Opsonyssus asiaticus Fain 1959
Creators: name: Bochkov, Andre V.
name: Zabludovskaya, Svetlana
name: Oconnor, Barry M.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2008
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Arachnida
Astigmata
Gastronyssidae
Opsonyssus
Opsonyssus asiaticus

description: 5. <i>Opsonyssus asiaticus</i> Fain, 1959 (Fig. 34) <i>Opsonyssus asiaticus</i> Fain 1959a: 10, figs. 7–8, 13, 1967: 30. <b>Redescription.</b> FEMALE (4 paratypes). Body, including gnathosoma, 355–380 long, 145–175 wide. Ventral projections of subcapitulum 50–60 long, slightly curved, situated ventro-laterally. Propodonotal shield length 55–60, maximum width 70–75. Posterior margin of propodonotal shield widely rounded. Setae <i>se</i> 7–8 long. Idiosoma dorsally finely and irregularly striated. Alveoli of setae <i>c3</i> present, situated at coxal apodemes III; setae <i>4b</i> and <i>ps3</i> absent. Setae <i>g</i> and <i>h3</i> represented by alveoli. Setae <i>h2</i> 65–68 long. Sternum about 45 long. Lateral projections of sternal branches absent. Foramen between sternum and fusion of apodemes II absent. Posterior projections of coxal fields I narrow, tongue-like, about 22 long, 16 wide. Posterior apodemes of coxal fields II short, about 13 long, with free distal ends. Apodemes of coxal fields III fused to each other medially and with epigynum. Epigynum about 14 long, 12 wide. Inseminatory canal about 22 long. Distal ends of coxal apodemes IV fused with sclerotized areas of oviporus by narrow sclerotized bands. Setae <i>g</i> situated at these apodemes. Sclerotized areas between setae <i>h2</i> and <i>h3</i> absent. Setae <i>vF</i> I–II about 25 long. Trochanters III–IV ventrally with distinctly developed, tongue-like protrusions. Setae <i>kT</i> III situated in basal part of tibiae. MALE (1 paratype). Body, including gnathosoma, 300 long, 145 wide. Ventral projections of subcapitulum 45 long, slightly curved, situated laterally. Propodonotum as in female. Propodonotal shield length 55–60, maximum width 70–75. Setae <i>se</i> 8 long. Idiosoma dorsally finely and irregularly striated. Alveoli of setae <i>c3, 4b, ps2</i> and microspines <i>ps3</i> present. Alveoli <i>c3</i> and <i>4b</i> situated at coxal apodemes III–IV, respectively. Setae <i>g</i> and <i>h3</i> represented by microspines. Setae <i>h2</i> 58–65 long. Sternum 47 long. Lateral projections of sternal branches absent. Posterior projections of coxal fields I tongue-like, distinctly developed, 17 long, 17 wide. Foramen between sternum and fusion of apodemes II absent. Posterior apodemes of coxal fields II short, 14 long, with free distal ends. Apodemes of coxal fields III fused to each other. Pregenital sclerite completely fused with apodemes of coxae IV. Apodemes IV bearing setae <i>4b</i>. Aedeagus, excluding the most anterior part, crimped, folded in a complicated fashion (Fig. 34F). Adanal shields fused to each other and almost completely reduced, devoid of setae, situated immediately anterior to level of setae <i>ps3</i>. Setae <i>vF</i> I–II about 20 long. Trochanters III–IV ventrally with distinctly developed, tongue-like protrusions. Setae <i>kT</i> III situated in basal part of tibiae. TRITONYMPH. Setae <i>si</i>, <i>c2, g,</i> and <i>4a</i> absent, delayed to adult. <b>Type material examined.</b> Four female, 1 male, and 1 tritonymph paratypes (IRSNB) from <i>Pteropus giganteus</i> (Brünnich) (Pteropodidae) [nasal cavities], unknown locality in Asia [mites were removed from alcohol preserved bats housed in IRSNB; these bats died in the Antwerp Zoo, Belgium]. <b>Type deposition.</b> Holotype is deposited in IRSNB. <b>Non-type material examined.</b> Four females and 1 male (IRSNB) from <i>Pteropus giganteus</i> [nasal cavities], unknown locality in Asia [mites were removed from bats that died in the Antwerp Zoo]; 1 female, 2 male, 2 tritonymphs and 1 protonymph (UMMZ) (BMOC 83-1600 - 042) from <i>Pteropus pumilus</i> Miller (UMMZ 158905) [nasal cavities], <b>PHILIPPINES</b>: Negros Oriental, Lake Balinsasayao, 09°21'11"N, 123°10'45"E, 4 October 1982, coll. P.D. Heideman (PDH 924). <b>Host range and distribution.</b> This species is known from <i>Pteropus giganteus</i> (type host) and <i>Pteropus melanopogon</i> Peters. These host specimens died in the Antwerp Zoo, and their original collection localities are unknown (Fain 1959a). <i>Pteropus pumilio</i> from the Philippines is a new host for this species.
description: Published as part of <i>Bochkov, Andre V., Zabludovskaya, Svetlana &amp; Oconnor, Barry M., 2008, Phylogeny and systematics of the endoparasitic astigmatid mites (Acari: Sarcoptiformes) of mammals: families Gastronyssidae, Lemurnyssidae, and Pneumocoptidae, pp. 1-152 in Zootaxa 1951 (1)</i> on page 75, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.1951.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/5240616
description: {"references": ["Fain, A. (1959 a) La famille Gastronyssidae Fain, 1956. Description de deux nouvelles especes chez des chauves-souris asiatiques (Acarina: Sarcoptiformes). Bulletin de l'Institut royal des Sciences naturelles de Belgique, 35, 1 - 22."]}