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The Genera and Species of the Feather Mite Subfamily Trouessartinae except Trouessartia (Acarina: Proctophyllodidae)
Abstract
A systematic study of the acarine subfamily Trouessartinae (except Trouessartia) of the family Proctophyllodidae is presented. Diagnoses are given for the subfamily, five named genera and four new genera. The named genera and their type species are: Allanalges Trouessart, 1886, A. podagricus (Trouessart), 1886; Calcealges Gaud, 1952, C. cyathoplax Gaud, 1952; Hemicalcealges Gaud and Mouchet, 1957, H. margaropygus (Gaud and Mouchet), 1957; Pseudalges Radford, 1950, Proctophyllodes (Pterocolus) analgoides Trouessart, 1885; and Trouessartia Canestrini, 1899, Dermaleichus corvinus Koch, 1840. New genera and their type species are: Arthrogynalges, A. biovoidatus, new species; Bicentralges, B. orientalis, new species; Neocalcealges, N. inattditus, new species; and Uniscutalges, Proctophyllodes (Pterocolus) elegans Trouessart, 1886. Nineteen named and twenty.nine new species are recognized. The new species, their type hosts and localities are: Arthrogynalges biovoidatus, from Philepitta castanea (Philepittidae), Malagasy Republic; Bicentralges caulatus, from Stachyris nigriceps (Muscicapidae), Malaya; B. coalitus, from Cymbirhynchus macrorhynchos (Eurylaimidae), Malaya; B. discinctus, from Min/a strigula (Muscicapidae), Malaya; B. longivasatus, from Malacopteron cinereum (Muscicapidae), Malaya; B. miscellus, from Cymbirhynchus macrorhynchos (Eurylaimidae), Malaya; B. orientalis, from Cymbirhynchus macrorhynchos (Eurylaimidae), Malaya; B. psarisomi, from Psarisomus dalhousiae (Eurylaimidae), Thailand; B. vebulla, from Stachyris nigricollis (Muscicapidae), Malaya; Calcealges batis, from Batis capensis (Muscicapidae), Republic of South Africa; C. malayensis, from Malacopteron cinereum (Muscicapidae), Malaya; C. montanus, from Phylloscopus trivirgatus parvirostris (Sylviidae), Malaya; C. novimundus, from Thamnophilus doliatus (Formicariidae), Trinidad; C. trinidadensis, from Myrmotherula axillaris (Formicariidae), Trinidad; C. viriosus, from Alcippe castaneceps (Muscicapidae), Malaya; Hemicalcealges heteropygus, from Lagonosticta jamesoni (Ploceidae), Mozambique; H. schistopygus, from Lonchura maja (Ploceidae), Malaya; Neocalcealges angustus, from Stachyris erythroptera (Muscicapidae), Malaya; N. cuspilobus, from Culicicapa ceylonensis (Muscicapidae), Malaya; N. emarginatus, from Garrulax mitratus (Muscicapidae), Malaya; N. inauditus, from Minla cyanouroptera sordidior (Muscicapidae), Malaya; N. segregatus, from Stachyris nigriceps davisoni (Muscicapidae), Malaya; N. undulatus, from Heterophasia picaoides (Muscicapidae), Malaya; Pseudalges inchoatarcus, from Dicrocercus hirundineus (Meropidae), Mozambique; Uniscutalges fissipilus, from Smilorhis leucotis kilimensis (Capitonidae), Tanzania; U. intermedius, from Lybius torquatus (Capitonidae), Mozambique; U. longilobus, from Gymnobucco bonapartei (Capitonidae), French Cameroons; U. nigrifasciatus, from Smilorhis leucotis kilimensis (Capitonidae), Tanzania; U. sigillatus, from Dendropicos fuscescens (Picidae), Mozambique.
... The genus Trouessartia, with over 150 species described to date is the most specious genus of the family Trouessartiidae and the second most genus among all feather mites, (Gaud 1957;Orwig 1968;Santana 1976;Mironov & Galloway 2019;Mironov & Chandler 2020;Hernanades 2014;Constantinescu et al. 2018aConstantinescu et al. , 2023Mironov 2022). The world taxonomic revision of the genus Trouessartia was carried out by Santana (1976). ...
... Type species: Bicentralges orientalis Orwig, 1968, by original designation. ...
... The genus Bicentralges have included 10 species associated with passerines of the families Alcippeidae, Leiotrichidae, Pelorneidae, Timaliidae, and Zosteropidae (Sylvioidea), mainly in the Indo-Malayan realm (Orwig 1968;Gaud 1970). In the revision of selected genera of the family Trouessartiidae, Orwig (1968) provided a revision of this genus and a key to species. ...
Eight feather mite species were collected from five endemic passerine species in Fregate Island, Seychelles. Of them, two species are recorded in the Seychelles for the first time, and five species are described as new for science: Bicentralges zosteropis sp. n. (Trouessartiidae) from the Seychelles white-eye Zosterops modestus (type host) (Zosteropidae) and the Seychelles fody Foudia sechellarum (Ploceidae); Hadrophyllodes seychellensis sp. n. (Proctophyllodidae) from the Seychelles sunbird Cinnyris dussumieri (Nectariniidae); Montesauria sechellarum sp. n. (Proctophyllodidae) from the Seychelles magpie-robin Copsychus sechellarum; M. foudiae sp. n. (Proctophyllodidae) from F. sechellarum; and Mouchetia sechellarum sp. n. (Pteronyssidae) from F. sechellarum. Brief taxonomic comments are provided on corresponding feather mite genera and host-associations of recorded mite species.
... The feather mite genus Trouessartia Canestrini, 1899 with nearly 150 species described is the most species-rich in the family and the second-most among all feather mites (Orwig 1968;Santana 1976;Atyeo 1986, 1987;Mironov and González-Acuña 2013;Hernandes 2014Hernandes , 2017Hernandes , 2022Hernandes and Valim 2015;Mironov and Bermúdez 2017;Constantinescu et al. 2018a;Mironov and Galloway 2019;Mironov and Chandler 2020). In their overall appearance, the mites of this genus are typical inhabitant of large flight feathers (remiges and rectrices), and they are characterized by a strongly flattened body; extensive and heavily sclerotized dorsal shields; most body setae, except four pairs of macrosetae, being strongly reduced in size; and all legs having large sucker-like pretarsi (Mironov 1987;Dabert and Mironov 1999). ...
... The genus Trouessartia was first recognized in the end of the 19 th century (Canestrini 1886;Canestrini and Kramer 1899). Its modern taxonomic borders have been outlined by Orwig (1968) in the generic revision of the subfamily Trouessartiinae. Santana's (1976) world revision of the genus Trouessartia was a milestone in the taxonomic and faunistical studies of this genus. ...
... In the diagnoses of the Trouessartia species groups, the specific morphological terms (Figs. 1, 2) follow Orwig (1968) and Santana (1976), with a few exceptions. The male genital structure follows Atyeo (1986, 1987) (Fig. 3), the idiosomal chaetotaxy follows Griffiths et al. (1990) and Norton (1998), and the leg chaetotaxy follows Grandjean (1939). ...
The paper provides major references to Trouessartia species described since Santana’s (1976) world revision of this genus, unified diagnoses of 11 currently recognized species groups (africana, appendiculata, capensis, crucifera, estrildae, minutipes, picumni, rosterii, stelgidopteryx, tenuipilata and viduae), and a world checklist of currently known species. The updated checklist includes 147 valid species and is supplemented with data on type hosts, distribution and references to most useful descriptions.
