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Two mite species of the genus Neharpyrhynchus (Acariformes: Harpirhynchidae) were recorded on wild birds in Peru: Neharpyrhynchus trochilinus from Amazilia lacteal, and A. chionogaster (both Apodiformes: Trochilidae) and Neharpyrhynchus tangara from Thraupis episcopus (Passeriformers: Thraupidae). Records from A. chionogaster and T. episcopus represent new hostparasite associations. Mites of this genus were found in Peru for the first time. Dos especies de ácaros del género Neharpyrhynchus (Acariformes: Harpirhynchidae) fueron registrados en aves silvestres del Perú: Neharpyrhynchus trochilinus ex Amazilia lactea y A. chionogaster (ambos Apodiformes: Trochilidae) y Neharpyrhynchus tangara ex Thraupis episcopus (Passeriformes: Thraupidae). Los registros en A. chionogaster y T. episcopus representan nuevas asociaciones huesped - parásito. Los ácaros de este género fueron reportados por primera vez para el Perú.

Key to species of the genus Caparinia Canestrini, 1894 * Males 1. Coxal fields I closed. Legs III 1.3���1.5 times longer than legs IV. Setae h2 longer than 400 ��m......................... 2 - Coxal fields I opened posteriorly. Legs III about 1.7 times longer than legs IV. Setae h2 shorter than 300 ��m............................................................................................... C. lophiomys Fain, 1975 2. Distal ends of adanal shields widely separated from each other.................................................. 4 - Distal ends of adanal shields almost fused to each other....................................................... 3 3. Coxal fields III completely closed................................................. C. ictonyctis Lawrence, 1955 - Coxal fields III semienclosed........................................................ C. tripilis (Michael, 1889) 4. Adanal shields widely rounded........................................................................... 5 - Adanal shields almost straight and subparallel, bracket-shaped............................. C. setifera (M��gnin, 1880) 5. Setae f2 shorter than 50 ��m............................................................. C. erinacei Fain, 1962 - Setae f2 longer than 90 ��m..................................................... C. algirus Fain and Portus, 1979, Published as part of Bochkov, Andre V., Klimov, Pavel B., Kim, Da-Hee & Skoracki, Maciej, 2019, Validation of the status of a species with high CO 1 and low nuclear genetic divergences: the scab mite Caparinia ictonyctis stat. res. (Acariformes: Psoroptidae) parasitizing the African hedgehog Atelerix albiventris, pp. 523-547 in Zootaxa 4544 (4) on page 541, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4544.4.4, http://zenodo.org/record/2618505, {"references":["Fain, A. (1975) Nouveaux taxa dans les Psoroptinae hypothese sur l'origine de ce groupe (Acarina, Sarcoptiformes, Psoroptidae). Acta Zoologica et Pathologica Antverpiensia, 61, 57 - 84.","Lawrence, R. F. (1955) A new mange-mite from the Cape polecat. Annals of Tropical Medicine & Parasitology, 49 (1), 54 - 62.","Michael, A. D. (1889) On some unrecorded parasitic Acari found in Great Britain. Journal of the Linnean Society, 20 (123), pp. 400 - 406.","Megnin, E. (1880) Les parasites et les maladies parasitaires chez l'homme, les animaux domestiques et les animaux sauvages avec lesquels ils peuvent etre en contact: insectes, arachnides, crustaces. Masson, Paris, 478 pp.","Fain, A. (1962) Un nouvel acarien psorique du herisson sud-africain: Caparinia erinacei n. sp. Revue de Zoologie Africaine, 65, 204 - 210.","Fain, A. & Portus, M. (1979) Two new parasitic mites (Acari, Astigmata) from the Algerian hedgehog Aethechinus algirus, in Spain. Revista Iberica de Parasitologia, 39 (1 - 4), 577 - 585."]}

Caparinia tripilis (Michael, 1889) ex Erinaceus europaeus: 1 male and 1 tritonymph, Spain, Madrid Province, San Fernando de Henares, 40��25'25''N, 3��31'57''W, 28 June 1977, coll. M. Portus (IRSNB); 1 male, 3 females, 4 tritonymphs, 2 larvae, the Netherlands, Nijmegen, 51��50'33''N, 5��51'10''E, 29 August 1967, coll. F.S. Lukoschus (IRSNB); 6 males, 2 females, and 2 tritonymphs, Belgium, Flemish Brabant Province, Leefdaal, 50��50'51''N, 4��35'21''E, 11 July 1979, coll. F. Puylaert (IRSNB); 1 female, Poland, Krak��w, 50��5'N, 19��55'E, 17 July 1966, coll. Zurowski (IRSNB); 20 males, 20 females, 10 tritonymphs, 10 protonymphs, and 10 larvae, Russia, St. - Petersburg Province, Gatchina District, near Taytsy village, 59��40'00''N, 30��07'00''E, September 2015, coll. A.V. Bochkov (ZISP, AVB 17-0305 - 001) [many additional specimens are preserved in alcohol or were used for scanning electron microscopy and molecular analysis]; 10 males, 10 females, 10 tritonymphs, 10 protonymphs, and 10 larvae, Russia, St. Petersburg Province, no further data, 0 5 March 1988, coll. I. Skiba (ZISP AVB 14-0505 - 008). ex Erinaceus roumanicus: 10 males, 10 females, 10 tritonymphs, 10 protonymphs, and 10 larvae, Russia, North Caucasus, Caucasus National Reserve, Khosta forest, 23 June 1977, coll. H. Dubinina (ZISP). Note: the original label says Erinaceus europaeus, however, based on the locality, the host name should be E. roumanicus (Heet al. 2012). Caparinia ictonyctis (Lawrence, 1955) ex Atelerix albiventris: 20 males, 20 females, 10 tritonymphs, 10 protonymphs, and 10 larvae, South Korea, South Leolla Province, Gwangju, pet shop, February 2010, coll. S.-S. Shin (ZISP AVB 14-0505-004) [many additional specimens are preserved in alcohol or were used for scanning electron microscopy and molecular analysis]; 6 males and 1 female, USA, Maryland, Baltimore Zoo, directly transported from Togo, 4 February 1986, coll. E. Neely (IRSNB). ex Ictonyx striatus: 3 males and 3 females (syntypes of Caparinia ictonyctis Lawrence, 1955), South Africa, KwaZulu-Natal, Pietermaritzburg, April, 1954, coll. R.F. Lawrence (KZNM 5767); 1 male and 1 female, [original label in French: Ictonyx striatus erythreae, Egypte, Saukin], other data unknown (IRSNB). On the original label by A. Fain, the geographical data are probably not quite correct. Ictonyx striatus erythreae is absent in Egypt but occurs in neighbouring Sudan (Wilson and Reeder 2005). The locality ���Saukin��� is absent in Egypt and according to Geonames database probably is El Qadarif city, 14��02'05''N, 35��23'00''E, Al Qadarif state, Sennar Province, Sudan. Caparinia setifera (M��gnin, 1880) 2 males, 1 female and 2 tritonymphs (syntypes) from Hyaena hyaena, [coll. Hist. Nat. Paris], no other data (IRSNB); 1 male, 11 females, and 1 tritonymph from same host, South Africa, KwaZulu-Natal, Hluhluwe- Umfolozi Game Reserve, 28��02'21''S, 32��03'31''E, 9 November 1973, coll. M.E. Keep (IRSNB). Caparinia erinacei Fain, 1962 1 male and 1 female (paratypes) from Atelerix frontalis, South Africa, Transvaal [now Gauteng], Pretoria Zoo, March 1959, coll. F. Zumpt (MRAC); 2 females and 2 males from ���hedgehog���, Tanzania, Arusha Region, Serengeti National Park, 14 September 1971, coll. T. Mcharo (IRSNB). The undetermined ���hedgehog��� from Tanzania recorded as host of this species (Fain 1975) is probably Atelerix albiventris, because among African hedgehogs only this species inhabits Tanzania (He et al., 2012). Caparinia algirus Fain and Port��s, 1979 Female (holotype), 3 males and 3 females (paratypes) from Atelerix algirus, Spain, Bolearic Islands, Formentera Island, Pitiusas, 38��55'50''N, 1��21'45''E, no date, coll. M. Portus (IRSNB); 2 males and 2 males (paratypes) from same host, Spain, Catalonia, Barcelona, 02��17'N, 41��41'E, no date, coll. M. Portus (IRSNB). Caparinia lophiomys Fain, 1975 12 males and 9 females (paratypes) from Lophiomys imhausi, Somalia, May 1916, no other data (IRSNB). Morphological descriptions. In the analyses, key, and descriptions, the idiosomal chaetotaxy follows Griffiths et al. (1990) with modifications of Norton (1998) for coxal setae. The leg chaetotaxy follows Grandjean (1939). All measurements are given in micrometers (��m) and were taken as follows: body length = total length from the anterior extremity of the palps to the posterior border of the body, including the lobar membranes in males; body width = width at the level of setae cp; length of dorsal shields = maximum length, measured along the median line of the shields; length of male opisthosomal lobes = measured from the anterior edge of the opisthosomal cleft to the posterior end of the lobe; length of the posterior legs = length from the most basal point of the trochanter to the apex of the tarsus, excluding pretarsus. Drawings were made with a Leica microscope equipped with differential interference contrast (Nomarski) optics and a camera lucida. Fine mite structures (mites from Atelerix albiventris, ZISP AVB 14-0505-004) were examined with a scanning electron microscope Quanta 250. Mites were put in 96% ethanol for 24 hours, transferred to hexamethyldisilazane for 10 minutes, and then dried and sputtered with platinum. DNA amplification, sequencing, and alignment. We sequenced individual specimens of Caparinia from Atelerix albiventris and Erinaceus europaeus for 6 genes: two nuclear ribosomal RNA genes, 18S and 28S rDNA; three nuclear protein-coding genes: elongation factor 1alpha100E (EF1-��), signal recognition particle protein 54k (SRP54), Hsc70-5 heat shock protein cognate 5 (HSP70); and one mitochondrial protein-coding gene (CO1). CO1 was sequenced from 14 specimens for Caparinia ex Atelerix albiventris (all were identical) and 2 specimens of Caparinia tripilis ex Erinaceus europaeus. Previously published amplification and sequencing protocols were used (Bochkov et al., 2014; Klimov & OConnor, 2008, 2013; Knowles & Klimov, 2011). GenBank accession numbers are as follows: MG766225 - MG766259, MG766261 - MG766269 (Table 1). The sequence of 18S of Caparinia from Erinaceus europaeus (MG766260) was identified as a gregarine (an endoparasitic protozoan) and, therefore, was excluded from further analyses. Domain D4 of 28S rDNA was also excluded because our standard protocol TABLE 1. Collection data and GenBank accession numbers for select taxa of the scab mite family Psoroptidae (id=unique numbers for DNA extraction vouchers; field number = lot-based museum UMMZ accession numbers for vouchers and co-vouchers). *Gregarine sequence amplified, GenBank accession number MG766260. produced superimposed sequences. Sequences of rDNA were aligned in Mesquite ver. 3.31 (Maddison & Maddison, 2016) using a previously established secondary structure model (Klimov & OConnor, 2008); alignment of other loci was unambiguous. Voucher and co-voucher mite specimens are deposited in the University of Michigan Museum of Zoology, Ann Arbor, Michigan under the following accession numbers: BMOC 13-0508-003 (AD1647): Caparinia ictonyctis, ex Atelerix albiventris; BMOC 16-0825-012 (AD2034), BMOC 16-0825-013 (AD2035): Caparinia tripilis, ex Erinaceus europaeus. Genetic distances. Following tradition, we use Kimura 2-parameter (K2P) genetic distances (Hebert et al., 2003), but see (Srivathsan & Meier, 2012) for criticism. Distances were calculated in PAUP* ver. 4.0a (build 158) (Swofford, 2016) using the default settings., Published as part of Bochkov, Andre V., Klimov, Pavel B., Kim, Da-Hee & Skoracki, Maciej, 2019, Validation of the status of a species with high CO 1 and low nuclear genetic divergences: the scab mite Caparinia ictonyctis stat. res. (Acariformes: Psoroptidae) parasitizing the African hedgehog Atelerix albiventris, pp. 523-547 in Zootaxa 4544 (4) on pages 524-527, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4544.4.4, http://zenodo.org/record/2618505, {"references":["Michael, A. D. (1889) On some unrecorded parasitic Acari found in Great Britain. Journal of the Linnean Society, 20 (123), pp. 400 - 406.","Lawrence, R. F. (1955) A new mange-mite from the Cape polecat. Annals of Tropical Medicine & Parasitology, 49 (1), 54 - 62.","Wilson, D. E. & Reeder, D. M. (2005) Mammal Species of the World. A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference. 3 rd Edition. Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore, 2142 pp.","Megnin, E. (1880) Les parasites et les maladies parasitaires chez l'homme, les animaux domestiques et les animaux sauvages avec lesquels ils peuvent etre en contact: insectes, arachnides, crustaces. Masson, Paris, 478 pp.","Fain, A. (1962) Un nouvel acarien psorique du herisson sud-africain: Caparinia erinacei n. sp. Revue de Zoologie Africaine, 65, 204 - 210.","Fain, A. (1975) Nouveaux taxa dans les Psoroptinae hypothese sur l'origine de ce groupe (Acarina, Sarcoptiformes, Psoroptidae). Acta Zoologica et Pathologica Antverpiensia, 61, 57 - 84.","He, K., Chen, J. H., Gould, G. C., Yamaguchi, N., Ai, H. S., Wang, Y. X., Zhang, Y. P. & Jiang, X. L. (2012) An estimation of Erinaceidae phylogeny: A combined analysis approach. Plos One, 7 (6), e 393304. https: // doi. org / 10.1371 / journal. pone. 0039304","Fain, A. & Portus, M. (1979) Two new parasitic mites (Acari, Astigmata) from the Algerian hedgehog Aethechinus algirus, in Spain. Revista Iberica de Parasitologia, 39 (1 - 4), 577 - 585.","Griffiths, D. A., Atyeo, W. T., Norton, R. A. & Lynch, C. A. (1990) The idiosomal chaetotaxy of astigmatid mites. Journal of Zoology, 220, 1 - 32. https: // doi. org / 10.1111 / j. 1469 - 7998.1990. tb 04291. x","Norton, R. A. 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(2013) Is permanent parasitism reversible? - Critical evidence from early evolution of house dust mites. Systematic Biology, 62 (3), 411 - 423. https: // doi. org / 10.1093 / Sysbio / Syt 008","Knowles, L. & Klimov, P. B. (2011) Estimating phylogenetic relationships despite discordant gene trees across loci: the species tree of a diverse species group of feather mites (Acari: Proctophyllodidae). Parasitology, 138 (13), 1750 - 1759. https: // doi. org / 10.1017 / S 003118201100031 X","Maddison, W. P. & Maddison, D. R. (2016) Mesquite: a modular system for evolutionary analysis. Version 3.10. Available from http: // mesquiteproject. org (accessed 24 November 2017)","Hebert, P. D. N., Cywinska, A., Ball, S. L. & DeWaard, J. R. (2003) Biological identifications through DNA barcodes. Proceedings of the Royal Society B-Biological Sciences, 270 (1512), 313 - 321. https: // doi. org / 10.1098 / rspb. 2002.2218","Srivathsan, A. & Meier, R. (2012) On the inappropriate use of Kimura- 2 - parameter (K 2 P) divergences in the DNA-barcoding literature. Cladistics, 28 (2), 190 - 194. https: // doi. org / 10.1111 / j. 1096 - 0031.2011.00370. x","Swofford, D. L. (2016) PAUP *. Phylogenetic Analysis Using Parsimony (* and other methods). Version 4.0 a 150. Distributed by the author. Available from https: // paup. phylosolutions. com / get-paup (accessed 24 November 2017)"]}

