Syringophilopsis idunae Skoracki 2011, sp. nov.
Creators: name: Skoracki, Maciej
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2011
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Chordata
Aves
Passeriformes
Syringophilidae
Syringophilopsis
Syringophilopsis idunae

description: <i>Syringophilopsis idunae</i> sp. nov. (Figs. 128 and 129) Type host: <i>Iduna caligata</i> (Lichtenstein) (Passeriformes: Sylviidae). Type locality: Europe. <b>Description.</b> FEMALE (holotype). Total body length 985 (880–950 in 2 paratypes). <i>Gnathosoma</i>. Infracapitulum apunctate. Hypostomal apex with 1 pair of small and sharp-ended protuberances. Each medial branch of peritremes with 3 chambers, each lateral branch with 11–12 chambers. Length of apunctate stylophore and movable cheliceral digit 220 (200–210) and 130 (130–135) respectively. <i>Idiosoma</i>. Propodonotal shield with concave anterior margin, sculptured laterally and sparsely punctate at lateral margins, bearing bases of setae <i>vi</i>, <i>ve</i>, <i>si</i>, and <i>c1</i>, setae <i>se</i> on or near this shield. Length ratio of setae <i>vi:ve:si</i> 1:2:4. Setae <i>se</i> situated anterior to level of setae <i>c1</i>. Oval hysteronotal shields sparsely punctate. Pygidial shield present and well sclerotized, apunctate. Genital setae shorter than aggenital setae <i>ag1</i> and <i>ag3</i>. Length ratio of setae <i>g1, g2:ag2</i> 1:2. Setae <i>ag1</i> and <i>ag2</i> subequal in length, both about half length of <i>ag3</i>. Coxal fields I–IV apunctate. Setae <i>3c</i> 1.5 times longer than <i>3b. Legs</i>. Fan-like setae <i>p’</i> and <i>p”</i> of legs III and IV with 10–11 tines. Setae <i>tc’</i> and <i>tc”</i> of legs III and IV subequal in length. Apodemes I fused to apodemes II in middle part of apodemes II. <i>Lengths of setae</i>: <i>vi</i> 55 (45–55), <i>ve</i> 105 (105–110), <i>si</i> (230), <i>se</i> (250–280), <i>c1</i> (245), <i>c2</i> (245), <i>d1</i> 260 (245), <i>d2</i> 220 (230), <i>e2</i> 250 (245), <i>f1</i> 120 (130–160), <i>f2</i> 305 (340), <i>h1</i> 130 (125–140), <i>h2</i> (305), <i>ps1</i> 30 (30–40), <i>ps2</i> 35 (30–40), <i>g1</i> 65 (50–55), <i>g2</i> 65 (65–95), <i>ag1</i> 120 (130–145), <i>ag2</i> 130 (130), <i>ag3</i> (245), <i>l’RIII</i> 40 (40–45), <i>l’RIV</i> (40–45), <i>tc’III–IV</i> and <i>tc”III–IV</i> 55 (50–65), <i>3b</i> (80), <i>3c</i> (115–130). MALE. Unknown. <b>Type material.</b> <i>Iduna caligata</i> (Lichtenstein) (Passeriformes: Sylviidae): female holotype and 2 female paratypes (AMU –SYR.178) (sec.); Europe, no other data. Host specimen deposited in the MNHW. <b>Type deposition.</b> All type material deposited in the UAM. <b>Host and habitat.</b> Monoxenous species inhabiting quills of secondary feathers of <i>Iduna caligata</i>. <b>Distribution.</b> Europe. <b>Etymology.</b> The name <i>idunae</i> refers to the generic name of the host. <b>Differential diagnosis.</b> This new species is closely related to <i>S. sturni</i>. In females of both species, the hypostomal apex is ornamented by 1 pair of the protuberances and the hysteronotal shield is present. <i>S.idunae</i> differs from <i>S. sturni</i> by the following characters: in females of <i>S. idunae</i>, the lengths of setae <i>vi</i> and <i>ve</i> are 45–55 and 105–110 respectively; setae <i>ag2</i> are twice as long as genital setae <i>g1</i>; setae <i>tc’</i> and <i>tc”</i> of legs III and IV are subequal in length. In females of <i>S. sturni,</i> the lengths of setae <i>vi</i> and <i>ve</i> are 95–105 and 245–275 respectively; setae <i>ag2</i> are about 4 times longer than genital setae <i>g1</i>; setae <i>tc”</i> of legs III and IV 1.5–2 times longer than <i>tc’III–IV</i>.
description: Published as part of <i>Skoracki, Maciej, 2011, Quill mites (Acari: Syringophilidae) of the Palaearctic region 2840, pp. 1-414 in Zootaxa 2840 (1)</i> on page 174, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.2840.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/5289205