... The genus Calcealges Gaud, 1952, together with 10 other genera, belongs to the feather mite family Trouessartiidae (Astigmata: Analgoidea), whose representatives occupy plumage of five avian orders: predominantly Passeriformes and, to a lesser extent, Caprimulgiformes, Coraciiformes, Cuculiformes and Piciformes. In the plumage of their hosts, trouessartiids inhabit vane surfaces of the primary and secondary wing remiges, as well as of the tail rectrices (Orwig 1968;Santana 1976). These mites are perfectly adapted to strong aerodynamic stresses that prevail in the aforementioned microhabitats and may inhabit both the dorsal and ventral surfaces of the feathers (Mironov 1987). ...
... Calcealges belongs to the trouessartiid genera, characterized by enlarged asymmetrical ambulacra III and IV in both sexes and by elongated legs III in males. Females of this genus, as well as of the closely related Neocalcealges Orwig, 1968, have their copulatory opening shifted from a typical terminal position to the medio-dorsal surface of the hysteronotum, where it is located on (or anterior to) the supranal concavity. As of now, 14 species of Calcealges have been described from passerine birds, and one-from Megapodiidae (obvious contamination). ...
... n. is very close to C. gyroplax Gaud et Mouchet, 1957 described from Calyptocichla serinus (type host) and Phyllastrephus terrestris (Pycnonotidae). The comparative data for C. gyroplax are from the original description by Gaud and Mouchet (1957) and the redescription by Orwig (1968). Both sexes of these species have very similar general body appearance, in the shapes of the prodorsal and hysteronotal shields, and in the ventral coxosternal sclerotization. ...
A new species Calcealges bochkovi sp. n. (Astigmata: Analgoidea) is described from the lowland tiny greenbul Phyllastrephus debilis (Sclater) from Mozambique. This species is close to C. gyroplax Gaud et Mouchet, 1957 described from African bulbuls. Both sexes of these species are very similar in general body shape: in particular, in the form of the epimerites and of the opisthosomal lobes, as well as in the shape of the dorsal shields. The main diagnostic feature of the new species is the striation of dorsal shields, especially pronounced on the prodorsum (in C. gyroplax, these shields lack striae and they are uniformly dotted). The standard morphological description is supplemented by the COI barcode data.
... The bird genus Niltava Hodgson belongs to the family of Old World Flycatchers (Passeriformes: Muscicapidae) and currently includes six valid species distributed in the Indo-Malayan biogeographic region (Clements et al. 2016). Feather mites were previously recorded only on two of these species: Analges sp., Anisodiscus sp., Mesalgoides sp., Proctophyllodes cotyledon Trouessart, 1899, Bicentralges distinctus Orwig, 1968, Proterothrix chachulae Constantinescu, 2017 and Trouessartia sp. from Niltava grandis (Blyth); Analges sp., Proctophyllodes elegans Atyeo and Braasch, 1966, Proterothrix sp., Therisalges sp., Trouessartia sp., and Xolalges sp. from Niltava sundara Hodgson (Atyeo 1973, Atyeo and Braasch 1966, Constantinescu et al. 2017, Orwig 1968). ...
... The bird genus Niltava Hodgson belongs to the family of Old World Flycatchers (Passeriformes: Muscicapidae) and currently includes six valid species distributed in the Indo-Malayan biogeographic region (Clements et al. 2016). Feather mites were previously recorded only on two of these species: Analges sp., Anisodiscus sp., Mesalgoides sp., Proctophyllodes cotyledon Trouessart, 1899, Bicentralges distinctus Orwig, 1968, Proterothrix chachulae Constantinescu, 2017 and Trouessartia sp. from Niltava grandis (Blyth); Analges sp., Proctophyllodes elegans Atyeo and Braasch, 1966, Proterothrix sp., Therisalges sp., Trouessartia sp., and Xolalges sp. from Niltava sundara Hodgson (Atyeo 1973, Atyeo and Braasch 1966, Constantinescu et al. 2017, Orwig 1968). ...
... The body setation of mites follows that of Griffiths et al. (1990) with the modifications by Norton (1998) concerning coxal setae, while the setation of legs follows Gaud and Atyeo (1996). Description of the new species of Trouessartia is given according to the standards proposed for mites of this genus and related genera (Orwig 1968, Santana 1976, and the measuring techniques of particular structures follow Mironov and González-Acuña (2013). We give the full set of measurements for a holotype (male) and a range of measurements for corresponding paratypes. ...
A new species of the feather mite genus Trouessartia (Trouessartiidae) is described from the Large Niltava Niltava grandis (Blyth) (Passeriformes, Muscicapidae) in Northeast India (Meghalaya, Jaintia Hills, Shnongrim village). Trouessartia niltavae Constantinescu, sp. n. is morphologically closely related (no phylogenetic meaning) to T. bulligera Gaud, 1968 from Clytorhynchus hamlini (Mayr) (Passeriformes: Monarchidae), sharing in males a unique character within the genus, by having setae e on legs IV hemispheroid, with spine-shaped apex. Males of the new species have the prodorsal shield without ornamentation, the prohysteronotal shield and lobar shield connected, and the terminal cleft parallel sided. Females have the posterior half of the hysteronotal shield ornamented with large ovate lacunae in central area and small elliptical lacunae marginally. To the morphological description of this new feather mite species we added sequence data on the mitochondrial cytochrome c oxidase subunit I gene fragment (COI). The phylogenetic relationships between Trouessartia species are briefly discussed.
... The bird genus Niltava Hodgson belongs to the family of Old World Flycatchers (Passeriformes: Muscicapidae) and currently includes six valid species distributed in the Indo-Malayan biogeographic region (Clements et al. 2016). Feather mites were previously recorded only on two of these species: Analges sp., Anisodiscus sp., Mesalgoides sp., Proctophyllodes cotyledon Trouessart, 1899, Bicentralges distinctus Orwig, 1968, Proterothrix chachulae Constantinescu, 2017 and Trouessartia sp. from Niltava grandis (Blyth); Analges sp., Proctophyllodes elegans Atyeo and Braasch, 1966, Proterothrix sp., Therisalges sp., Trouessartia sp., and Xolalges sp. from Niltava sundara Hodgson (Atyeo 1973, Atyeo and Braasch 1966, Constantinescu et al. 2017, Orwig 1968). ...
... The bird genus Niltava Hodgson belongs to the family of Old World Flycatchers (Passeriformes: Muscicapidae) and currently includes six valid species distributed in the Indo-Malayan biogeographic region (Clements et al. 2016). Feather mites were previously recorded only on two of these species: Analges sp., Anisodiscus sp., Mesalgoides sp., Proctophyllodes cotyledon Trouessart, 1899, Bicentralges distinctus Orwig, 1968, Proterothrix chachulae Constantinescu, 2017 and Trouessartia sp. from Niltava grandis (Blyth); Analges sp., Proctophyllodes elegans Atyeo and Braasch, 1966, Proterothrix sp., Therisalges sp., Trouessartia sp., and Xolalges sp. from Niltava sundara Hodgson (Atyeo 1973, Atyeo and Braasch 1966, Constantinescu et al. 2017, Orwig 1968). ...
... The body setation of mites follows that of Griffiths et al. (1990) with the modifications by Norton (1998) concerning coxal setae, while the setation of legs follows Gaud and Atyeo (1996). Description of the new species of Trouessartia is given according to the standards proposed for mites of this genus and related genera (Orwig 1968, Santana 1976, and the measuring techniques of particular structures follow Mironov and González-Acuña (2013). We give the full set of measurements for a holotype (male) and a range of measurements for corresponding paratypes. ...