Genus Lutrilichus Fain, 1970 Lutrilichus javanicus Fain, 1970 (Figures 1-7) Lutrilichus javanicus Fain, 1970: 300, 1981: 43, figs. 3, 4; Fain et al. 1974: 944. Material examined — 10 males, 10 females, 10 male larvae, 10 female larvae, 5 male protonymphs, 10 female protonymphs, 10 male tritonymphs, 10 female tritonymphs, and numerous specimens retained in ethanol (ZISP, AVB 17-1103-001) from the Chinese ferret badger Melogale moschata (Gray) (Carnivora: Mustelidae) (ZISP, AVA 13-169), VIETNAM: Son La Province, Phu Yen District, Suoi To Commune, Suoi Khang Village, ca. 10 km NW of Phu Yen, 21°20′13.2′′N, 104°36′29.7′′E, alt 1100 m, 31 May 2013, coll. A. V. Abramov. Mites are deposited in the Museum of Zoology, the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, USA (UMMZ), and Zoological Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Saint-Petersburg, Russia (ZISP). Male larva — (10 specimens, Figure 1) — Body 270–380 long and 165–255 wide. Gnathosoma. Gnathosoma having structure typical for Chirodiscidae with full complement of setae. Palps two-segmented, enclosed by membrane. Pseudorutellar membranes of subcapitulum weakly developed, dorsal lobes not developed. Palpal setae: dTi, dTil", dTa, ω, ul', and ul"; subcapitular setae: elcp and subc. Idiosoma. Idiosoma slightly flattened from lateral sides, completely covered by transverse striae. Propodonotal shield very short about 10 long, in shape of narrow transverse band. Hysteronotal shield absent. Hysteronotal gland openings gl distinct. Posterior margin of opisthosomal widely rounded. Laterocoxal setae scx absent. Anal opening situated ventrally. Lengths of setae: si 50–88, se 60–80, c1 55–63, c2 48–58, cp 45–50, c3 40–65, d1 33–45, d2 40–60, e1 50 –65, e2 58 –78, h2 150–210, 1a and 3a 15–20. Each pair of coxal apodemes Ia and IIa, fused in Y-shaped structures. Coxal apodemes IIIa fused medially in arch-like structure. Legs. Legs I and II with 5 segments: trochanter without setae, femur with seta vF, genu with setae cG and mG, tibia with seta gT and solenidion φ, tarsus with paired tarsal flaps and solenidion ω1. Legs III well developed, with full set of articulated segments: trochanter, femur, genu, tibia and tarsus with pretarsus. Ambulacral disc of pretarsus III with acute terminal protrusion. Leg III setation: genu: solenidion σ, tibia: seta kT and solenidion φ, tarsus: setae w, r, s, f, e, d. Setae s III and w III shaped as longitudinally striated spurs. Male protonymph — (5 specimens, Figure 2A, B) — Body 310–390 long and 210–265 wide. Idiosoma. Propodonotal shield about 10 long. One pair of genital papillae, setae f2, h3, ps1, ps2, ps3, and g added on idiosoma. Setae f2 situated closer to bases of h2 than ps2. Lengths of setae: si 70–90, se 80–100, c1, c2, cp, c3, d1, d2, e1, and e2 70–100; f2, ps1, ps2, and ps3 10–20; h2 100–120; h3 80–100. Coxal apodemes IVa fused medially into arch-like structure. Legs. Legs IV with five articulated segments added. Pretarsus IV present. Setae d, w, and r of tarsus IV present, other segments of legs IV without setae. Seta w IV shaped as longitudinally striated spur. Male tritonymph — (10 specimens, Figure 2 C–F) — Body 410–450 long and 250–300 wide. Idiosoma. Propodonotal shield 10–15 long. Second pair of genital papillae, coxal setae 4a and 4b added on idiosoma. Lengths of setae: si 78–90, se 80–100, c1 50–70, c2 70–90, cp 45–70, c3 60–65, d1 45–50, d2 70–90, e1 and e2 60 –70, f2 18–25, h2 140–180, h3 80–100, ps1 5–10, ps2 23–28, ps3 38–53. Legs. Seta sR III on trochanter III, seta kT III on tibia III, and setae e IV and f IV on tarsus IV added. Male — (10 specimens, Figures 5A and 6) — Body 365–425 long, 205–265 wide. Idiosoma. Propodonotal shield 10–18 long. Idiosomal dorsum covered with numerous transverse striae. Hysteronotal shield shaped of transverse band, situated posterior to setae e 1, 25 –35 in length along midline. Setae ps3 situated between adanal suckers. Opisthosomal lobes widely rounded. Lengths of idiosomal setae: si 80–100, se 100–115, c1 78–93, c2 93–105, cp 70–120, c3 40–65, d1 40–60, d2 80–95, e1 – microsetae, e2 70–100, f2 80–85, h2 130–180, h3 130–170, ps1 110–120, and ps2 100–125. Aedeagus about 11 long. Adanal sclerites absent. Legs III 110–140 long, with setation as in male tritonymph. Legs IV 70–90 long, consisting of 4 segments, femur and genu fused. Solenidion σ III added on genu III. Tarsi IV bearing setae d, w, and r, tibia IV with solenidion φ IV, other segments of legs IV without setae. Seta w IV shaped as longitudinally striated spur. Female larva — (10 specimens, Figure 3) — Similar to male larva. Body 250–300 long and 160–205 wide. Idiosomal dorsum posterior to level of setal bases c2 and d1 smooth. Lengths of idiosomal setae: si 88–120, se 75–125, c1 28–38, c2 80–100, cp 80–120, c3 70–85, d1 2–3, d2 25–30, e1 110–125, e2 60 –90, h2 180–240, 1a 10–20, and 3a 30–40. Setae e1 thickened and situated terminally. Live independently or attached to male. Female protonymph — (10 specimens, Figure 4A, B) — Body 255–265 long and 190–210 wide, slightly elongated sack-like. Coxal fields I smooth; coxal apodemes II–IV absent. Setae c3, e1, e2, d1, d2, f2, 3a, g, ps1, ps2, and ps3 absent. Setae h3 added. Lengths of setae: si 88–93, se 100–110, c1 10–15, c2 5–8, cp 30–35, 1a about 10, h2 and h3 28–35. Posterior end of opisthosoma between levels of setae e1 and h2 smooth, anterior margin of this area flanked with a pair of large bow-shaped opisthosomal sclerites and bears pair of rounded tubercles corresponding to male adanal suckers. Legs I strongly shortened compared to female larva, their tibia and tarsus clearly separated. Setation of legs I as in female larva, but all setae shorter. Legs II–IV absent. First pair of genital papillae added. Female tritonymph — (10 specimens, Figure 4C) — Similar to female protonymph. Body 335–350 long and 245–305 wide. Idiosoma. Propodonotal shield 10–15 long. Second pair of genital papillae added. Idiosomal chaetome as in female protonymph. Lengths of idiosomal setae: si 80–135, se 125–155, c1 and c2 5–8, cp 25–50, h2 and h3 20–35, 1a about 10. Legs. Legs I as in female protonymph. Legs II strongly reduced, several times shorter and thinner than legs I, consisting of 3 articulated segments, apical segment with 3 short setae. Legs III and IV primordial, shaped as small conical tubercles not split into segments, each bearing 1 apical microseta. Female — (10 specimens, Figures 5B and 7) — Similar to male tritonymph except oviporus between coxal fields III. Body 440–490 long, 275–330 wide. Idiosoma. Propodonotal shield about 10 long. Full set of idiosomal setae occurring in adult chirodiscids excluding setae h1 (as in male). Coxal apodemes I–III as in male tritonymph. Lengths of setae: si 100–125, se 100–120, c1 75–85, c2 80–105, cp 83–105, c3 75–85, d1 58–80, d2 85–95, e1 95–130, e2 95–125, f2 19–25, h2 135–170, h3 140–160, ps1 10–23, ps2 25–38, and ps3 50–70. Legs. Legs I and II as in male. Legs III and IV fully developed as in male tritonymph; setation of legs III and tibia IV as in male, tarsus IV with 5 setae d, e, f, r, and w. Seta w IV shaped as longitudinally striated spur. Ovoviviparous., Published as part of Bochkov, Andre V., 2018, External morphology of postembrionic stages of Lutrilichus javanicus (Acariformes: Chirodiscidae) from Melogale moschata (Carnivora: Mustelidae) from Vietnam, pp. 763-772 in Acarologia 58 (4) on pages 764-771, DOI: 10.24349/acarologia/20184271, http://zenodo.org/record/4502694, {"references":["Fain A. 1970. Diagnoses de nouveaux lobalgides et listrophorides (Acarina: Sarcoptiformes). Rev. Zool. Bot. Afr., 81: 271 - 300.","Fain A. 1981. Notes sur des acariens des genres Soricilichus Fain et Lutrilichus Fain (Acari: Chirodiscidae). Bull. Ann. Soc. R. Ent. Belg., 117: 41 - 44.","Fain A., Lukoschus F. S., Kock N. J. J., Glulow F. V. 1974. A key to the genus Lutrilichus Fain and description of a new species from the ermine, Mustela erminea, in Canada (Acarina: Sarcoptiformes). Can. J. Zool., 74: 941 - 944. doi: 10.1139 / z 74 - 125"]}

International audience; Mites of the family Chirodiscidae (Acariformes: Sarcoptoidea) are permanent mono- or stenoxenous symbionts of mammals living in the fur of their hosts. Among three genera included in the tribe Schizocarpini (Labidocarpinae), members of the genus Lutrilichus Fain inhabit small carnivores of the families Mustelidae and Viverridae (Carnivora). The external morphology of postembrionic stages of Lutrilichus javanicus Fain, 1970 (Acariformes: Chirodiscidae), collected from Melogale moschata (Gray, 1831) (Mustelidae) in Vietnam, is described. This is the second report of this mite species, previously known from a single female specimen from Melogale orientalis Blanford, 1888 in Java, and the first description of the immature stages in the genus Lutrilichus.

