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Picobia magellani Skoracki & Sikora & Spicer 2016, sp. nov.

Description

Picobia magellani sp. nov.

(Figs. 30 and 31)

Description. FEMALE NPF (holotype). Gnathosoma. Hypostomal apex tapering. Infracapitulum and stylophore punctate. Movable cheliceral digit edentate on proximal end. Each medial branch of peritremes with 5–7 chambers, each lateral branch with ill-visible chambers. Idiosoma. Propodonotal shield absent. Setae vi situated distinctly posterior to level of setae ve. Setae se and c1 situated at same transverse level. Setae vi, ve and si lightly beaded. Pygidial shield well developed, with vertical furrow, double-leaf, apunctate. Setae ag2 situated posterolateral to ag1. Large, punctate genital plate bearing setae ag1–3. Setae g1 filiform, situated on sharp-ended genital lobes. All coxal fields punctate. Legs. Paraxial claws of legs III and IV thiner than antaxial claws III–IV. Solenidia σ on genua I setiform. Mesurements. Total body length 495. Length of stylophore 125. Lengths of setae: vi 115, ve 115, si 170, se 180, c1 170, c2 180, d1 170, d2 170, e2 100, f1 55, f2 60, h1 55, h2 265, ag1 60, ag2 35, ag3 80, g1 50, ps1 25, ps2 30, tc’III–IV and tc”III–IV 55. Length ratios of setae: vi: ve: si 1:1:1.5, d2: e2 1.7:1, f1: f2 1:1, f1: h1 1:1, f2: h2 1:4.4, h1: h2 1:4.8, ag1:ag2:ag3 1.7:1:2.3, g1: ps2: ps1 2:1.2:1, tc’III–IV: tc”III–IV 1:1.

FEMALE PF (7 paratypes). Total body length 745–795.

MALE. Unknown.

Type material. Female holotype (NPF) and 7 female (PF) paratypes from Scytalopus magellanicus (Gmelin) (Passeriformes: Rhinocryptidae), COLOMBIA: Bogota, no other data.

Type deposition. All type material is deposited in the AMU, except 1 female (PF) paratype in ZSM and 1 female (PF) paratype in ZISP.

Differential diagnosis. Picobia magellani sp. nov. is morphologically most simillar to P. schmidti Glowska and Milensky, 2014. In females of both species, the hypostomal apex is tapering; the lateral branches of the peritremes are with ill-visible chambers; setae vi are situated distinctly posterior to the level of setae ve; the pygidial shield is double-leaf, each with 1 spin-like outhgrowth; setae ag2 are situated posterolateral to ag1. This new species differs from P. schmidti as follow: in females of P. m a g e l l a n i, the propodonotal shield is absent; the length ratios of setae ve: si and f1: f2 are 1:1.5 and 1:1. In females of P. schmidti, the lateral propodonotal shields are present, each bearing bases of setae ve and si; the length ratios of setae ve: si and f1: f2 are 1:4 and 1:1.8–2.3.

Etymology. The name of this species is derived from the specific name of the host— Scytalopus magellanicus, and is a noun in apposition.

Notes

Published as part of Skoracki, Maciej, Sikora, Bozena & Spicer, Greg S., 2016, A review of the subfamily Picobiinae Johnston and Kethley, 1973 (Acariformes: Prostigmata: Syringophilidae), pp. 1-95 in Zootaxa 4113 (1) on page 43, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4113.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/271508

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Additional details

Biodiversity

Collection code
NPF, PF , ZISP , ZSM
Family
Syringophilidae
Genus
Picobia
Kingdom
Animalia
Order
Trombidiformes
Phylum
Arthropoda
Scientific name authorship
Skoracki & Sikora & Spicer
Species
magellani
Taxonomic status
sp. nov.
Taxon rank
species
Type status
holotype , paratype
Taxonomic concept label
Picobia magellani Skoracki, Sikora & Spicer, 2016

References

  • Glowska, E. & Milensky C. M. (2014) New species of the genus Picobia (Cheyletoidea: Syringophilidae) parasitizing tyrannid birds (Passeriformes: Tyrannidae). Zootaxa, 3821 (3), 373 - 383. http: // dx. doi. org / 10.11646 / zootaxa. 3821.3.6