A new species of the feather mite genus Trouessartia (Trouessartiidae) is described from the Large Niltava Niltavagrandis (Blyth) (Passeriformes, Muscicapidae) in Northeast India (Meghalaya, Jaintia Hills, Shnongrim village). Trouessartianiltavae Constantinescu, sp. n. is morphologically closely related (no phylogenetic meaning) to T.bulligera Gaud, 1968 from Clytorhynchushamlini (Mayr) (Passeriformes: Monarchidae), sharing in males a unique character within the genus, by having setae e on legs IV hemispheroid, with spine-shaped apex. Males of the new species have the prodorsal shield without ornamentation, the prohysteronotal shield and lobar shield connected, and the terminal cleft parallel sided. Females have the posterior half of the hysteronotal shield ornamented with large ovate lacunae in central area and small elliptical lacunae marginally. To the morphological description of this new feather mite species we added sequence data on the mitochondrial cytochrome c oxidase subunit I gene fragment (COI). The phylogenetic relationships between Trouessartia species are briefly discussed.
... The feather mite family Trouessartiidae Gaud, 1957 includes well-sclerotised mites mostly associated with passerines (Orwig, 1968;Santana, 1976;Atyeo & Peterson, 1977;Gaud & Atyeo, 1986, 1987, 1996. The knowledge on diversity of trouessartiids in the Neotropics is still very scanty; to date, there are 20 described species of the genus Trouessartia Canestrini, 1899 (Berla, 1959a(Berla, , b, 1960(Berla, , 1962Č erný & Lukoschus, 1975;Mauri & De Alzuet, 1968;Santana, 1976;OConnor et al., 2005;Valim et al., 2011;Mironov & González-Acuña, 2013;Hernandes, 2014), two species of Calcealges Gaud, 1952(see Orwig, 1968) and a single species of the monotypic genus Steatacarus Atyeo & Peterson, 1977(see Atyeo & Peterson, 1977. ...
... Family Trouessartiidae Gaud, 1957Genus Calcealges Gaud, 1952 The genus Calcealges (type-species C. cyathoplax Gaud, 1952 by original designation) includes 12 species described from the Afrotropical, Australasian, and the Neotropical regions (Orwig, 1968;Gaud, 1970). The hosts include passerines (Passeriformes) of eight families: Monarchidae, Muscicapidae, Nectariniidae, Pycnonotidae, Sylviidae, Thamnophilidae (formerly included in the Formicariidae), Timaliidae and Zosteropidae. ...
... The hosts include passerines (Passeriformes) of eight families: Monarchidae, Muscicapidae, Nectariniidae, Pycnonotidae, Sylviidae, Thamnophilidae (formerly included in the Formicariidae), Timaliidae and Zosteropidae. A single species, C. bifoliatus (Trouessart & Neumann, 1888), was also reported from a galliform bird, Megapodius freycinet Gaimard (Galliformes: Megapodiidae) (Trouessart & Neumann, 1888), but Orwig (1968) suspected that this record was likely a contamination, given the unsuccessful further attempts to recover any trouessartiid specimens from megapodes. Only two species, C. novimundus Orwig, 1968 andC. ...
Two new feather mites of the genus Calcealges Gaud, 1952 (Acari: Trouessartiidae) are described from antbirds (Passeriformes: Thamnophilidae) in Brazil: Calcealges formicivorae n. sp. from Formicivora grisea (Boddaert) and C. stymphalornithi n. sp. from Stymphalornis acutirostris Bornschein, Reinert & Teixeira. Calcealges formicivorae n. sp. differs from C. trinidadensis Orwig by having, in both sexes, the inner margin of the humeral shields deeply incised and, in females, setae d2 reaching only to the level of trochanters III. Calcealges stymphalornithi n. sp. differs from C. novimundus Orwig, 1968 by having in both sexes the posterolateral areas of the prodorsal shield with longitudinal and oblique striae; males also have the central area of hysteronotal shield without ornamentation and relatively shorter setae d2.
... The feather mite family Trouessartiidae includes 11 genera, most of which are associated with perching birds (Passeriformes) (Gaud & Atyeo 1996). The genus Neocalcealges Orwig, 1968 was established in the revision of selected genera of Trouessartiidae and originally contained six species (Orwig 1968). Together with four other trouessartiid genera it is characterized by having the ambulacra of legs III and IV asymmetrically developed. ...
... The feather mite family Trouessartiidae includes 11 genera, most of which are associated with perching birds (Passeriformes) (Gaud & Atyeo 1996). The genus Neocalcealges Orwig, 1968 was established in the revision of selected genera of Trouessartiidae and originally contained six species (Orwig 1968). Together with four other trouessartiid genera it is characterized by having the ambulacra of legs III and IV asymmetrically developed. ...
... Together with four other trouessartiid genera it is characterized by having the ambulacra of legs III and IV asymmetrically developed. Neocalcealges is morphologically most similar to Calcealges Gaud, 1952 but differs in the following characters: setae d2 are setiform and short in Neocalcealges vs long and strong in Calcealges; coxal apodemes I are fused into a "V" or "U" shape in both sexes vs free in Calcealges; and coxal fields III are open in males vs closed in Calcealges (Gaud 1952;Orwig 1968). ...
Two new species of the feather mite genus Neocalcealges Orwig 1968 (Analgoidea: Trouessartiidae) are described from passerine birds (Passeriformes) from the Sichuan province of China: Neocalcealges davidi sp. nov. from Alcippe davidi Styan (Leiothrichidae) and N. chrysotis sp. nov. from Lioparus chrysotis (Blyth) (Paradoxornithidae). We provide a key to all described species of Neocalcealges.
... Até então, T. incisa havia sido associada apenas a aves da família Turdidae (Santana 1976 ) e T. capensis apenas em seu hospedeiro tipo, Zonotrichia capensis (Emberizidae) (Santana 1976). Nos não Passeriformes a ocorrência de Trouessartidae esteve relacionada aos Picidae, com o gênero Pseudalges sp., que é comumente encontrado em aves da família Meropidae (Coraciiformes) (Orwig 1968). Espécimes de Neocalcealges sp. ...
... Espécimes de Neocalcealges sp. foram encontrados em Trochilidae, o que parece ser um encontro acidental a julgar pelos hospedeiros habituais das espécies encontradas nesta família, uma vez que as seis espécies deste gênero são encontradas em Tinamidae e Turdidae (Orwig 1968, Gaud & Atyeo, 1996). Por outro lado sua ocorrência foi considerada aceitável na única espécie de ave capturada da família Conopophagidae (Tabela 1). ...
... Por outro lado sua ocorrência foi considerada aceitável na única espécie de ave capturada da família Conopophagidae (Tabela 1). O gênero Calcealges ocorre em sete famílias de Passeriformes (Orwig 1968 ), uma espécie identificada , C. novimundus Orwig 1968, foi encontrada em Thamnophilus punctatus, T. caerulescens e Basileuterus flaveolus (Thamnophilidae e Parulidae, respectivamente), elevando a nove o número de famílias em que se encontra este gênero. Segundo Orwig (1968), esta espécie de ácaro até então havia sido encontrada apenas em Thamnophilus doliatus (Linnaeus, 1764). ...
The goal of this study was to identify feather mites on Cerrado birds. This study was conducted at Fazenda Água Limpa (FAL), Distrito Federal, Brazil, between January and August 2002. Birds were captured with mist nets and banded. Were sampled 696 birds, belonging to 83 species and 25 bird families of Passeriformes and non-Passeriformes. Feather mites were found on five families: Analgidae, Trouessartiidae, Proctophyllodidae, Avenzoariidae and Psoroptoididae. The present work reports new occurrences of feather mites on captured hosts. The family Proctophyllodidae and the genus Pterodectes were the most prevalent group of feather mites collected. Tyrannidae, Pipridae, Emberizidae and Thraupidae were the bird families with most host numbers, with parasites from three taxa: Trouessartiidae, Proctophyllodidae and Analgidae. Considering the birds captured the prevalence was 44.98%. Trochilidae, Conopophagidae, Furnariidae, Tityridae, Turdidae, Mimidae, Cardinalidae, and Parulidae were the families with major feather mites prevalence (>50%).