Soricilichus sylvisorex sp. nov. (Figs. 13–15) Diagnosis. Both sexes: setae cp shorter than 55 (Figs. 13 B, 14 C). Setae c 3 and cp situated off sclerotized parts of coxal fields III (Fig. 13, 14 C). Male: hysteronotal shield with roughly triangular anterior margin (Fig. 14 A, B). Adanal sclerite small, without median concavity (Fig. 13 B). Ventro-lateral membranes of opisthosoma with attenuated, triangular posterior angles (Fig. 14 B). Female: setae h 2 30–40 long (Fig. 14 D). Description. MALE (holotype, Figs. 13, 14 A, B, 15 A, B). Body 265 long (255–270 in 10 paratypes) and 75 wide in lateral position at level of setal bases cp (70–75). Propodonotal shield 37 long (36–40). Idiosomal dorsum with 16–17 transverse striae. Setae c 3 and cp situated off sclerotized parts of coxal fields III. Hysteronotal shield 42 long (38–43), with roughly triangular anterior margin. Setae d 1 situated distinctly anterior to anterior margin of this shield (approximate distance 10). Lengths of idiosomal setae: cp 48 (25–50), c 2 and d 2 7–8, and h 2 22 (20–28). Aedeagus about 11 long. Adanal sclerite small (about 10 long and 2 wide), without median concavity. Posterior angles of ventro-lateral opisthosomal membranes distinctly attenuated, triangular. Legs III 110 long (110–115), legs IV 47 long (45–50), tarsi III 25 long (23–26), tarsi IV 12 long (12–14). Lengths of solenidia: φ III 28 (26–30), φ IV 20 (19–21), and σ III 2–3. FEMALE (10 paratypes, Figs. 14 C–F, 15 C, D). Body 350–375 long and 75–90 wide in lateral position at level of setal bases cp. Propodonotal shield about 35 long. Idiosomal dorsum with 28–31 transverse striae. Setae c 3 and cp situated off sclerotized parts of coxal fields III. Lengths of idiosomal setae: cp 25–40, c 2, d 2, ps 3 9–11, and h 2 30–40. Legs III and legs IV about 70 long, tarsi III and tarsi IV about 20 long. Lengths of solenidia: φ III about 50, φ IV and σ III about 3. Type material. DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO: Male holotype, 6 male, and 6 female paratypes (ZISP AVB 15-3010 -001) from Sylvisorex granti Thomas (host JKSG 272) (Soricomorpha: Soricidae: Crocidurinae), North Kivu Province, Kasugho, 21 July 2010, coll. S.G. Mbalitini et al.; 3 male and 7 female paratypes (ZISP AVB 15-3010 -002) from same host (host MKSG 033), North Kivu Province, Kasugho, 25 June 2010, coll. S.G. Mbalitini et al.; 5 male and 5 female paratypes (ZISP AVB 15-3010 -003) from same host (host JKSG 307), North Kivu Province, Kasugho, 25 June 2010, coll. S.G. Mbalitini et al.; 2 male and 8 female paratypes (ZISP AVB 15-3010 -024) from same host (host JKSG 384), North Kivu Province, Kasugho, 1 August 2010, coll. S.G. Mbalitini et al. Type deposition. Holotype, 5 male and 5 female paratypes in MRAC, other paratypes in ZISP. Non-type material. DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO: 5 males, 5 females (ZISP AVB 15-3010 - 025) from Sylvisorex lunaris Thomas (host JKSG 240), North Kivu Province, Kasugho, 19 July 2010, coll. S.G. Mbalitini et al.; 5 males, 5 females (ZISP AVB 15-3010 -026) from same host (host JKSG 284), North Kivu Province, Kasugho, 22 July 2010, coll. S.G. Mbalitini et al.; 5 males, 5 females (ZISP AVB 15-3010 -027) from same host (host JKSG 328), North Kivu Province, Kasugho, 26 July 2010, coll. S.G. Mbalitini et al.; 11 males, 9 females (ZISP AVB 15-3010 -028) from Sylvisorex vulcanorum Hutterer and Verheyen (host JKSG 040), North Kivu Province, Kasugho, 25 June 2010, coll. S.G. Mbalitini et al.; 6 males, 4 females from same host (host JKSG 311), North Kivu Province, Kasugho, 25 July 2010, coll. S.G. Mbalitini et al.; 5 males, 5 females from Crocidura denti Dollman (host JKSG 262) (Soricomorpha: Soricidae: Crocidurinae), North Kivu Province, Kasugho, 21 July 2010, coll. S.G. Mbalitini et al.; 5 males, 5 females from Crocidura cf. niobe (host KSG 008), North Kivu Province, Kasugho, 25 June 2010, coll. S.G. Mbalitini et al.; 5 females from same host (host KSG 255), North Kivu Province, Kasugho, 20 July 2010, coll. S.G. Mbalitini et al.; 10 males, 9 females from Crocidura sp. (host KSG 219), North Kivu Province, Kasugho, 25 July 2010, coll. S.G. Mbalitini et al. Vouchers in ZISP, except 5 females and 5 males in UMMZ. Etymology. The specific epithet derives from the generic name of the host and is a noun in apposition. Hosts and distribution. This species is known from shrews of the genus Sylvisorex, S. granti (type species), S. lunaris, S. vulcanorum and the genus Crocidura, C. denti, C. cf. niobe, and Crocidura sp. in DR of Congo (present paper). Differential diagnosis. The new species, Soricilichus sylvisorex sp. nov., differs from the two other species of this genus by following features. In both sexes of S. sylvisorex, setae cp are shorter 55 (vs. longer than 70 in both other species); in males, the adanal sclerite is small and without median concavity (vs. large and with deep median concavity). Additionally, this species differs from S. scutisorex by the following character states. In both sexes of S. sylvisorex, setae cp and c 3 are situated off the sclerotized parts of coxal fields III (vs. on these parts in S. scutisorex); in males, the anterior margin of the hysteronotal shield is roughly triangular (vs. almost straight), setae d 1 are situated far anterior from the anterior margin of this shield (vs. almost at level of this margin), the ventrolateral membrane has a triangular posterior edge (vs. with widely rounded edge); in females, setae h 2 are 30–40 long (vs. 9–10 long). Females of S. sylvisorex differ from those of S. kivuensis in having shorter setae h 2 30–40 long (vs. 75–90 in S. kivuensis).

Soricilichus scutisorex Fain, 1970 (Figs. 1���10) Soricilichus scutisorex Fain, 1970: 300, 1971: 195, figs. 239 ���241, 244, 245; Bochkov 2010: 239. Diagnosis. Both sexes: setae cp longer than 70 (Figs. 1, 5). Setae c 3 and cp situated on sclerotized parts of coxal fields III (Figs. 1, 5). Male: hysteronotal shield with slightly convex anterior margin (Fig. 1 A). Adanal sclerite distinctly developed, with large median concavity (Fig. 2 A, B). Ventro-lateral membranes of opisthosoma with widely rounded posterior angles (Fig. 2 B). Female: setae h 2 9���10 long (Fig. 6 A). Description. MALE (10 specimens, Figs. 1���4). Body 325���345 long and 85���100 wide in lateral position at level of setal bases cp. Propodonotal shield 40���48 long. Idiosomal dorsum with 12���14 transverse striae. Setae c 3 and cp situated on sclerotized parts of coxal fields III. Hysteronotal shield 63���75 long, with only slightly convex anterior margin. Setae d 1 situated immediately anterior to or at anterior margin of this shield. Lengths of idiosomal setae: cp 85���100, c 2 and d 2 7���8, and h 2 25���30. Aedeagus about 11 long. Adanal sclerite distinctly developed, with large median concavity about 20 deep. Posterior angles of ventro-lateral opisthosomal membranes widely rounded. Legs III 125���130 long, legs IV 60 ���65 long, tarsi III 30���33 long, tarsi IV 18���20 long. Lengths of solenidia: �� III 35 ��� 38, �� IV 20���25, and �� III 2���3. FEMALE (10 specimens, Figs. 5���7). Body 450���470 long and 95���110 wide in lateral position at level of setal bases cp. Propodonotal shield 45���50 long. Idiosomal dorsum with 27���29 transverse striae. Setae c 3 and cp situated on sclerotized parts of coxal fields III. Lengths of idiosomal setae: cp 70���90, c 2, d 2, ps 3 7���8, and h 2 9���10. Legs III and legs IV about 85 long, tarsi III and tarsi IV about 27 long. Lengths of solenidia: �� III about 25, �� IV about 5, �� III 2���3. Type material. Male holotype (MRAC 139976), 1 male paratype (MRAC 139976) and 3 female paratypes (ZISP AVB 13 -0129-025) from Scutisorex somereni (Thomas), (=syn. congicus), (Soricimorpha: Soricidae: Crocidurinae), DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO: Eastern Province, Ibembo, 02�� 38 ��� 58 ���N, 23 �� 37 ��� 53 ���E, coll. A. Fain. Non-type material. Ex Scutisorex somereni from DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO: 1 male (ZISP AVB 13 -0129-027), (host L 1342), Kivu Nord Province, Irangi, 01�� 53 'S, 28 �� 27 'E, 8 November 1968, coll. U. Rahm; 1 female (ZISP AVB 13 -0129-026), (host IR 123), same data as previous, 19 October 1969, coll. U. Rahm; 6 males, 5 females (ZISP AVB 15-3010 -004), (host CRT 0708), Eastern Province, Kisangani, Jafira-Djabir, 1 June 2010, coll. S.G. Mbalitini et al.; 5 males, 5 females (ZISP AVB 15-3010 -005), (host CRT 0642), Eastern Province, Kisangani, Jafira-Djabir, 31 May 2010, coll. S.G. Mbalitini et al.; 4 males, 6 females (ZISP AVB 15-3010 -006), (host CRT 0707), Eastern Province, Kisangani, Jafira-Djabir, 1 June 2010, coll. S.G. Mbalitini et al.; 6 males, 14 females (ZISP AVB 15-3010 -007), (host CRT 0431), Eastern Province, Kisangani, Bomane, 22 May 2010, coll. S.G. Mbalitini et al.; 10 males, 10 females (ZISP AVB 15-3010 -008), (host CRT 0393), Eastern Province, Kisangani, Bomane, 22 May 2010, coll. S.G. Mbalitini et al.; 5 males, 5 females (ZISP AVB 15-3010 -009), (host CRT 0663), Eastern Province, Kisangani, Lieki-Island, 1 June 2010, coll. S.G. Mbalitini et al.; 5 males, 5 females (ZISP AVB 15-3010 -010), (host CRT 00681), Eastern Province, Kisangani, Lieki-Yoko, 2 June 2010, coll. S.G. Mbalitini et al.; 5 males, 5 females (ZISP AVB 15-3010 -011), (host CRT 0752), Eastern Province, Kisangani, Yoko, date unknown, coll. S.G. Mbalitini et al.; 5 males, 5 females (ZISP AVB 15-3010 -012), (host LEG 3521), Eastern Province, Kisangani, Yoko, date unknown, coll. S.G. Mbalitini et al.; 5 males, 5 females (ZISP AVB 15- 3010 -013), (host LEG 3553), Eastern Province, Kisangani, Yoko, date unknown, coll. S.G. Mbalitini et al.; 5 males, 5 females (ZISP AVB 15-3010 -014), (host LEG 3570), Eastern Province, Kisangani, Yoko, date unknown, coll. S.G. Mbalitini et al.; 5 males, 5 females (ZISP AVB 15-3010 -015), (host CRT 0088), Eastern Province, Kisangani, Yaikela, 5 May 2010, coll. S.G. Mbalitini et al.; 3 males, 5 females (ZISP AVB 15-3010 -016), (host CRT 0097), Eastern Province, Kisangani, Yaikela, 6 May 2010, coll. S.G. Mbalitini et al.; 5 males, 4 females (ZISP AVB 15-3010 -017), (host CRT 0098), Eastern Province, Kisangani, Yaikela, 6 May 2010, coll. S.G. Mbalitini et al.; 5 males, 5 females (ZISP AVB 15-3010 -018), (host MKSG 061), North Kivu Province, Kasugho, 25 June 2010, coll. S.G. Mbalitini et al.; 23 males, 18 females (ZISP AVB 15-3010 -019), (host JKSG 302), North Kivu Province, Kasugho, 24 July 2010, coll. S.G. Mbalitini et al.; 3 males, 6 females (ZISP AVB 15-3010 -020), (host JKSG 358), North Kivu Province, Kasugho, 30 July 2010, coll. S.G. Mbalitini et al.; 5 males, 5 females (ZISP AVB 15-3010 -021), (host CRT 0477), Eastern Province, Kisangani, 23 May 2010, coll. S.G. Mbalitini et al.; 5 males, 5 females (ZISP AVB 15-3010 -022), (host LEG 1955), Eastern Province, Kisangani, date unknown, coll. S.G. Mbalitini et al.; 5 males, 5 females (ZISP AVB 15-3010 -023), (host R 27992), Bandudu, Masako, 03��00' 41 ''S, 18 �� 21 ' 42 ''E, coll. S.G. Mbalitini et al. Ten females and 10 males in MRAC, other vouchers in ZISP and UMMZ. Hosts and distribution. This species was described from Scutisorex somereni from DR of Congo (Fain 1970, 1971) and had not been recollected since the original finding. We collected this species from the type host from various localities in DR of Congo (present paper)., Published as part of Bochkov, Andre V., Mbalitini, Sylvestre G. & Verheyen, Erik, 2016, Review of the fur-mite genus Soricilichus Fain, 1970 (Acariformes: Chirodiscidae) ��� symbionts of the African shrews of the subfamily Crocidurinae (Soricomorpha: Soricidae), pp. 235-253 in Zootaxa 4072 (2) on pages 242-247, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4072.2.6, http://zenodo.org/record/270676, {"references":["Fain, A. (1970) Diagnoses de nouveaux lobalgides et listrophorides (Acarina: Sarcoptiformes). Revue de Zoologie et de Botanique africaines, 81, 271 - 300.","Bochkov, A. V. (2010) A review of mammal-associated Psoroptidia (Acariformes: Astigmata). Acarina, 18, 99 - 260.","Fain, A. (1971) Les listrophorides en Afrique au sud du Sahara (Acarina: Sarcoptiformes). II. Familles Listrophoridae et Chirodiscidae. Acta Zoologica et Pathologica Antverpensia, 54, 1 - 231."]}

