Bochkov, A. V. & Galloway, T. D. (2013) New records and new species of mites of the subfamily Harpirhynchinae (Acariformes: Harpirhynchidae) infesting birds in Manitoba, Canada. Acta Parasitologica, 58, 405 - 419. http: // dx. doi. org / 10.2478 / s 11686 - 013 - 0172 - 4
  • Cerny, V. & Sixl, W. (1971) Harpyrhynchus rubeculinus spec. nov. eine neue Milbenart aus der Steiermark (Arachnida, Acari, Trombidiformes). Mittelungen des Naturwissenschaftlichen Vereines fur Steiermark, 100, 388 - 390.
  • Bochkov, A. V. & Galloway, T. D. (2004) New species and records of cheyletoid mites (Acari: Cheyletoidea) from birds in Canada. Journal of the Kansas Entomological Society, 77, 26 - 44. http: // dx. doi. org / 10.2317 / 0211.01.1
  • Fain, A. (1972) Notes sur les Acariens des familles Cheyletidae et Harpyrhynchidae producteurs de gale chez les oiseaux ou les mammiferes. Acta Zoologica et Pathologica Antverpiensia, 56, 37 - 60.