... cacica Hernandes, 2023, described in the current year (Gaud 1993;Constantinescu et al. 2017Constantinescu et al. , 2023Hernandes 2023). In contrast to Trouessartia, in the content of eight other trouessartiid genera which were revised by Orwig (1968), just a few species belonging to the genera Calcealges Gaud, 1952 and Neocalcealges Orwig, 1968 have been described over the past fifty five years (Hernandes 2015;Dabert 2019;Wang and Proctor 2015). ...
... cacica Hernandes, 2023, described in the current year (Gaud 1993;Constantinescu et al. 2017Constantinescu et al. , 2023Hernandes 2023). In contrast to Trouessartia, in the content of eight other trouessartiid genera which were revised by Orwig (1968), just a few species belonging to the genera Calcealges Gaud, 1952 and Neocalcealges Orwig, 1968 have been described over the past fifty five years (Hernandes 2015;Dabert 2019;Wang and Proctor 2015). ...
Two new species of the feather mite genus Trouessartia (Astigmata: Trouessartiiidae) are described from passerine hosts from Northern Asia: Trouessartia aureolae sp. n. from the Yellow-breasted Bunting, Emberiza aureola Pallas (Emberizidae) and T. cyanoptilae sp. n. from the Blue-and-white Flycatcher, Cyanoptila cyanomelana (Temminck) (Muscicapidae). Trouessartia aureolae is very close to T. emberizae Mironov, 2021. The new species most clearly differs from T. emberizae in the following features: in males, the membranous apophyses of adanal apodemes are triangular, and the anterior ends of epimerites IVa are roughly rounded; in females, setae h1 extend to the free margin of the interlobar membrane, and the primary spermaduct guide extends to the level of setae h2. Trouessartia cyanoptilae is most similar to T. microfolia Gaud, 1952 and T. saularis Constantinescu, 2018. The new species differs from T. microfolia and T. saularis in the following features: in both sexes, setae d1 are absent; in males, the terminal lamellae are triangular with oblique posterior margin, thus, the whole posterior end of the opisthosoma resembles a fsh tail; in females, the collar of the spermathecal head is short and smooth.
... Feather mites of the family Trouessartiidae Gaud, 1957 (Astigmata: Analgoidea) are moderate-sized mites, mainly occupying the large wing and tail feathers (Mironov & González-Acuña, 2013), but also occurring on the covert feathers of the head (Hernandes, 2015). From the 11 trouessartiid genera, three occur on birds of the Neotropical region: the monotypic Steatacarus Atyeo & Peterson, 1977 from the oilbird Steatornis caripensis Humboldt (Caprimulgiformes), Calcealges Gaud, 1952, and Trouessartia Canestrini, 1899(Atyeo & Peterson, 1977Gaud, 1952;Orwig, 1968;Gaud & Atyeo, 1996). Species of Calcealges in the New World are predominantly associated with passerines of the family Thamnophilidae, with four described species and at least six undetermined species known up to this date (Hernandes, 2015; Barreto et al., 2012). ...
... Trouessartia calcealgiana n. sp. bears superficial similarities with another trouessartiid genus, Calcealges Gaud, 1952, such as subhumeral seta c3 with subapical tooth, ambulacral discs of posterior legs being much larger than those of anterior legs in both sexes, and strongly narrowed and elongated posterior part of opisthosoma in females (Orwig, 1968;Hernandes, 2015). Epimerites I free. ...
Two new feather mite species of the genus Trouessartia Canestrini, 1899 (Analgoidea: Trouessartiidae) are described from passerines (Aves: Passeriformes) in Brazil: T. calcealgiana n. sp. from Philydor atricapillus (Wied) (Furnariidae), and T. gigaphallus n. sp. from Tyrannus melancholicus Vieillot (Tyrannidae). Both species have unique features, such as the large hook-like seta sR on trochanters III in T. calcealgiana, and the large male genitalia in T. gigaphallus, which are at least twice as long as normally found in most species of Trouessartia.
... The bird genus Cyornis Blyth belonging to the family of Old World flycatchers (Passeriformes: Muscicapidae) currently includes 27 valid species (Clements et al. 2016) and is widespread from India to southern China and Southeast Asia. Among these species, feather mites were previously found only on three of them: Proctophyllodes cotyledon Trouessart, 1899, Proterothrix sp. and Trouessartia sp. from Cyornis banyumas (Horsfield); Analges sp., Bicentralges coalitus Orwig, 1968, Proctophyllodes sp., Proterothrix sp., Trouessartia swidwiensis Jablonska, 1968 and Trouessartia sp. from C. rufigastra (Raffles) (Atyeo in McClure and Ratanaworabhan 1973); and Proterothrix cyornis Mironov and Tolstenkov, 2013 from C. tickelliae Blyth (Mironov and Tolstenkov 2013). ...
... The body setation of mites follows that of Griffiths et al. (1990) with the modifications by Norton (1998) concerning coxal setae; while the setation of legs follows Gaud and Atyeo (1996). Descriptions of the new species of Trouessartia is given according to the standards proposed for mites of this genus and related genera (Orwig 1968;Santana 1976), and the measuring techniques of particular structures follow Mironov and González-Acuña (2013). The description of the new species of Proterothrix is given according to the current format used for species of pterodectine mites (Mironov and Fain 2003;Mironov 2006;Valim and Hernandes 2006;Mironov et al. 2008a), and the measuring techniques of particular structures used were described by Mironov and Proctor (2009). ...
The paper describes two new species of feather mites collected from the blue-throated blue flycatcher Cyornis rubeculoides (Vigors) (Passeriformes: Muscicapidae) in India (Meghalaya): Trouessartia kharkhanensis Constantinescu et al. sp. nov. (Trouessartiidae) and Proterothrix cyornissimilis Constantinescu et al. sp. nov. (Proctophyllodidae: Pterodectinae). Both sexes of T. kharkhanensis differ from the closest species, T. rubecula Jablonska, 1968 by having setae si and c2 lanceolate and setae c3 and sRIII with acute apex. In males of the new species, the adanal apodemes have a hook-like retroverse apophysis and the internal margins of terminal lamellae have a shallow invagination at the level of setae h3. Both sexes of P. cyornissimilis differ from the closest species, P. cyornis Mironov and Tolstenkov, 2013, mainly by the ornamentation of the dorsal shields: it is absent on the prodorsal shield and poorly expressed on the hysteronothal shield. In males of the new species, the supranal concavity is triangular and the genital arch has a pair of small ovoid sclerites at its tips.
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... The species, Trouessartia picumni Hernandes 2014, is reliably associated with woodpeckers of the genus Picumnus Temminck (Piciformes: Picidae) (Hernandes 2014). Three single records of Trouessaria species on non-passerine hosts of the orders Charadriiformes, Coraciiformes, and Psittaciformes have been suggested as results of contaminations, because they have never been recollected (Orwig 1968;Santana 1976;Gaud and Atyeo 1996). Among the species living on passerines, the greatest majority is associated with oscine passerines, and only five species have so far been recorded from suboscines of the families Tyrannidae and Rhinocryptidae in South America (Mauri and De Alzuet 1968;Mironov and González-Acuña 2013;Hernandes 2014;Hernandes and Valim 2015). ...