Soricilichus kivuensis Fain, 1981 (Figs. 11, 12) Soricilichus kivuensis Fain, 1981: 41, fig. 1; Bochkov 2010: 239. Diagnosis. Both sexes: setae cp longer than 70 (Figs. 11). Setae c 3 and cp situated off sclerotized parts of coxal fields III (Fig. 11). Male: hysteronotal shield with roughly triangular anterior margin (Fig. 12 A). Adanal sclerite distinctly developed, with large median concavity (Fig. 12 A). Ventro-lateral membranes of opisthosoma with attenuated, triangular posterior angles (Fig. 12 A). Female: setae h 2 9���10 long (Fig. 11 B). Description. MALE (3 specimens, Figs. 11 A, 12 A���C). Body 290���300 long and 95���110 wide in lateral position at level of setal bases cp. Propodonotal shield 40���43 long. Idiosomal dorsum with 16���17 transverse striae. Setae c 3 and cp situated off sclerotized parts of coxal fields III. Hysteronotal shield 39���42 long, with roughly triangular anterior margin. Setae d 1 situated distinctly anterior to anterior margin of this shield (approximate distance 20). Lengths of idiosomal setae: cp 100���105, c 2 and d 2 11���14, and h 2 50���55. Aedeagus about 12 long. Adanal sclerite distinctly developed, with large median concavity about 28 deep. Posterior angles of ventro-lateral opisthosomal membranes distinctly attenuated, triangular. Legs III 110���120 long, legs IV 50 ���55 long, tarsi III 23��� 25 long, tarsi IV 15���17 long. Lengths of solenidia: �� III 45 ���50, �� IV 23���27, and �� III 2���3. FEMALE (1 specimen, supplied by data from description of holotype by Fain (1981), Figs. 11 B, 12 D). Body 385 long (360 in holotype) and 100 wide (105) in lateral position at level of setal bases cp. Propodonotal shield 50 long (40). Idiosomal dorsum with 24 transverse striae (27). Setae c 3 and cp situated off sclerotized parts of coxal fields III. Lengths of idiosomal setae: cp 75 (90), c 2, d 2, ps 3 11���12 (11), and h 2 90 (75). Legs III and legs IV about 80 long, tarsi III and tarsi IV about 25 long. Lengths of solenidia: �� III 30, �� IV 4, �� III 2���3. Type material. Holotype female (MRAC) from unknown host, DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO: South Kivu, Bukavu. This holotype is probably lost. Non-type material. 3 males, 1 female (ZISP AVB 13 -0129-028) from Crocidura sp. (Soricomorpha: Soricidae: Crocidurinae), DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO: Kivu, Bitale Buloho, 02�� 12 'S, 28 �� 37 'E, 27 February 1967, coll. U. Rahm. Host and distribution. This species was described from a single female (holotype) and several non-type females from an unidentified host of the genus Crocidura from DR of Congo; males remained unknown (Fain 1981). Among specimens of this series from Crocidura sp. loaned to ZISP, one female and three male specimens were found, which for unknown reasons were not described by A. Fain., Published as part of Bochkov, Andre V., Mbalitini, Sylvestre G. & Verheyen, Erik, 2016, Review of the fur-mite genus Soricilichus Fain, 1970 (Acariformes: Chirodiscidae) ��� symbionts of the African shrews of the subfamily Crocidurinae (Soricomorpha: Soricidae), pp. 235-253 in Zootaxa 4072 (2) on pages 248-249, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4072.2.6, http://zenodo.org/record/270676, {"references":["Fain, A. (1981) Notes sur des acariens des genres Soricilichus Fain et Lutrilichus Fain (Acari Chirodiscidae). Bulletin and Annales de la Societe Royale Entomologie Belgique, 117, 41 - 44.","Bochkov, A. V. (2010) A review of mammal-associated Psoroptidia (Acariformes: Astigmata). Acarina, 18, 99 - 260."]}

Genus Soricilichus Fain, 1970 Soricilichus Fain, 1970: 300, 1971: 191, 1981: 41; Bochkov 2010: 132. Type species: Soricilichus scutisorex Fain, 1970 by original designation. Diagnosis. Both sexes: Idiosoma subcylindrical. Legs I and II with 4 segments (tibia and tarsus fused). Tarsi III with 1 enlarged spur-like seta (w). Ambulacral discs on tarsi IV with terminal projection. Male: setae e 2, f 2, ps 1, ps 2, g, and 4 b absent. Setae ps 3 represented by alveoli. Adanal suckers very small. Tarsi IV with 3 setae (w, r, d). Female: setae ps 1, ps 2, and 4 b absent. Description. BOTH SEXES. Palpal tibia and tarsus fused. Palpal setae dTi and l���Ti present, seta dTa absent. Palpal tarsus with 2 strongly reduced eupathidia, without apical membranes. Idiosoma subcylindrical, covered by transverse striae. Supracoxal setae absent. Propodonotal shield entire, without dorsal projections. Openings of opisthosomal glands (gl) distinct. Genital papillae indistinct. Apodemes IIIa���IIIa and IVa���IVa fused medially. Apodemes Ia���Ia and IIa���IIa fused in Y-shaped structures. Legs I and II with 4 segments: trochanter without setae, femur with seta vF only on leg II, genu with setae cG, mG, and solenidion �� 1, fused tibia and tarsus bearing paired tarsal flaps and solenidia �� and �� 1. Tarsal setae w III and w IV with longitudinally striated distinct spurs. Ambulacral discs of legs III and IV transversely striated ventrally. MALE (Figs. 1���4, 10 A, B, D). Idiosomal setation: si, c 1, c 3, d 1, e 1, ps 3 ���represented by alveoli or microsetae; c 2 and d 2 ���short spurs, cp and h 2 ���distinctly or moderately long, filiform; se, h 1, h 3, 1a, 3 a, and 4 a ��� short filiform. Hysteronotal shield present. Adanal suckers present, weakly developed. Paranal sclerites present. Adanal sclerite unpaired, with or without large concavity (bursa). Opisthosomal lobes distinctly developed. Legs III about twice as long as shortened legs IV. Ambulacral disc of legs III without protrusion, ambulacral disc of legs IV with protrusion. Legs III, IV setation: III��� sR, ��, kT, ��, w, r, s, f, e, d; IV��� ��, w, r, d. FUGURE 1. Soricilichus scutisorex Fain, 1970, male. A���dorsal view; B���ventral view. FEMALE (Figs. 5���7). Idiosomal setation: si, c 1, c 3, d 1, e 1, h 1, h 3 ���represented by alveoli or microsetae; c 2, d 2, ps 3 ���short spurs, cp ���distinctly or moderately long, filiform; h 2 ���distinctly or moderately long, filiform or spur-like; se, 1 a, 3 a, 4 a, g ���short filiform. Epigynum fused with apodemes IIIa. Legs III and IV subequal. Ambulacral discs on legs III and IV with protrusion. Trochanters III with ventral longitudinal crest. Legs III, IV setation: III��� sR, ��, kT, ��, w, r, s, f, e, d; IV��� kT, ��, w, r, f, e, d. Ovoviviparous. LARVA (Fig. 8). Gnathosoma as in adults but its ventro-lateral borders attenuated apically. Idiosoma subcylindrical, 2 ���2.5 times longer than wide, covered by transverse striae, excluding posterior end of opisthosoma. Propodonotal shield present. Apodemes Ia���Ia and IIa���IIa fused as in adults in Y-shaped structures; apodemes IIIa fused to each other in arch-like structure. Coxal fields I and II striated. Idiosomal setation: si, se, c 2, c 3, cp, d 2, h 1, h 2, 1a, and 3 a. Setae h 1 represented by alveoli. Openings of opisthosomal glands (gl) distinct. Anal opening situated ventrally. Legs I and II as in adults. Legs III moderately developed, with full set of articulated segments. Ambulacral discs of legs III striated ventrally, with protrusion. Leg III setation: ��, kT, ��, w, r, f, e, d. Seta w III as in adults. FEMALE PROTONYMPH (Fig. 9 A). Idiosoma about 2.5 times longer than wide. Coxal fields I smooth; coxal fields II and III almost completely reduced, their apodemes absent. Idiosomal setae c 2, c 3, cp, and d 2 absent. Legs I shortened comparing to larva, their tarsal flaps narrow and long. Setae mG I and cG I represented by alveoli. Legs II reduced to small tubercles bearing very short solenidia �� 1 II and �� II. Legs III represented by small tubercles bearing very short apical projection (probable remnants of ambulacral stalk). First pair of genital papillae appears. FEMALE TRITONYMPH (Fig. 9 B, 10). Idiosoma 3���4 times longer than wide. Second pair of genital papillae added. MALE PROTONYMPH AND TRITONYMPH. Unknown. Species included. Soricilichus kivuensis Fain, 1981, S. scutisorex Fain, 1970, and S. sylvisorex sp. nov. Distribution. Africa. Hosts. African Crocidurinae (Soricomorpha: Soricidae) of the genera Crocidura, Scutisorex, and Sylvisorex. Remarks. Larva hatches from egg in the female (ovoviviparity). Precapulatory male-guarding behavior was observed; males and female postembryonic immature stages (i.e. larva, proto- and tritonymph) are attached to each other in opposite directions by the posterior ends of the opisthosoma (Fig, 10 A, B, D)., Published as part of Bochkov, Andre V., Mbalitini, Sylvestre G. & Verheyen, Erik, 2016, Review of the fur-mite genus Soricilichus Fain, 1970 (Acariformes: Chirodiscidae) ��� symbionts of the African shrews of the subfamily Crocidurinae (Soricomorpha: Soricidae), pp. 235-253 in Zootaxa 4072 (2) on pages 236-240, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4072.2.6, http://zenodo.org/record/270676, {"references":["Fain, A. (1970) Diagnoses de nouveaux lobalgides et listrophorides (Acarina: Sarcoptiformes). Revue de Zoologie et de Botanique africaines, 81, 271 - 300.","Bochkov, A. V. (2010) A review of mammal-associated Psoroptidia (Acariformes: Astigmata). Acarina, 18, 99 - 260.","Fain, A. (1981) Notes sur des acariens des genres Soricilichus Fain et Lutrilichus Fain (Acari Chirodiscidae). Bulletin and Annales de la Societe Royale Entomologie Belgique, 117, 41 - 44."]}

Harpyrhynchoides ixobrychus Bochkov, OConnor and Klompen sp. nov. (Figs. 24) Description. FEMALE (holotype, Fig. 24). Body, including gnathosoma, 350 long and 315 wide. Gnathosoma 100 long and 105 wide. Palp 43 long and 60 wide, without lateral notches. Palpalae thickened (Fig. 24 C): dF 37 long, with 8���9 barbs, dG 31 long, with 7���8 pectinations, and l���G 21 long, with 6���7 barbs. Setae vF 63 long, smooth. Subcapitulum ventrally without membranous projections. Peritrematal branch 42 long. Idiosoma 250 long. Smooth cuticle between peritrematal branches and transverse striations apunctate. All dorsal setae slightly serrate. Dorsal shield unornamented, with slightly concave posterior margin, 165 long and 215 wide.. Idiosoma ventrally without scales or verrucosities, distinctly striated except area bearing setae 3 a and pocket-like vulvar structure. Setae 1 a situated slightly anterior to level of setal bases 1 c. Setae 3 a situated at level of coxal fields III. Coxal fields I and II smooth. Vulvar pocket-like structure with moderately developed lateral longitudinal folds. Vulvar apodemes well developed. Ventral setae, setae h 1 present. Lengths of setae: vi 116, ve 110, si 115, se 120, c 2 150, h 1 and h 2 6���8. Solenidia �� 1 I and �� 1 II 10���11 narrow straight and conical, with rounded apex. Empodium of tarsi I and II elongated, distinctly longer than respective tarsus. Genua I and II with 4 setae (d, l���, v���, v���), femur I with 4 setae (d and v triplicate), femur II with 3 setae (d and v duplicate), trochanters I and II with 1 seta (v). Apical segment of leg III with 5 setae; preapical segment with 1 seta. Leg IV with 2 segments; preapical segment with 1 seta; apical segment with 3 setae. MALE. Unknown. Type material. Holotype female (UMMZ BMOC 81 -0605-006) from Ixobrychus exilis (Gmelin) (Pelecaniformes: Ardeidae) (UMMZ 204377), USA: Michigan, Oakland Co., other data unknown, via Nankin Mills Nature Center. Type deposition. Holotype in UMMZ. Additional material. Three females (UMMZ) from Ixobrychus exilis (UMMZ 242829) [on skin in anterior ventral powder down], USA: Michigan, Washtenaw Co., Ann Arbor, University of Michigan campus, 42.2793409 ��- 83.7386084 �� (from specimen catalog), 22 May 2012, coll. B.M. OConnor (falcon kill). All specimens in UMMZ. Etymology. The specific epithet is derived from the generic name of the host and is a noun in apposition. Hosts and distribution. Ixobrychus exilis (Pelecaniformes: Ardeidae) from USA (Michigan) (present paper). Differential diagnosis. Among species of the group herodius this new species is closest to H. botaurus Bochkov and Galloway, 2013. In females of both these species, femur I has three adjoined ventral setae. These species differ from each other by the following character states. In females of H. ixobrychus sp. nov., the cuticular area bearing setae 3 a and pocket-like vulvar structure is smooth (vs. striated in H. botaurus), setae h 1 and h 2 are short, shorter than 10 (vs. about 35 long), trochanters I and II bear a single seta each (vs. three setae), palpal seta dF is 1.8 times longer than l���G (vs. subequal)., Published as part of Bochkov, Andre V, Oconnor, Barry M. & Klompen, Hans, 2015, A review of the mite subfamily Harpirhynchinae (Acariformes: Harpirhynchidae) ��� parasites of New World birds (Aves: Neognathae), pp. 1-130 in Zootaxa 4023 (1) on pages 32-33, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4023.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/399838, {"references":["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"]}

Perharpyrhynchus charadrius Bochkov, OConnor and Klompen sp. nov. (Figs. 63, 64) Description. FEMALE (holotype, 1 paratype; Fig. 63). Body, including gnathosoma, 315 long (350) and 265 wide (300). Gnathosoma about 90 long and 95 wide. Palp about 50 long and 35 wide. Approximate lengths of palpalae (Fig. 63 C): dF 19, dG 16, and l���G 6, thickened and pectinate. Setae vF about 25 long. Peritrematal branch about 55 long. Idiosoma 235 long (260). Dorsal shield 135 long (130) and 180 wide (165), distinctly punctate. Anterior margin of dorsal shield almost straight, posterior margin widely convex. Idiosomal venter with few longitudinal striations in lateral parts. Setae vi and si 28���30 long, se 47���52 long, all smooth; setae h 1 present, subequal to h 2 smooth, 7���10 long. Legs I and II with 4 articulated segments. Setation of legs I and II (number of solenidia in parentheses): tarsi 8 (1)��� 7 (1), tibiae 5 ��� 5, femora-genua 3 ��� 3, trochanters 1 ��� 1. Solenidia as in Fig. 63 G. MALE (1 paratype, Fig. 64). Body, including gnathosoma, 265 long and 235 wide. Gnathosoma 100 long and 95 wide. Palp 35 long. Approximate length of palpalae (Fig. 64 C): dF 23, dG 13 long, and l���G 11 long, thickened and pectinate. Setae vF about 20 long. Peritrematal branch about 45 long. Idiosoma 180 long. Dorsal shield about 125 long and 140 wide, with distinct punctation. Anterior margin of dorsal shield almost straight, posterior margin widely convex. Genital opening situated posterior to level of setal bases se. Aedeagus very short, 8 long. Distance g 1 ���g 1 about 15 long, g 2 ���g 2 about 7 long. Median part of idiosomal venter without striations. Setae vi and si about 12 long, se about 20 long, all smooth. Legs I and II with 4 articulated segments. Setation of legs I and II as in female. Solenidia as in Fig. 64 E, F. Type material. Holotype female (UMMZ BMOC 09-0408-001, # 1), 2 female and 2 male paratypes (UMMZ BMOC 09-0408-001, # 2���5) [1 female and 1 male paratypes crushed] from Charadrius vociferus Linnaeus (UMMZ 242081) (Charadriiformes: Charadriidae) [in skin of neck], USA: Michigan, Washtenaw Co., Ann Arbor, UM campus, 42.2793409 ��N, 83.7386084 ��W, 8 April 2009, coll. J. Hinshaw (falcon kill). Type deposition. Holotype and most paratypes in UMMZ, 1 damaged female paratype in ZISP. Etymology. The specific epithet is derived from the generic name of the host and is a noun in apposition. Hosts and distribution. Charadrius vociferus (Charadriiformes: Charadriidae) from USA (Michigan) (present paper). Differential diagnosis. In Perharpyrhynchus charadrius sp. nov., the femur and genu of legs I and II are fused to each other (anterior legs are four-segmented) as in Perharpyrhynchus elseyornis Bochkov and Klompen, 2014, P. jacana Fain, 1972, and P. recurvirostra Fain, 1976. Females of P. charadrius sp. nov. differ from these species by the presence of seta v on trochanter II and setae h 1., Published as part of Bochkov, Andre V, Oconnor, Barry M. & Klompen, Hans, 2015, A review of the mite subfamily Harpirhynchinae (Acariformes: Harpirhynchidae) ��� parasites of New World birds (Aves: Neognathae), pp. 1-130 in Zootaxa 4023 (1) on pages 80-81, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4023.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/399838, {"references":["Fain, A. (1972) Notes sur les families Cheyletidae et Harpyrhynchidae productrices de gales chez les oiseaux ou les mammiferes. Acta Zoologica et Pathologica Antverpiensia, 56, 37 - 60.","Fain, A. (1976) Notes sur les Harpyrhynchidae. Description de quatre especes nouvelles (Acarina: Prostigmata). Acarologia, 18, 124 - 132."]}

Harpyrhynchoides zenaida Bochkov, OConnor and Klompen sp. nov. (Figs. 33���35) Description. FEMALE (holotype, 5 paratypes, Figs. 33, 35 A���C). Body, including gnathosoma, 290 long (280��� 305) and 225 wide (225���240). Gnathosoma about 65 long and 80 wide. Palp 43 long (43���50) and 35 wide (30���40), without lateral notches. Palpalae thickened and subequal in length (Fig. 35 A): dF 21���23, with 7 pectinations, dG and l���G 19���20, with 8���9 and 6���8 pectinations, respectively. Setae vF about 50 long, smooth. Subcapitulum ventrally without membranous projections. Peritrematal branch about 40 long. Idiosoma 215���240 long. Smooth cuticle between peritrematal branches and transverse striations apunctate. All dorsal setae slightly serrate. Dorsal shield 145 long (135���145) and 145 wide (145���150). This shield covered by fine longitudinal striations, converged in posterior quarter and with straight posterior margin. Idiosoma ventrally without scales or verrucosities, almost fully striated. Setae 1 a situated slightly anterior to level of setal bases 1 c. Setae 3 a situated at level of coxal fields III. Distance between setal bases 3 a about 2 times longer than between setal bases 1 a. Coxal fields I and II with transverse fine striations. Vulvar pocket-like structure without long lateral longitudinal folds. Vulvar apodemes well developed. Ventral setae h 1 present. Lengths of setae: vi 130 (115���130), ve 110 (100���110), si 115 (115���125), se 110 (110���120), c 2 125 (120���130), h 1 and h 2 15���20. Solenidia �� 1 I and �� 1 II 10���11 long, narrow straight and conical, with rounded apex. Empodium of tarsi I and II not elongated, only slightly longer or subequal to respective tarsus. Genua I and II with 3 setae (d, l���, v���), femora I and II with 2 setae (d and v), trochanters I and II with 1 seta (v). Apical segment of leg III with 5 setae; preapical segment with 1 seta. Leg IV with 2 segments; preapical segment with 1 seta; apical segment with 3 setae. MALE (2 paratypes, Figs. 34, 35 D���G). Body, including gnathosoma, 210���215 long and 165���170 wide. Gnathosoma about 60 long and 65 wide. Palp about 30 long and 28 wide, without notches. Palpalae subequal in length with few barbs (Fig. 35 D): dF about 19, dG, and l���G 16���17. Setae vF about 25 long, smooth. Subcapitulum ventrally as in female. Idiosoma about 175 long. Smooth cuticle between peritrematal branches and transverse striations apunctate. Dorsal shield about 125 long and 115 wide. Aedeagus about 50 long, strongly curved, situated posterior to genital opening. Genital opening situated in posterior quarter of dorsal shield. Genital arch about 15 long. Genital setae microsetae, 2���3 long; setae g 2 situated equidistant from g 1 and g 3. Distance g 1 ���g 1 about 18, g 2 ���g 2 about 12, and g 3 ���g 3 28. Setae vi, ve, si, se, and c 2 slightly serrate, about 90 long. Idiosoma ventrally without scales or verrucosities, distinctly striated. Coxal fields I and II smooth. Leg I and II setation as in female. Solenidion �� 1 I about 10 long, strongly thickened, about 4 wide in median part; solenidion �� 1 II about 12 long, straight and conical, with rounded apex. Apical segment of leg III with 5 setae; preapical segment with 1 seta. Leg IV with 3 setae. Type material. Holotype female (UMMZ BMOC 07-0503-005, # 1), 6 female and 2 male paratypes (UMMZ BMOC 07-0503-005, # 2���8) from Zenaida macroura (Linnaeus) (Columbiformes: Columbidae) (UMMZ 241227) [imbedded in skin of wings], USA: Michigan, Washtenaw Co., Ann Arbor, UM Campus, 42.2793409 ��N, 83.7386084 ��W (from specimen catalog), 3 May 2007, coll. B.M. OConnor (falcon kill); 3 females and 1 male (BMOC 10 -0510-001, # 1���4) from same host (UMMZ 242301) and locality, 10 May 2010, coll. B.M. OConnor. Type deposition. Holotype and most of paratypes in UMMZ, 1 female paratype in ZISP, 1 in OSAL. Etymology. The specific epithet is derived from the generic name of the host and is a noun in apposition. Hosts and distribution. Zenaida macroura (Columbiformes: Columbidae) from USA (Michigan) (present paper). Differential diagnosis. Among species of complex A the new species is closest to Harpyrhynchoides metropelia (Fain, 1972). In females of both these species, genua I and II have three setae each, femora I and II have two setae each, proximal segments of legs III and IV have a single seta each, distal segment of leg IV has three setae, and the idiosomal venter lacks scales or verrucosities and is almost fully striated. These species differ from each other by the following character states. In females of H. zenaida sp. nov., setae h 1 and h 2 are subequal (vs. h 1 about seven times longer than h 2 in H. metropelia), the posterior margin of the dorsal shield is straight (vs. widely convex); in males, setae g 2 are situated equidistant from setae g 1 and g 3 (vs. setae g 2 more three times closer to g 1 than to g 3), the aedeagus is strongly curved (vs. straight), solenidion �� 1 I is strongly thickened, at least twice thicker than solenidion �� 1 II (vs. solenidia �� 1 I and II subequal), and setae vi are about 90 long (vs. 42 long)., Published as part of Bochkov, Andre V, Oconnor, Barry M. & Klompen, Hans, 2015, A review of the mite subfamily Harpirhynchinae (Acariformes: Harpirhynchidae) ��� parasites of New World birds (Aves: Neognathae), pp. 1-130 in Zootaxa 4023 (1) on pages 42-44, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4023.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/399838, {"references":["Fain, A. (1972) Notes sur les families Cheyletidae et Harpyrhynchidae productrices de gales chez les oiseaux ou les mammiferes. Acta Zoologica et Pathologica Antverpiensia, 56, 37 - 60."]}