... The description follows the standard format and measuring techniques recently proposed for species of the family Trouessartiidae (Mironov and González-Acuña 2013;Hernandes 2014;Hernandes and Valim 2015). General morphological terms and leg chaetotaxy follow the definitions by Gaud and Atyeo (1996) as well as idiosomal chaetotaxy, with minor corrections by Norton (1998); terms specifically concerning the family Trouessartiidae follow those by Orwig (1968) and Santana (1976). All measurements are in micrometers (μm). ...
A new feather mite species, Trouessartia stelgidopteryx sp. n. (Astigmata: Trouessartiidae), is described from the Northern rough-winged swallow Stelgidopteryx serripennis Newton (Passeriformes: Hirundinidae) in Pennsylvania, USA. The new species is close to the minutipes species group and differs from its representatives and all other known species of the genus Trouessartia in having a unique combination of features in males: the opisthosomal lobes are much longer than wide, they are separated by a large semi-ovate terminal cleft, and their lobar apices bear semi-ovate terminal lamellae with a smooth margin.
... Mites of the genus Trouessartia are predominantly associated with passerines (Passeriformes), with only one species, Trouessartia picumni Hernandes 2014, reliably known from piculets of the genus Picumnus Temminck (Piciformes: Picidae). Three single records of Trouessaria species on nonpasserine hosts of the orders Charadriiformes, Coraciiformes, and Psittaciformes have been suggested as the result of contaminations, because they have never been recollected from the same hosts (Orwig 1968;Santana 1976;Gaud and Atyeo 1996;Mironov and González-Acuña 2013;Hernandes 2014). Mites of the genus Trouessartia associated with passerines have been recorded from 28 families as classified by Clements *Corresponding author: sergei.mironov@zin.ru ...
... The description follows the standard format recently proposed for mite species of the family Trouessartiidae (Mironov and González-Acuña 2013;Hernandes 2014;Hernandes and Valim 2015). General morphological terms and leg chaetotaxy follow Gaud and Atyeo (1996) as well as idiosomal chaetotaxy, but with minor corrections by Norton (1998); terms concerning specifically the family Trouessartiidae have been taken from Orwig (1968) and Santana (1976). All measurements are in micrometers (μm). ...
A new feather mite species, Trouessartia sechellarum sp. n. (Astigmata: Analgoidea: Trouessartiidae), is described from the Seychelles magpie-robin Copsychus sechellarum (Passeriformes: Muscicapidae), an endangered endemic passerine bird inhabiting the Seychelles Islands. The most clear features distinguishing this mite from the related species, T. microfolia Gaud, 1952, are as follows: in both sexes, setae c2 do not exceed 30 μm and are subequal in length to setae c3 and sRIII; in males, the hysteronotal shield is completely split into the prohysteronotal and lobar parts by a narrow groove, and the terminal lamellae are attenuate apically; in females, the median part of the hysteronotal shield bears numerous ovate lacunae, the terminal cleft width is approximately equal to the opisthosomal lobe width, and the collar of the spermathecal head is smooth.
... The bird genus Niltava Hodgson currently includes only seven valid species (Gill et al. 2024). Feather mites were previously recorded only on two of the seven bird species: Analges sp., Anisodiscus sp., Mesalgoides sp., Bicentralges distinctus Orwig, 1968, Proctophyllodes cotyledon Trouessart, 1899, Proterothrix chachulae Constantinescu, 2017and Trouessartia niltavae Constantinescu, 2018 from Niltava grandis (Blyth); Analges sp., Proctophyllodes elegans Atyeo and Braasch, 1966, Proterothrix sp., Therisalges sp., Trouessartia sp. and Xolalges sp. from N. sundara Hodgson (Atyeo 1973; Atyeo and Braasch 1966; Orwig 1968, Constantinescu et al. 2017b, 2018a. ...
The paper describes two new species of feather mites collected from some flycatchers (Passeriformes: Muscicapidae) in Meghalaya, India: Trouessartia thalassina sp. n. (Trouessartiidae) from the Verditer Flycatcher, Eumyias thalassinus (Swainson), and Proterothrix sibillae sp. n. (Proctophyllodidae: Pterodectinae) from the Small Niltava, Niltava macgrigoriae (Burton). The new species T. thalassina sp. n. is most similar to T. cyanoptilae Mironov, 2023 in having, in both sexes, setae d1 absent and lateral margins of the hysteronotal shield shallowly concave. In males of the new species the terminal lamellae are semi-ovate (vs. the terminal lamellae roughly rectangular with posterior margin obliquely cut in T. cyanoptilae). In females of the new species the setae h1 are lanceolate and are situated in non-sclerotized lacunae with uneven margins (vs. the setae h1 are thin spiculiform and are situated in non-sclerotized lacunae with round margins in T. cyanoptilae). Proterothrix sibillae sp. n. belongs to the wolffi species group, and is most similar to P. cyornissimilis Constantinescu, 2017. The new species is larger than P. cyornissimilis, and in the males, the prodorsal shield has small circular lacunae, the rudimentary sclerites rEpIIa are present, the genital papillae are situated distinctly anterior to the genital arch and the aedeagus is 92-104 long (vs. the prodorsal shield is without ornamentation, the genital papillae are situated at midlevel of genital arch, the rudimentary sclerites rEpIIa are present, and the aedeagus is 72-76 long in P. cyornissimilis). In females of the new species, the prodorsal shield has acute antero-lateral extension (vs. the prodorsal shield has antero-lateral extensions with ledge, in P. cyornissimilis). Keywords feather mites; Psoroptidia; taxonomy; new species Zoobank http://zoobank.org/E7897556-C815-47B6-BB7D-30C776FB4941
... The feather mite genus Trouessartia Canestrini, 1899 (Analgoidea: Trouessartiidae), with 153 species known to date, is the most species-rich genus in the family and the second-most among all feather mites (Orwig 1968;Santana 1976;Atyeo 1986, 1987;Mironov and González-Acuña 2013;Hernandes 2014Hernandes , 2017Hernandes , 2022Hernandes , 2023Hernandes and Valim 2015;Constantinescu, Chişamera, Petrescu and Adam 2018;Mironov and Galloway 2019;Mironov and Chandler 2020;Mironov et al. 2021;Mironov 2022Mironov , 2023Constantinescu, Chişamera, Motoc et al. 2023). Representatives of this genus are distributed worldwide and predominantly distributed on passerines (Passeriformes), with a few species known from woodpeckers (Piciformes) (Mironov 2023). ...
The paper describes a new species, Trouessartia cyane sp. n., collected from the Siberian Blue Robin Larvivora cyane (Pallas) (type host) and the Rufous-tailed Robin L. sibilans Swinhoe in Primorsky Krai (the Russian Far East). The description is supplemented with barcoding data (mitochondrial cytochrome C oxidase subunit I gene). Trouessartia cyane is closest to T. larvivorae Mironov, 2021 and T. rubecula Jablonska, 1968, differing mainly in measurable characteristics. In particular, in males of T. cyane, the length of terminal lamellae is 20–23 (vs. 25–30 in T. larvivorae and 30–35 in T. rubecula); in females, the length of idiosoma is 515–545 (vs. 555–590 in T. larvivorae and 570–625 in T. rubecula), the distance between setae se is 85–90 (vs. 100–120), the width of opisthosoma at the level of setae h2 is 87–97 (vs. 105–115), setae h1 are thin spiculiform (vs. lanceolate). Genetic distances within T. cyane, as well as between the new species and four closely related Trouessartia species from four muscicapids distributed in northern Eurasia, have been analyzed using Kimura’s two-parameter (K2P) model. Intraspecific genetic distances within T. cyane varied between 0.006 and 0.01; interspecific distances between the new species and morphologically close species ranged from 0.154 (T. rubecula) to 0.185 (T. calliope).