Harpyrhynchoides bubulcus Bochkov, OConnor and Klompen sp. nov. (Figs. 19���21) Description. FEMALE (holotype, 11 paratypes, Figs. 19, 20). Body, including gnathosoma, 315 long (300���350) and 265 wide (250���270). Gnathosoma length and width subequal about 85. Palp 40 long (40���45) and 30 wide (30��� 33), without lateral notches. Palpalae thickened (Fig. 20): dG 17���18 long, with 6���7 tines, 2 times thicker than dF 18���19 long and l���G 13���14 long. Setae vF about 55 long, smooth. Subcapitulum ventrally without membranous projections. Peritrematal branch about 40 long. Idiosoma 225���235 long. Smooth cuticle between peritrematal branches and transverse striations apunctate. All dorsal setae slightly serrate. Dorsal shield unornamented, 135 long (135���140) and 200 wide (190���215), anterior margin widely concave, posterior margin widely rounded slightly concave in median part. Idiosoma ventrally without scales or verrucosities, median part of idiosoma without striations. Setae 1 a situated slightly anterior to level of setal bases 1 c. Setae 3 a situated slightly anterior to level of coxal fields III. Distance between setal bases 3 a about 4 times longer than between setal bases 1 a. Ventral setae h 1 present. Distance h 2 ���h 2 about 2 times longer than h 1 ���h 1. Coxal fields I and II smooth. Vulvar pocket-like structure without long lateral longitudinal folds, situated slightly anterior to coxal fields III. Vulvar apodemes distinctly developed. Lengths of setae: vi 100 (95���105), ve 83 (80���90), si 115 (110���120), se 90 (88���95), c 2 115 (110���120), h 1 and h 2 about 5. Solenidia �� 1 I and �� 1 II 9���10 long, narrow straight and conical, with rounded apex. Empodium of tarsi I and II elongated, distinctly longer than respective tarsus. Genua I and II with 4 setae (d, l���, v���, v���), femora I and II with 3 setae (d and duplicate v), trochanters I and II with 1 seta (v). Apical segment of leg III with 4 setae; preapical segment with 1 seta. Leg IV with 2 segments; preapical segment with 1 seta; apical segment with 3 setae. MALE (2 paratypes, Fig. 21). Body, including gnathosoma, 225���235 long and 190���200 wide. Gnathosomal length and width subequal, about 65. Palp about 35 long and 20 wide, without notches. Palpalae thickened, subequal in width (Fig. 21 C): dF about 12 long, dG about 10 long, and l���G about 8 long. Setae vF about 50 long, smooth. Subcapitulum ventrally as in female. Idiosoma about 185 long. Smooth cuticle between peritrematal branches and transverse striations apunctate. Dorsal shield about 135 long and 150 wide; with straight anterior margin and widely concave posterior margin. Aedeagus about 80 long, almost straight, situated anterior to genital opening. Genital opening situated in posterior third of dorsal shield. Genital arch about 25 long. Genital setae 2���3 long; setae g 2 situated slightly closer to g 3 than to g 3. Distance g 1 ���g 1 about 22, g 2 ���g 2 about 12, and g 3 ���g 3 about 20. Setae vi serrate, broken (probably long), ve, si, se, and c 2 slightly serrate, 80���90 long. Idiosoma ventrally without scales or verrucosities, fully striated. Coxal fields I and II smooth. Leg I and II setation as in female. Solenidion �� 1 I 8���9 long, slightly thicker than �� 1 II 7���8 long, narrow straight and conical, with rounded apex. Apical segment of leg III with 4 setae; preapical segment with 1 seta. Leg IV with 1 segment bearing 3 setae. Type material. Holotype female (UMMZ BMOC 89 -0315-001, # 1), 11 female and 2 male paratypes (BMOC 89 -0315-001, # 2���14) from Bubulcus ibis (Linnaeus) (Pelecaniformes: Ardeidae), (UMMZ 227901) [adults free in anterior ventral powder down, juveniles imbedded in skin latero-ventrally], USA: Florida, Orange Co., Orlando, Lake Adaire, 28.5666208 ��N, 81.2608791 ��W (from museum catalog), 11 March 1989, coll. M. Nemazi. Type deposition. Holotype and most of paratypes in UMMZ, 2 female paratypes in ZISP, 1 in OSAL. Etymology. The specific epithet is derived from the generic name of the host and is a noun in apposition. Hosts and distribution. Bubulcus ibis (Pelecaniformes: Ardeidae) from USA (Florida) (present paper). Differential diagnosis. Among species of the group herodius the new species is very close to Harpyrhynchoides herodius (Boyd, 1968). In females of these species, palpalae dG are thicker than l���G and setae v of femora I and II are duplicate. These species differ from each other by the following character states. In females of H. bubulcus sp. nov., the pocket-like vulvar structure is situated slightly anterior to coxal fields III (vs. at level of posterior margin of coxal fields III in H. herodius ���based on the original description and material from Ardea cinerea) and setae 3 a are situated on smooth cuticle (vs. almost fully striated); in males, the aedeagus is situated anterior to the genital opening (vs. posterior to the genital opening)., Published as part of Bochkov, Andre V, Oconnor, Barry M. & Klompen, Hans, 2015, A review of the mite subfamily Harpirhynchinae (Acariformes: Harpirhynchidae) ��� parasites of New World birds (Aves: Neognathae), pp. 1-130 in Zootaxa 4023 (1) on pages 28-30, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4023.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/399838

Crassacarus sialia Bochkov, OConnor and Klompen sp. nov. (Figs. 58, 59) Description. FEMALE (holotype, 2 paratypes). Body, including gnathosoma, 600 long (585���600) and 485 wide (460���485). Gnathosomal length and width subequal, about 165 long. Palp 100 long (95���100) and 65 wide (50���65). Lengths of palpalae (Fig. 59 A): dF 45���47, dG 40���43, and l���G 36���37. Setae vF about 95 long, serrate. Subcapitulum without ventro-lateral projections. Peritrematal branch about 95 long. Idiosoma 450 long (450���465). Smooth cuticle between peritrematal branches and transverse striations apunctate. Setae h 2 smooth, other dorsal setae serrate. Dorsal shield unornamented, 165 long (165���175) and 290 wide (290���300), trapezoidal in shape, with rounded angles and widely concave anterior and posterior margins. Idiosoma ventrally without scales or verrucosities, finely striated. Coxal fields I and II with weakly developed soft posterior lobe. Lengths of setae: vi, ve, si, se, and c 2 135���150, h 2 65 (65���70). Solenidion �� 1 I about 16 long, �� 1 II about 12 long, narrow slightly curved and conical, with rounded apex. Legs I and II with 5 articulated segments (femur and genu separated). Femora I and II bearing 2 setae, d and v; genua I and II without setae. Leg III with 2 articulated segments, basal segment with 1 seta, apical segment with 7 setae. Leg IV with 7 setae. MALE. Unknown. Type material. Holotype female (OSAL 0083648) and 2 female paratypes (OSAL 0 0 82726, 0082727) from Sialia currucoides (Bechstein) (Passeriformes: Turdidae), USA: Wyoming, Campbell Co., Gillette, 19.3 km E of, 44.29 ��N 105.5 ��W (USGS-GNIS), 29 August 1962, coll. K. Orwig & W.W. Moss. Type deposition. Holotype and paratypes in OSAL. Etymology. The specific epithet is derived from the generic name of the host and is a noun in apposition. Hosts and distribution. Sialia currucoides (Bechstein) (Passeriformes: Turdidae) from USA (Wyoming) (present paper). Differential diagnosis. See differential diagnosis of Crassacarus fritschi sp. nov., Published as part of Bochkov, Andre V, Oconnor, Barry M. & Klompen, Hans, 2015, A review of the mite subfamily Harpirhynchinae (Acariformes: Harpirhynchidae) ��� parasites of New World birds (Aves: Neognathae), pp. 1-130 in Zootaxa 4023 (1) on page 73, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4023.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/399838

Neharpyrhynchus baile Bochkov, Literak and Capek, 2007 (Fig. 77 E, F) Neharpyrhynchus baile Bochkov, Literak and Capek, 2007: 35, figs 1���3; Martinu et al. 2008: 207, fig. 2 (type in ZISP, examined). Additional material. Four females (UMMZ BMOC 10 -0203-001, # 1���4) from Dumetella carolinensis (Linnaeus) (Passeriformes: Mimidae) (UMMZ 242093)[at bases of feathers around ears], USA: Michigan, Washtenaw Co., Scio Township, 7.7 mi W Ann Arbor, Pinecross Lane, 42.2723234 ��N, 83.8932753 ��W, 16 May 1992, coll. S. Horvath. Three specimens in UMMZ, 1 specimen in ZISP. Hosts and distribution. Turdus leucomelas Vieilot [type host] (Passeriformes: Turdidae) from Brazil (Bochkov et al. 2007) and Dumetella carolinensis [new host] (Passeriformes: Mimidae) from USA (Michigan) (present paper)., Published as part of Bochkov, Andre V, Oconnor, Barry M. & Klompen, Hans, 2015, A review of the mite subfamily Harpirhynchinae (Acariformes: Harpirhynchidae) ��� parasites of New World birds (Aves: Neognathae), pp. 1-130 in Zootaxa 4023 (1) on page 98, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4023.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/399838, {"references":["Bochkov, A. V., Literak, I. & Capek, M. (2007) Neharpyrhynchus baile n. sp. (Prostigmata: Harpirhynchidae) parasitizing Turdus leucomelas Vieillot (Aves: Turdidae) from Brazil. International Journal of Acarology, 33, 35 - 39. http: // dx. doi. org / 10.1080 / 01647950708684498","Martinu, J., Dusbabek, F. & Literak, I. (2008) A review of mites of the genus Neharpyrhynchus Fain (Acari: Harpirhynchidae) - ectoparasites of wild birds, including description of four new species. International Journal of Acarology, 34, 197 - 209. http: // dx. doi. org / 10.1080 / 01647950808683724"]}

Crassacarus melanerpes Bochkov, OConnor and Klompen sp. nov. (Figs. 60���62) Description. FEMALE (holotype, 3 paratypes, Figs. 60, 62 A���J). Body, including gnathosoma, 620 long (600���635) and 535 wide (500���545). Gnathosoma about 135 long and 200 wide. Palp 83 long (80���85) and 65 wide (60���65). Lengths of palpalae (Fig. 62 A): dF 22���25, dG 26���28, and l���G 35���37. Setae vF about 140 long, serrate. Subcapitulum without ventro-lateral projections. Peritrematal branch about 100 long. Idiosoma 500 long (490��� 520). Smooth cuticle between peritrematal branches and transverse striations apunctate. All dorsal setae, excluding smooth h 2, serrate. Dorsal shield unornamented, 160 long (155���160) and 365 wide (360���375), trapezoidal in shape, with rounded angles and widely concave anterior and posterior margins. Idiosoma ventrally without scales or verrucosities, finely striated. Coxal fields I and II with membranous fold in posterior part. Lengths of setae: vi, ve, si, se, and c 2 135���150, h 2 about 160. Solenidia �� 1 I and �� 1 II 13���14 long, narrow straight and conical, with rounded apex. Legs I and II with 5 articulated segments. Femora I and II bearing 2 setae, d and v. Genua I and II without setae. Leg III with 2 articulated segments. Basal segment bearing 3 spur-like setae. Apical segment bearing 3 long setae and 2���3 spur-like setae. Leg IV with 3���5 spur-like setae, and 2���3 long setae. MALE (1 paratype, Figs. 61, 62 K���M). Body, including gnathosoma, 315 long and 250 wide. Gnathosoma 67 long and 100 wide. Palp 50 long and 45 wide. Palpalae strongly different in length (Fig. 62 K): dF 25, dG 22, and l���G 20. Setae vF 50 long, serrate. Subcapitulum ventrally as in female. Idiosoma 250 long. Smooth cuticle between peritrematal branches and transverse striations apunctate. Dorsal shield 215 long and 250 wide, with convex anterior and posterior margins. Aedeagus 115 long, straight, situated posterior to genital opening. Genital opening situated in anterior third of dorsal shield. Genital arch 33 long. Genital setae 5���7 long; setae g 2 situated almost at same level with setal bases g 1. Distance g 1 ���g 1 37, g 2 ���g 2 50, and g 3 ���g 3 42. Setae vi 5���6 long, ve, si, se, and c 2 serrate, 83���100 long. Idiosoma ventrally without scales or verrucosities, fully striated. Coxal fields I and II smooth. Leg I and II setation as in female, except genua I and II with 3 setae (d, l���, v���). Solenidia �� 1 I and �� 1 II 11���12 long, narrow straight and conical, with rounded apex. Apical segment of leg III with 6 setae; preapical segment with 1 setae. Leg IV with 5 setae. Type material. Holotype female (OSAL 0077574), 3 female and 1 male paratypes (OSAL 0 0 77575, 0 0 77576, 0 0 77581, 0077587) from Melanerpes formicivorus (Swainson) (Piciformes: Picidae) [scaly area in ear], USA: Kansas, Johnson Co., Craig, 38.97 ��N 94.82 ��W (GNIS-USGS), 10 December 1962, coll. W.W. Moss. Type deposition. Holotype and most of paratypes in OSAL, 1 female paratype in ZISP. Additional material. Two males (OSAL 0 0 77583, 0083603) from Melanerpes formicivorus, USA: Kansas, Douglas Co., Lawrence, 38.97 ��N 95.24 ��W (GNIS-USGS), 16 December 1962, coll. W.W. Moss. Etymology. The specific epithet is derived from the generic name of the host and is a noun in apposition. Hosts and distribution. Melanerpes formicivorus (Piciformes: Picidae) from USA (Kansas) (present paper). Differential diagnosis. Females of Crassacarus melanerpes sp. nov. differ from all other species of this genus by the short palps being only 1.3 times longer than wide (vs. palps 1.5���1.8 longer than wide), and some setae of legs III and leg IV being short and spur-like (vs. all setae long, filiform)., Published as part of Bochkov, Andre V, Oconnor, Barry M. & Klompen, Hans, 2015, A review of the mite subfamily Harpirhynchinae (Acariformes: Harpirhynchidae) ��� parasites of New World birds (Aves: Neognathae), pp. 1-130 in Zootaxa 4023 (1) on pages 75-76, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4023.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/399838

Neharpyrhynchus bombycilla Bochkov, OConnor and Klompen sp. nov. (Figs. 77, 78 A, D) Description. FEMALE (holotype, 3 paratypes, Figs. 77, 78 A, D). Body, including gnathosoma, 550 long (550��� 650) and 350 wide (350���380). Gnathosoma about 125 long and 150 wide. Palp about 75 long and 55 wide, moderately inflated dorsally. Palpalae dF about 46 long, 1.6 times longer than palpalae dG and l���G, about 28 long; setae dG only slightly thicker than dF and l���G (Fig. 78 A). Setae vF about 85 long, smooth. Subcapitulum dorsally unornamented. Peritrematal branch about 70 long. Idiosoma 400 long (400-425). Anterior part of propodonotum ornamented by short, strongly curved lines concentrated in posterior half medially. Dorsal shield entire, without median suture, with weakly discernible cell-like ornamentation in posterior quarter, 135 long (135���145) and 275 wide (275���300). Anterior and posterior margins of dorsal shield widely concave. Ventral surface of idiosoma without striations, scales or verrucosities. Setae: vi, ve and si distinctly barbed, subequal in length, about 150, clustered together. Setae se and c 2 smooth, very short, 8���10 long. Setae h 2 about 200 long. Setae 1 a and 3 a present, subequal to se and c 2; setae 1 c about 35 long. Base of legs I and II with distinct lobes. Legs I and II with 4 articulated segments. Trochanters and femora-genua I and II without setae; tibiae I and II with 5 setae, tarsi I and II with full complement of setae, claws of these tarsi with small basal angles. Legs III and IV with 1 segment. Leg III bearing 3 long and 1 short setae; leg IV bearing 2 long and 2 short setae. MALE. Unknown. Type material. Holotype female (UMMZ BMOC 08-01110-002, # 1), 3 female paratypes (UMMZ BMOC 08- 01110-002, # 2���4) from Bombycilla cedrorum (Vieillot) (UMMZ 241853) (Passeriformes: Bombycillidae) [on head], USA: Michigan, Muskegon Co., Muskegon State game Area, US route 31, 43.2961989 ��N, 86.0668945 ��W, 11 July 2008, coll. R.A. Wolinski. Type deposition. Holotype and 1 paratypes in UMMZ, 1 paratype in ZISP, 1 in OSAL. Etymology. The specific epithet is derived from the generic name of the host and is a noun in apposition. Hosts and distribution. Bombycilla cedrorum (Passeriformes: Bombycilldae) from USA (Michigan) (present paper). Differential diagnosis. Females of Neharpyrhynchus bombycilla sp. nov. differ from all other species of the group baile except N. turdus and N. campylorhynchus, by the presence of ornamentation on the anterior part of the propodonotum. Females of this species, like N. oenanthe, have smooth palpal setae vF (vs. serrate in all other species of the group baile), but clearly differ from it by the presence of the lobes at the bases of legs I and II, (vs. absent in N. oenanthe), setae si clustered together with vi and ve (vs. separated from vi and ve), absence of setae on femora-genua I and II (vs. 1 seta present), and by the entire dorsal shield (vs. separated). Differences from N. turdus are given in its differential diagnosis (see above)., Published as part of Bochkov, Andre V, Oconnor, Barry M. & Klompen, Hans, 2015, A review of the mite subfamily Harpirhynchinae (Acariformes: Harpirhynchidae) ��� parasites of New World birds (Aves: Neognathae), pp. 1-130 in Zootaxa 4023 (1) on pages 96-98, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4023.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/399838

Genus Anharpyrhynchus Fain, 1972 Anharpyrhynchus Fain, 1972: 50; Fain 1995: 75. Type species: Harpyrhynchus monstrosus Fritsch, 1954, by original designation. Diagnosis. FEMALE. Subcapitulum bearing setae n. Palp with full set of setae. Setae vF smooth. Idiosoma coneshaped, at least slightly wider than long, with 1 pair of anterior triangular lobes covering legs I dorsally. Anterior part of propodonotum between peritrematal branches and striated cuticle smooth. Dorsal shield distinctly developed, entire, without ornamentation. Dorsal idiosomal striae accompanied by tubercles or verrucosities. Idiosomal venter striated or almost smooth, without scales or verrucosities. Idiosoma with full complement of setae, excluding absent h 2. Setae 1 a and 3 a shorter than 1 c; setae 1 a situated in anterior idiosomal third close to setae 3 a. Vulvar slit longer than 1 / 2 of idiosomal length. Vulvar apodemes not developed. Legs I and II inserted laterally; legs III and IV dorsally. Legs I and II with 3 articulated segments, trochanter, femur and genu fused, without basal lobes; their pretarsi bearing paired claws without basal angles and ciliated empodium. Tarsi and tibiae I and II with full complement of setae, trochanters-femora-genua without setae. All setae of legs I and II smooth. Leg III with 1 articulated segment bearing 3 setae (in A. apodus completely reduced and represented only leg setae) with large basal lobe bearing 8���10 additional setae. Leg IV modified into represented os, proximal segment without setae, distal segment with 5 setae. Legs IV with 1 articulated segment modified into large lobes bearing numerous setae. MALE. Gnathosoma as in female. Idiosoma flattened dorso-ventrally and rounded in outline. Genital opening situated at anterior margin of idiosoma. Genital setae 2 pairs; setae g 1 situated in posterior part of idiosoma, g 1 situated in anterior part. Aedeagus situated posterior to genital opening. Idiosoma with full complement of setae. Setae vi long and serrate. Legs I and II consisting of 5 articulate segments. Setation of tarsi and tibiae I and II as in female; genua I and II with 3 setae (d, l���, v���), femora I and II with 1 seta (v), trochanters I and II with 1 seta (v). Legs III with 2 articulated segments, basal segment with 1 seta, apical segment with several setae. Leg IV with 1 articulated segment bearing several setae. Species included: A. apodus Bochkov and Klompen, 2014, A. elizae Bochkov and Klompen, 2014, A. lukoschusi Bochkov and Klompen, 2014, A. monstrosus (Fritsch, 1954). Hosts: Passeriformes: Corvidae, Meliphagidae. Piciformes: Picidae. Microhabitat: in skin cysts; female remaining in tritonymphal skin., Published as part of Bochkov, Andre V, Oconnor, Barry M. & Klompen, Hans, 2015, A review of the mite subfamily Harpirhynchinae (Acariformes: Harpirhynchidae) ��� parasites of New World birds (Aves: Neognathae), pp. 1-130 in Zootaxa 4023 (1) on page 112, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4023.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/399838, {"references":["Fain, A. (1972) Notes sur les families Cheyletidae et Harpyrhynchidae productrices de gales chez les oiseaux ou les mammiferes. Acta Zoologica et Pathologica Antverpiensia, 56, 37 - 60.","Fain, A. (1995) New observations on the Harpirhynchidae Dubinin, 1957 (Acari: Prostigmata). II. On some new or little-known taxa in the Harpirhynchinae. Bulletin de I'lnstitut Royal des Sciences Naturelles de Belgique, Entomologie, 65, 73 - 100.","Fritsch, W. (1954) Die Milbengattung Harpyrhynchus Megnin, 1878 (Subordo Trombidiformes, Fam. Myobiidae Megn. 1877). Zoologischer Anzeiger, 152, 177 - 198."]}

Harpyrhynchoides gallowayi Bochkov, OConnor and Klompen sp. nov. (Fig. 40) Harpyrhynchoides modestus, Bochkov & Galloway 2013: 413 (misidentification). Description. FEMALE (holotype, 4 paratypes, Figs. 40). Body, including gnathosoma, 300 long (300���335) and 275 wide (265���280). Gnathosoma about 110 long and 85 wide. Palp 50 long (48���51) and 41 wide (40���42), without lateral notches. Palpalae thickened, about 6 wide, slightly different in shape (Fig. 40 C): dG 12���13 long, with 6���7 pectinations, dF 16���18 long and l���G 18���19 long. Setae vF about 50 long, smooth, situated on small tubercle. Subcapitulum ventrally without membranous projections. Peritrematal branch about 45 long. Idiosoma 215���235 long. Smooth cuticle between peritrematal branches and transverse striations apunctate. All dorsal setae distinctly serrate. Dorsal shield unornamented, 175 long (165���180) and 175 wide (165���180) with strongly concave anterior margin and widely convex posterior margin. Idiosoma ventrally without scales or verrucosities, almost completely striated striated excluding area bearing setal bases 3 a and pocket-like vulvar structure. Setae 1 a situated slightly anterior to level of setal bases 1 c. Setae 3 a situated at level of coxal fields III. Distance between setal bases 3 a about 4 times longer than between setal bases 1 a. Ventral setae h 1 present. Distance h 2 ���h 2 about 3 times longer than h 1 ���h 1. Coxal fields I and II smooth. Vulvar pocket-like structure very large, not striated, without long lateral longitudinal folds; its posterior margin reaching level of setal bases h 1 and almost straight. Vulvar apodemes well discernible. Lengths of setae: vi and ve 110���120, si 130���140, se and c 2 about 150, h 1 and h 2 about 17. Solenidia �� 1 I and �� 1 II narrow conical, slightly curved, with pointed apex, about 12 and 16 long, respectively. Empodium of tarsi I and II not elongated, only slightly longer or subequal to respective tarsus. Genua I and II with 4 setae (d, l���, v���, v���), femora I and II with 2 setae (d and v), trochanters I and II with 1 seta (v). Apical segment of leg III with 5 setae; preapical segment with 1 seta. Leg IV with 1 segment bearing 4 setae. MALE. Unknown. Type material. Holotype female (ZISP AVB 13 -0325-004, # 1) and 4 female paratypes (ZISP AVB 13 -0325- 0 0 4, # 2���5) from Columba livia (Gmelin) (Columbiformes: Columbidae) (RODO / 110 / CEN /04), CANADA: Manitoba, Winnipeg, 9 March 2004, coll. T.D. Galloway and D. Holder (field number SM- 1233); 6 female paratypes (ZISP AVB 13 -0325-003, # 1���6) from same host and locality (RODO / 77 / CEN /04), 17 February 2004, coll. T.D. Galloway and D. Holder (field number SM- 1232); 7 female paratypes (ZISP AVB 13 -0325-0 0 5, # 1���7) from same host (RODO / 1988 / CEN /03) and locality, 27 November 2003, coll. T.D. Galloway and D. Holder (field number SM- 1239). Type deposition. Holotype and 3 paratypes in ZISP, 1 female paratype in UMMZ, 13 female paratypes in JBWM. Additional material. Two females (OSAL 0 0 83709, 0083710) from Columba livia, USA: Kansas, Douglas Co., Lawrence, 38.97 ��N 95.24 ��W (GNIS-USGS), 14 February 1962, coll. G. Singer. All specimens deposited in OSAL. Etymology. The specific epithet is dedicated to the well-known Canadian parasitologist, Prof. T.D. Galloway (University of Manitoba). Hosts and distribution. Columba livia (Columbiformes: Columbidae) from Canada (Bochkov & Galloway 2013) and USA (Kansas) (present paper). Differential diagnosis. Females of the new species (males unknown) differ from two other previously known species of the group modestus (Harpyrhynchoides modestus (Fain, 1976) and H. coxatus (Fain, 1972)) by the following features. In females of H. gallowayi sp. nov., the posterior margin of the pocket-like vulvar structure is without a median prolongation and not striated (vs. with prolongation and striated), setae h 1 and h 2 are subequal in length (vs. setae h 1 much longer than h 2), and genua I and II bear four setae each (seta v��� present) (vs. three setae��� v��� absent)., Published as part of Bochkov, Andre V, Oconnor, Barry M. & Klompen, Hans, 2015, A review of the mite subfamily Harpirhynchinae (Acariformes: Harpirhynchidae) ��� parasites of New World birds (Aves: Neognathae), pp. 1-130 in Zootaxa 4023 (1) on pages 51-53, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4023.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/399838, {"references":["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","Fain, A. (1976) Notes sur les Harpyrhynchidae. Description de quatre especes nouvelles (Acarina: Prostigmata). Acarologia, 18, 124 - 132.","Fain, A. (1972) Notes sur les families Cheyletidae et Harpyrhynchidae productrices de gales chez les oiseaux ou les mammiferes. Acta Zoologica et Pathologica Antverpiensia, 56, 37 - 60."]}