... Although Hoyer's medium possesses cleaning properties, the welldeveloped integument of the mites can preclude the desired clearing. Therefore, feather mite samples can be more easily identified by clearing them with lactophenol before mounting (see also : Atyeo and Braasch, 1966;Orwig, 1967). Mite species were identified under a light microscope (Nikon Eclipse 80i, Nikon, Tokyo, Japan) using corresponding diagnostic keys and careful descriptions (Atyeo and Braasch, 1966;Atyeo and Peterson, 1967;Kwanyuen, 1973;Atyeo, 1976, 1982;Mironov, 1989Mironov, , 1990Gaud and Barre, 1992;Valim and Hernandes, 2006;Peterson et al., 2007;Han et al., 2016; ...
Feather mites (Astigmata: Analgoidea and Pterolichoidea) are commensal ectosymbionts permanently living on avian hosts. The study was based on parasitological examination of 59 bird specimens representing 28 species from the orders Accipitriformes, Apodiformes, Columbiformes, Passeriformes, Pelecaniformes, and Strigiformes collected in Artvin, Samsun, and Sakarya, Türkiye. We recovered 18 feather mite species from the families Avenzoariidae, Eustathiidae, Gabuciniidae, Kramerellidae, Proctophyllodidae and Pterolichidae. Among them, 11 species are recorded for the first time in Türkiye: Ardeacarus ardeae (Canestrini, 1878), Chauliacia securigera (Robin, 1877), Eustathia cultrifera (Robin, 1877), Gabucinia delibata (Robin, 1877), Kramerella aluconis (Lönnfors, 1937), K. lunulata (Haller, 1878), Michaelia heteropus (Michael, 1881), Neochauliacia minuscula Gaud and Atyeo, 1967, Proctophyllodes musicus Vitzthum, 1922, Pterodectes rutilus Robin, 1877 and Scutomegninia phalacrocoracis Dubinin and Dubinina, 1940.
... Subsequently, the species described by Trouessart (1887) was transferred to the family Trouessartiidae, where it was placed in the genus Allanages Trouessart, 1887 (Canestrini and Kramer 1899;Gaud and Mouchet 1957). Finally, in a review of selected trouessartiid genera (Orwig 1968), it was included in the genus Uniscutalges Orwig, 1968. Etymology. ...
Six cases of primary homonyms were identified for the species and subspecies names originally given to eleven nominal taxa in the feather mite genus Proctophyllodes Robin, 1868 (Proctophyllodidae: Proctophyllodinae). Previously, experts did not recognize these homonyms because identical species-group names have been established in different subgenera of the above genus. Subsequently, nominal taxa bearing a senior homonymic name, as well as both taxa in the homonymic pairs, were transferred to different genera and families. Under the Article 57.4 of the acting ICZN Code, we herein propose substitute names for the following junior homonyms. Proctophyllodes aphyllus Gaud and Mouchet, 1957 [preocc.: Proctophyllodes (Alloptes) aphyllus Trouessart, 1885 (Proctophyllodidae: Monojoubertia] is renamed to Proctophyllodes triangularis nom.n. Proctophyllodes elegans Atyeo and Braasch, 1966 [preocc.: Proctophyllodes (Pterocolus) elegans Trouessart, 1887 (Trouessartiidae: Uniscutalges)] is renamed to Proctophyllodes elegantiphyllus nom.n. Proctophyllodes euryurus Atyeo and Braasch, 1966 [preocc.: Proctophyllodes (Alloptes) euryurus Trouessart, 1885 (Alloptidae: Ceraturoptellus)] is renamed to Proctophyllodes eurypygus nom.n. Proctophyllodes (Pterodectes) intermedius Trouessart and Neumann, 1888 [preocc.: Proctophyllodes (Proctophyllodes) intermedius Trouessart, 1885 (Proctophyllodidae: Pterodectinae: Pterodectes, species inquerendum] is renamed to Anisophyllodes atyeoi nom.n. (Proctophyllodidae: Proctophyllodinae). Proctophyllodes minor Berla, 1959 [preocc.: Proctophyllodes (Alloptes) phaetontis minor Trouessart, 1885 (Alloptidae: Laminalloptes)] is renamed to Platyacarus berlai nom.n. (Proctophyllodidae: Proctophyllodinae). Proctophyllodes (Alloptes) bisetatus minor Trouessart, 1885: 68 [preocc.: Proctophyllodes (Alloptes) phaetontis minor Trouessart, 1885: 67 (Alloptidae: Laminalloptes)], also known under the combination Alloptes crassipes minor, is renamed to Alloptes (Alloptes) dubinini nom.n. (Alloptidae: Alloptinae).
... The genus Trouessartia, with over 140 currently known species, is the most species-rich genus in the family Trouessartiidae, being the second most among all feather mites (Orwig 1968;Santana 1976;Atyeo 1986, 1987;Mironov and González-Acuña 2013;Hernandes 2014Hernandes , 2017Hernandes and Valim 2015;Constantinescu et al. 2018a;Mironov and Galloway 2019;Mironov and Chandler 2020;Mironov et al. 2021). A world revision of the genus Trouessartia carried out by Santana (1976), which provided redescriptions and a key to almost all species known at the time, is still the main manual on the systematics of this genus. ...
Two new species of the feather mite genus Trouessartia (Analgoidea: Trouessartiidae) are described from passerine birds in Primorsky Krai (Russian Far East): Trouessartia calliope sp. n. from the Siberian Rubythroat Calliope calliope (Linnaeus) and T. larvivorae sp. n. from the Rufous-tailed Robin Larvivora sibilans (Swinhoe) (Passeriformes: Muscicapidae: Saxicolinae). Both new species are close to T. swidwiensis Jablonska, 1968 associated with nightingales of the genus Luscinia (Linnaeus) (Muscicapidae) in having the prohysteronotal and lobar parts of the hysteronotal shield not separated in males and in having setae h1 situated on large ovate non-sclerotized areas and in the absence of the external copulatory tube in females.
... The feather mite genus Trouessartia, with nearly 140 species known to date, is the most species-rich in the family (Orwig 1968;Santana 1976;Atyeo 1986, 1987;Mironov and González-Acuña 2013;Hernandes 2014Hernandes , 2017Hernandes and Valim 2015;Constantinescu et al. 2018a;Mironov and Bermúdez 2017;Mironov and Galloway 2019;Mironov and Chandler 2020). Mites of this genus, as all trouessartiids, are typical inhabitants of the flight feathers (remiges and rectrices) and are characterized by a flattened body, extensive and heavily sclerotized dorsal shields, most body setae being strongly reduced in size, and all legs having large sucker-like pretarsi. ...
A new feather mite species, Trouessartia emberizae sp. n., is described from the Tristram’s Bunting, Emberiza tristrami Swinhoe (Passeriformes: Emberizidae) in the Primorye Territory (Russian Far East). The new species is close to T. jedliczkai (Zimmermann) and T. motacillae Dubinin, associated with wagtails (Motacillidae: Motacilla) and most clearly differs from them in the following features: in males, the hysteronotal shield is entire and the genital apparatus is narrow, parallel-sided and strongly convex dorsally; in females, the external copulatory tube is stylet-like and extends beyond the level of setae h3, and the head of the spermatheca has a short smooth collar. This is the first description of a Trouessartia species from a host of the family of buntings (Emberizidae).
... Among the species living on passerines, almost all are associated with oscines, and only five species have so far been recorded from suboscines of the families Tyrannidae and Rhinocryptidae in South America. Three single records of Trouessaria species on non-passerines hosts of the orders Charadriiformes, Coraciiformes, and Psittaciformes were considered as the result of accidental contaminations, since they have never been recollected from the same hosts (Orwig 1968;Santana 1976;Gaud and Atyeo 1996). The only species reliably known from non-passerine hosts is recently described Trouessartia picumni Hernandes, 2014 from the tawny piculet Picumnus fulvescens (Stager) (Piciformes: Picidae) in Brazil (Hernandes 2014). ...
Two new feather mite species of the superfamily Analgoidea are described from the hairy woodpecker Leuconotopicus villosus (Linnaeus, 1766) (Piciformes: Picidae) in Panama: Pterotrogus panamensis n. sp. (Pteronyssidae) and Trouessartia hernandesi n. sp. (Trouessartiidae). Pterotrogus panamensis belongs to the simplex species group and most clearly differs from the other species of this group in having the pregenital sclerite paired in males, and the hysteronotal shields strongly narrowed posteriorly in females. Trouessartia hernandesi is close to T. picumni Hernandes, 2014, the only previously known species of this genus from woodpeckers, and differs from the latter by having the following features: in both sexes, setae d1 and d2 are present and genual setae cGI, cGII and mGI are spiculiform; in males, epimerites IVa are long, bow-shaped and extend to the base of the genital apparatus; in females, the external copulatory tube is long and spiculiform.
... ex Niltava grandis (Blyth); Analges sp., Proctophyllodes elegans Atyeo and Braasch, 1966, Proterothrix sp., Therisalges sp., Trouessartia sp., and Xolalges sp. ex Niltava sundara Hodgson (Atyeo 1973;Atyeo and Braasch 1968;Orwig 1968). An unidentified Proterothrix species, reported by Atyeo (1973) from Niltava grandis in Asia is a potentially a new species, but has never been described. ...
A new species of the feather mite genus Proterothrix (Proctophyllodidae: Pterodectinae) is described from the Large Niltava Niltava grandis (Blyth) (Passeriformes, Muscicapidae) in northeast India (Meghalaya, Jaintia Hills, Shnongrim village). Proterothrix chachulae Constantinescu, sp. n. differs from all known species of the genus by having in males the aedeagus with bilobate tip. The morphological description is supplemented with molecular characterisation of a fragment f near the 5` terminus of the mitochondrial COI gene.
... The setation of mite body follows that of Griffiths et al. (1990) with modifications of Norton (1998) concerning coxal setae, while the setation of legs follows Gaud & Atyeo (1996). Descriptions of Trouessartia species are given according to the standards proposed for mites of the genus Trouessartia and related genera (Orwig 1968;Santana 1976), and the measuring techniques of particular structures used in the present paper were described by Mironov & González-Acuña (2013). We give the full set of measurements for a holotype (male) and a range of measurements for corresponding paratypes. ...
Two new feather mite species of the genus Trouessartia Canestrini are described from birds captured in Meghalaya (India): Trouessartia longidenticulata Constantinescu sp. n. from Pycnonotus cafer (Linnaeus) (Passeriformes, Pycnonotidae) and Trouessartia dicruri Constantinescu sp. n. from Dicrurus aeneus (Vieillot) (Passeriformes, Dicruridae). In the genus Trouessartia, males of T. longidenticulata show a unique character state in having the lamellae of the opisthosomal lobes with long and sharp denticles. Both sexes of T. dicruri differ from closely related T. delicatula Gaud, 1952 by smaller body size (T. dicruri males are 420–452 long, females 500–532 long, vs. c. 575 and 595, respectively in T. delicatula); males have the adanal apodemes without apophyses and the terminal lamellae in a shape of a parallelogram (vs. the adanal apodemes have a pair of apophyses and the terminal lamellae are semi-ovate); the opisthosomal lobes do not touch each other at the inner margins (vs. the opisthosomal lobes touch each other at the inner margins, at the level of setae h3); in females, setae h1 are lanceolate (vs. spiculiform).
... The setation of mite's body follows that of Griffiths et al. (1990) with modifications of Norton (1998) concerning coxal setae, while the setation of legs follows Gaud and Atyeo (1996). Descriptions of Trouessartia species are given according to the standards proposed for mites of the genus Trouessartia and related genera (Orwig 1968, Santana 1976, and the measuring techniques of particular structures used in the present paper were described by Mironov and González-Acuña (2013). We give the full set of measurements for a holotype (male) and a range of measurements for corresponding paratypes. ...
Two new feather mite species of the genus Trouessartia Canestrini are described from laughingthrushes (Passeriformes: Leiothrichidae) captured in Meghalaya (India): Trouessartia cyanouropterae sp. n. from Actinodura cyanouroptera (Hodgson) and Trouessartia alcippeae sp. n. from Alcippe nipalensis (Hodgson). It is the first time when species of the genus Trouessartia are described from leiothrichids.
... The chaetotaxy of body follows that of Griffiths et al. (1990) with modifications of Norton (1998) concerning coxal setae, and that of the legs follows Gaud & Atyeo (1996). The description of Trouessartia mironovi Constantinescu sp.nov. is given according to the standards proposed for mites of the genus Trouessartia and related genera (Orwig 1968;Santana 1976). We give the full set of measurements only for the holotype (male) and for one paratype (female). ...
Two new species of feather mites Ingrassiella melanopogoni Constantinescu sp. nov. (Xolalgidae) and Trouessartia mironovi Constantinescu sp. nov. (Trouessartiidae) are described from Acrocephalus melanopogon (Passeriformes: Acrocephalidae) from the South-East of Romania. Ingrassiella melanopogoni differs from all species of the genus by having extensions of the posterolateral angles of the prodorsal shield shorter than in other species and not extending to the hysteronotal shield. Trouessartia mironovi is readily distinguished by having an unique combination of characters within the genus: epimerites I are fused in both sexes and epimerites IVa are highly developed in male (coxal fields IV are almost closed).
Feather mites (Astigmata: Analgoidea, Pterolichoidea) are arthropods that live parasitically or commensal on the wing, tail and body feathers of birds. These mites have high host specificity and diversity. Here we studied feather mites collected from birds subjected to ectoparasitic examination during ringing at the Boğazkent Bird Ringing Station (Antalya, Türkiye). Feather mite infestation was detected in 50 of 103 hosts representing 30 species during the study. As a result of microscopic examinations, 16 feather mites were identified, five of which are new records for Türkiye: Dermonoton parallelus (Mégnin and Trouessart, 1884), Gymnolichus secundus Černý and Schumilo, 1973, Proctophyllodes anthi (Vitzthum, 1922), Pteronyssus robini (Faccini and Atyeo, 1981), and Pteroherpus africanus Mironov and Kopij, 2000. Additionally, new host-parasite associations for the feather mite fauna of Türkiye were revealed in the species Dolichodectes edwardsi (Trouessart, 1885), P. clavatus Fritsch, 1961, P. pinnatus (Nitzsch, 1818), and Trouessartia kratochvili Černý, 1979.
The generic rev1s1on of the Pterodectinae, new subfamily of the Proctophyllodidae, is based on 88 named and over 160 new species. Included are morphology, host-parasite relationships, diagnoses of four named and eight new genera, and illustrations of each type species. The named genera are: Anisodiscus Gaud and Mouchet, 1957; Montesauria Oudemans, 1905; Proterothrix Gaud, 1968; Pterodectes Robin, 1877. The new genera and their type species are: Dolichodectes, Proctophyllodes (Pterocolus) edwardsi Trouessart, 1885; Megalodectes, Proctophyllodes (Pterodectes) major Trouessart, 1885; Neodectes, Proctophyl/odes (Pterodectes) securiclatus Trouessart and Neumann, 1888; Pedanodectes, Pterodectes hologaster Gaud, 1953; Syntomodectes, Proctophyllodes (Pterodectes) selenurus Trouessart, 1885; Toxerodectes, Pterodectes gladiger hastifolia Trouessart, 1899; Trochilodectes, Proctophyllodes (Pterodectes) trochilidarum Trouessart, 1885; Xynonodectes, Proctophyllodes (Pterodectes) gracilior Trouessart, 1885. The subgenus Pterodectes (Proterothrix) Gaud, 1968, is elevated to genus. Eighty-eight species are assigned to the appropriate genera, six species are unassigned, Pterodectes rotifer (Trouessart and Neumann), 1888, is re-assigned to the genus Trouessartia, and Pterodectes armatus Banks, 1909, is assigned to the genus Proctophyllodes. New synonymy: Montesauria cylindrica (Robin), 1877 = Pterodectes corvincola Oudemans, 1905.
The present list contains data on type material of 109 mite species (Acaridida and Prostigmata) from Bulgaria (species, described by I. Vassilev, M. Kolebinova, P. Beron) and many foreign countries: Greece, Suriname, the Netherlands, New Guinea, Cuba, Mexico, Chile, USA, Canada, Madagascar, Gaboon, Liberia, Nigeria, Uganda, Mozambique, Tanzania, Zambia, Morocco, Tunisia, Malaysia, Burma, Thailand, China, and the Philippines (species, described by M. Kolebinova, P. Beron, F. Lukoschus, A. Fain, C. Welbourn, F. Dusbabek, K. Samsinak, K. R. Orwig, W. Atyeo and other authors). The type material housed in the National Museum of Natural History, Sofia includes species from the families Acaridae, Glycyphagidae, Canestriniidae, Proctophyllodidae, Trouessartiidae, Syringobiidae, Dermationidae, Ereynetidae, Cytoditidae, Myocoptidae, Chirodiscidae, Gastronyssidae, Myobiidae, Ophioptidae, Demodicidae, Smarididae, Erythraeidae, Neotrombidiidae, Eutrombidiidae, Trombiculidae, Leeuwenhoekiidae, Walchiidae, and Vatacaridae. All Bulgarian and foreign acarologists are kindly invited to submit type specimens under their care in the collections of the National Museum of Natural History in Sofia. This material will be properly housed and well used.
Astigmatic mites probably form the most diverse cohort of mites. At present the former order of Astigmatina is ranked within the suborder Oribatida or moss mites. However astigmatic mites occupy a much wider range of habitats than other oribatid mites: from marine coasts to stored food, plant bulbs and houses. The vast majority live as commensals or parasites on a variety of hosts, ranging from insects to birds and mammals, inhabiting the fur, feathers, skin and even lungs and stomach. This first checklist for the Netherlands contains 262 species, but many more are to be expected. Brief data on occurrence and nomenclature are provided for each species.
The Newsletter Committee has succeeded in documenting departmental activities in an outstanding manner. All of us in the department appreciate the wonderful efforts and many hours spent by the Newsletter Committee: Brett Ratcliffe, Ron Rivers, Bruce Monke, Tim Miller and particularly the leadership of Lyle Klostermeyer as Committee Chairman. The typing assistance of our secretarial staff is greatly appreciated. The many changes in personnel and programs that have taken place during the period since the 1968 publication of Departmental Newsletter No.3 are well covered in various sections of the newsletter. We also compliment the Committee on their choice of dedicating this issue to Roscoe Hill and Sally Schock, two people well known to all receiving the Newsletter. Thank you for your participation in responding to the Committee's questionnaire, and we look forward to all of you visiting the department. We particularly welcome you to visit the campus and the department during the April 23, 1977 meeting of the Central States Entomological Society under the leadership of Roscoe Hill, 1976-77 President. Looking ahead, we will also be hosting the 1980 meeting of the North Central Branch of the Entomological Society of America in Lincoln. Best wishes to all former associates of the department and we hope you enjoy Departmental News~etter No.4. ELVIS A. DICKASON Chairman (1970 - ) PLANT INDUSTRY FIRE A phone calI in the early hours of Friday, August 22, 1975 was the start of a very traumatic and tiring experience for the occupants of the Plant Industry Bui Iding (PI) on the East Campus of the University of Nebraska. MYRON H. SWENK MEMORIAL FUND BRUNER ENTOMOLOGY CLUB OCCUPATION OUTLOOK SYMPOSIUM CAMPUS CHANGES Since the Last Newsletter ENTOMOLOGY MUSEUM FIELD TRIPS NEvv HALLWAY DISPLAYS TUMBLEBUGS DEPARTMENT CHAIRMEN LAWRENCE BRUNER 1888 - 1919 H. DOUGLAS TATE 1941 - 1946 ROSCOE E. HILL 1950 - 1966 MYRON H. SWENK 1919 - 1941 EPHRIAM HIXSON 1946 -1950 EARLE S. RAUN 1966 - 1970 Some Nebraska Entomological History Compiled by Roscoe HiII NEW FACULTY SINCE 1968 Wa lter J. Gary Thomas Holtzer Z B Mayo Leroy L. Peters Brett C. Ratcliffe John F. Witkowski FACULTY Lloyd W. Andersen Harold J. Ball Jerold H.L. Bell John B. Campbell Arthur Hagen Thomas J. Helms David L. Keith Dean Kindler George R. Manglitz Kenneth P. Pruess Robert E. Roselle Robert Staples SUPPORT PERSONNEL Frank J. Basel James F. Brown Terry Bruce Terry Dukes Marcia Fuhrer Nina Jeffrey Timothy P. Miller Rosemarie Moats Connie Pol icky Jan Radenslaben Henry Stevens Paulina Su GRADUATE STUDENTS James Ballard Gary Brewer Don Carpino Lyle E. Klostermeyer Albert Lew Bruce Monke Jones Mueke James P. Newton Rebecca Rasmussen Robert M. Roselle Jack Shugart Ronnie Rivers Alumni Publications (80 pp)
Five new species of the family Pterolichidae are described from two common non-parasitic cuckoo species of the subfamily Crotophaginae (Cuculiformes: Cuculidae) in Brazil: Aniacarus ani sp. n. from the Smooth-billed Ani, Crotophaga ani Linnaeus, A. simplex sp. n., A. robustus sp. n., A. coronatus sp. n. and Aniibius guirae sp. n. from the Guira Cuckoo, Guira guira (Gmelin). A key to all known species of Aniacarus is provided. All four pterolichid species associated with the G. guira can occur simultaneously on one host individual. A brief review of studies of feather mites associated with Cuculidae is given.
Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Nebraska, 1968. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 189-195). Photocopy.
In 1950 the author published a paper entitled ‘The Mites (Acarina) parasitic on Mammals, Birds and Reptiles’ in which it was stated that the subject of feather mites (Analgesidae) was too big to be included in that work, and though they were parasitic throughout their life upon the host or in the quills of the feathers they should be made the subject of a separate paper.
Without scapular processes posterior to legs II. 23. Legs III with setae sR lanceolate, without distal expansions. 3. Genital apparatus posterior to subhumeral setae
- Epimerites I Fused
Epimerites I fused, forming pointed V.
22. Without scapular processes posterior to legs II.
23. Legs III with setae sR lanceolate, without distal expansions.
3. Genital apparatus posterior to subhumeral setae; epimerites
IVa absent.
Without scapular processes posterior to legs II. 23. Legs III with setae sR lanceolate
- Epimerites I Free
Epimerites I free.
22. Without scapular processes posterior to legs II.
23. Legs III with setae sR lanceolate, with distal expansions.
The birds of west and equatorial Africa
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