Harpyrhynchoides rubeculinus (Cerny and Sixl, 1971) Harpyrhynchus rubeculinus Cerny and Sixl, 1971: 388, figs. 1���3. Harpirhynchus (Harpyrhynchoides) rubeculinus, Fain 1994: 138. Harpyrhynchoides rubeculinus, Fain et al. 1999: 45, figs. 17���19; Bochkov & Literak 2008: 230, figs. 1���5 (type in IPCR, not examined). Additional material. Ten females (MZUSP) from Turdus amaurochalinus (Cabanis) (Passeriformes: Turdidae) (67717), BRAZIL: Minas Gerais, no other data, coll. M. Valim; 7 specimens deposited in MZUSP, 3 in ZISP. Hosts and distribution. This species is known from Erithacus rubecula (Linnaeus) (Passeriformes: Muscicapidae) from Europe (Cherny & Sixl 1971; Fain et al. 1999; Bochkov & Literak 2008) and from Turdus amaurochalinus (Passeriformes: Turdidae) [new host] from Brazil (Minas Gerais) (present paper)., Published as part of Bochkov, Andre V, Oconnor, Barry M. & Klompen, Hans, 2015, A review of the mite subfamily Harpirhynchinae (Acariformes: Harpirhynchidae) ��� parasites of New World birds (Aves: Neognathae), pp. 1-130 in Zootaxa 4023 (1) on page 51, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4023.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/399838, {"references":["Cerny, V. & Sixl, W. (1971) Harpyrhynchus rubeculinus sp. nov. eine neue Milbenart aus der Steiermark (Arachnida, Acari, Trombidiformes). Mitteilungen des Naturwissenschaftlichen Vereines fur Steiermark, 100, 388 - 390.","Fain, A. (1994) New observations on the Harpirhynchidae Dubinin, 1957 (Acari: Prostigmata). I. The subgenus Harpirhynchus (Harpyrhynchoides) Fain, 1972. Bulletin de I'lnstitut Royal des Sciences Naturelles de Belgique, Entomologie, 64, 109 - 144.","Bochkov, A. V. & Literak, I. (2008) Description of the life-stages of Harpyrhynchoides rubeculinus (Cerny and Sixl, 1971) (Prostigmata: Harpirhynchidae). International Journal of Acarology, 34, 227 - 236. http: // dx. doi. org / 10.1080 / 01647950808684535"]}

Neharpyrhynchus turdus Bochkov, OConnor and Klompen sp. nov. (Figs. 73���74 A, B) Description. FEMALE (holotype, 3 paratypes). Body, including gnathosoma, 650 long (600���650) and 450 wide (420���450). Gnathosoma about 150 long and 200 wide. Palp about 85 long and 65 wide, moderately inflated dorsally. Palpalae dF about 83 long, 1.7 times longer than palpalae dG and l���G, about 50 long; setae dG only slightly thicker than dF and l���G (Fig. 74 A). Setae vF about 130 long, serrate. Subcapitulum dorsally unornamented. Peritrematal branch about 115 long. Idiosoma 500 long (470���500). Anterior part of propodonotum ornamented by short, transverse slightly curved lines in posterior half. Dorsal shield entire, without median suture, without ornamentation, 200 long (180���200) and 350 wide (325���350). Anterior and posterior margins of dorsal shield widely concave. Ventral surface of idiosoma without striations, scales or verrucosities. Setae: vi, ve and si distinctly barbed, subequal in length, 150���200, clustered together. Setae se and c 2 smooth, very short, 8���10 long. Setae h 2 about 170 long. Setae 1 a and 3 a present, subequal to se and c 2; setae 1 c about 50 long. Base of legs I and II with distinct lobes. Legs I and II with 4 articulated segments. Trochanters and genua-femora I and II without setae; tibiae I and II with 5 setae, tarsi I and II with full complement of setae, claws of these tarsi with small basal angles. Legs III and IV with 1 segment. Leg III bearing 3 long and 1 short setae; leg IV bearing 2 long and 2 short setae. MALE. Unknown. Type material. Holotype female (UMMZ BMOC 10 -0316-001, # 1), 3 female paratypes (UMMZ BMOC 10 - 0316-001, # 2���4) from Turdus migratorius Linnaeus (UMMZ 242099) (Passeriformes: Turdidae) [at bases of head feathers], USA: Michigan, Washtenaw Co., 4.4 mi ESE Saline, 42.1561503 ��N, 83.7180519 ��W, 6 June 2009, coll. K. Haushretter. Type deposition. Holotype and one paratype in UMMZ, 1 paratype in ZISP, 1 in OSAL. Etymology. The specific epithet is derived from the generic name of the host and is a noun in apposition. Hosts and distribution. Turdus migratorius (Passeriformes: Turdidae) from USA (Michigan) (present paper). Differential diagnosis. Females of Neharpyrhynchus turdus sp. nov. differ from all other species of the group baile, excluding N. bombycilla sp. nov. and N. campylorhynchus, by the presence of ornamentation on the anterior part of the propodonotum. Females of this species differ from those of N. bombycilla by the serrate palp setae vF (vs. smooth in N. bombycilla) and by the anterior part of the propodonotum ornamented by short and slightly curved transverse lines in the entire posterior half (vs. only median part of the posterior half ornamented by short strongly curved lines). Females of N. turdus clearly differ from N. campylorhynchus by the absence of setae on femora-genua I and by palpalae dF being 1.7 times longer than dG (vs. 1.3 in N. campylorhynchus)., Published as part of Bochkov, Andre V, Oconnor, Barry M. & Klompen, Hans, 2015, A review of the mite subfamily Harpirhynchinae (Acariformes: Harpirhynchidae) ��� parasites of New World birds (Aves: Neognathae), pp. 1-130 in Zootaxa 4023 (1) on pages 92-94, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4023.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/399838

Harpyrhynchoides tracheatus (Fritsch, 1954) (Figs. 26���29) Harpyrhynchus tracheatus Fritsch, 1954: 187, fig. 6 (type lost). Harpirhynchus (Harpyrhynchoides) tracheatus, Fain 1994: 120. Harpyrhynchoides tracheatus, Bochkov & OConnor 2013: 505; Bochkov & Galloway 2013: 412. Redescription. FEMALE (10 specimens from Buteo jamaicensis, Figs. 26���28). Body, including gnathosoma, 330���350 long and 260���290 wide. Gnathosoma about 85 long and 105 wide. Palp 45���50 long and 42���46 wide, without lateral notches. Palpalae different in shape, thickened (Fig. 26 E): dF 25���27 long, about 1.5 times longer than dG and l���G 15���18 long; dG about 2 times wide than other palpalae, with 5���6 pectination. Setae vF about 55 long, smooth. Subcapitulum ventrally without membranous projections. Peritrematal branch about 50 long. Idiosoma 250���265 long. Smooth cuticle between peritrematal branches and transverse striations apunctate. All dorsal setae slightly serrate. Dorsal shield unornamented, 160���170 long and 155���165 wide, with almost straight anterior and posterior margins. Idiosoma ventrally without scales or verrucosities and not striated median area extending from level of setal bases 1 c to pocket-like vulvar structure. Setae 1 a situated slightly anterior to level of setal bases 1 c. Setae 3 a situated at level of coxal fields III. Distance between setal bases 3 a more 3 times longer than between setal bases 1 a. Ventral setae setae h 1 present. Distance h 2 ���h 2 3���4 times longer than h 1 ���h 1. Coxal fields I and II smooth. Vulvar pocket-like structure without long lateral longitudinal folds. Vulvar apodemes well developed. Lengths of setae: vi, ve, si, se, and c 2 100���115, h 1 and h 2 about 8. Solenidia �� 1 I and �� 1 II 12���13 long, narrow straight and conical, with rounded apex. Empodium of tarsi I and II not elongated, only slightly longer or subequal to respective tarsus. Genua I and II with 3 setae (d, l���, v���), femora I and II with 2 setae (d and v), trochanters I and II with 1 seta (v). Apical segment of leg III with 5 setae; preapical segment with 1 seta. Leg IV with 2 segments; preapical segment without setae; apical segment with 3 setae. MALE (5 specimens from Buteo jamaicensis, Fig. 29). Body, including gnathosoma, 250���265 long and 205��� 215 wide. Gnathosoma about 65 long and 85 wide. Palp about 42 long and 33 wide, without notches. Palpalae thickened (Fig. 29 C): dG about 12 long, twice as wide as dF about 19 long and l���G about 11 long. Setae vF about 45 long, smooth. Subcapitulum ventrally as in female. Idiosoma about 200 long. Smooth cuticle between peritrematal branches and transverse striations apunctate. Dorsal shield about 165 long and 150 wide; with slightly concave anterior margin and widely convex posterior margin. Aedeagus about 60 long, slightly curved, situated anterior to genital opening. Genital opening situated close to posterior margin of dorsal shield. Genital arch about 15 long. Genital setae 5���6 long; setae g 2 situated almost at same level with g 3. Distance g 1 ���g 1 30, g 2 ���g 2 12, and g 3 ���g 3 28. Setae vi, ve, si, se, and c 2 85���100 long���all slightly serrate. Idiosoma ventrally without scales or verrucosities. Median area extending from level of setal bases 1 c to anterior margin of coxal fields IV not striated. Coxal fields I and II smooth. Leg I and II setation as in female. Solenidia �� 1 I twice thicker than and subequal in length to �� 1 II, 11���12 long, straight and conical, with rounded apex. Apical segment of leg III with 5 setae; preapical segment with 1 seta. Leg IV with 1 segment bearing 3 setae. Additional material. Three females (IRSNB) from Buteo buteo Linnaeus, 1758 (Accipitriformes: Accipitridae), GERMANY: Erlangen, no other data; 4 females (IRSNB) from same host, LUXEMBOURG, April 1965, coll. A. Fain; 6 females (BMOC 85-1230 -001) from Buteo lineatus (Gmelin, 1788) (UMMZ 224655) [skin of body], USA: Michigan, Washtenaw Co., Sylvan Township, Crooked Lake, 42 �� 19 ��� 56 ���N, 84 ��06��� 58 ��� W, November-December 1983, coll. G. H. Sexton II; 5 females deposited in UMMZ, 1 in ZISP; 16 females and 4 males (AVB 13 -0402-001) from Buteo jamaicensis (Gmelin, 1788) (RTHA / 1724 / CEN /03), Manitoba, Shoal Lake, 27 April 2004, coll. T.D. Galloway (field number SM- 1299); 1 male and 1 female deposited in JBWM, other specimens in ZISP. Hosts and distribution. Buteo buteo (Linnaeus) [type host] (Accipitriformes: Accipitridae) from Germany (Fritsch 1954) and Luxembourg (Fain 1994), Buteo lineatus (Gmelin) from USA (Michigan) (Bochkov & OConnor 2013) and Buteo jamaicensis (Gmelin) from Canada (Manitoba) (Bochkov & Galloway 2013). Remark. Females from Buteo jamaicensis and B. lineatus were compared with females from the type host (B. buteo) and are conspecific., Published as part of Bochkov, Andre V, Oconnor, Barry M. & Klompen, Hans, 2015, A review of the mite subfamily Harpirhynchinae (Acariformes: Harpirhynchidae) ��� parasites of New World birds (Aves: Neognathae), pp. 1-130 in Zootaxa 4023 (1) on pages 36-38, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4023.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/399838, {"references":["Fritsch, W. (1954) Die Milbengattung Harpyrhynchus Megnin, 1878 (Subordo Trombidiformes, Fam. Myobiidae Megn. 1877). Zoologischer Anzeiger, 152, 177 - 198.","Fain, A. (1994) New observations on the Harpirhynchidae Dubinin, 1957 (Acari: Prostigmata). I. The subgenus Harpirhynchus (Harpyrhynchoides) Fain, 1972. Bulletin de I'lnstitut Royal des Sciences Naturelles de Belgique, Entomologie, 64, 109 - 144.","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"]}

Genus Perharpyrhynchus Fain, 1972 Perharpyrhynchus Fain, 1972: 57; Fain 1995: 74. Type species: Perharpyrhynchus jacana Fain, 1972, by original designation. Diagnosis. FEMALE. Subcapitulum bearing setae n. Palp with full set of setae. Setae vF smooth. Idiosoma strongly flattened dorso-ventrally and oval outline. Anterior part of propodonotum between peritrematal branches and striated cuticle smooth or punctated. Dorsal shield distinctly developed, entire, with or without ornamentation. Dorsal idiosomal striae not accompanied by tubercles or verrucosities. Idiosomal venter striated or almost smooth, without scales or verrucosities. Idiosomal setae ve, c2, 3a absent, setae h 1 present or absent. Setae h 2 short, not longer 1 a, smooth and fine. Setae 1 a and 1 c subequal in length; setae 1 a situated in anterior idiosomal third. Vulvar slit not longer than 1 / 3 of idiosomal length. Vulvar apodemes not developed. All legs inserted laterally. Legs I and II with 4 atticulated segments, femur and genu fused (with 5 segments in P. caprimulgus), without basal lobes; their pretarsi bearing paired claws without basal angles and ciliated empodium. Tarsi and tibiae I and II with full complement of setae, femora-genua I and II maximum with 3 setae (d, l���, v���), trochanters I and II with or without seta v. All setae of legs I and II smooth. Leg III with 2 segments, proximal segment without setae, distal segment with 5 setae. Legs IV absent. MALE. Gnathosoma, idiosoma, and legs as in female. Genital opening situated in posterior third of dorsal shield. Genital setae 2 pairs. Penis situated posterior to genital opening. Setae vi filiform, moderately developed. Idiosomal and leg I and II setation as in female. Species included: Perharpyrhynchus caprimulgus Bochkov and Klompen, 2014, P. charadrius sp. nov., P. elseyornis Bochkov and Klompen, 2014, P. jacana Fain, 1972, P. recurvirostra Fain, 1976. Hosts: Charadriiformes: Charadriidae, Jacanidae, Recurvirostridae. Caprimulgiformes: Caprimulgidae. Microhabitat: in skin cysts; female not remaining in tritonymphal skin., Published as part of Bochkov, Andre V, Oconnor, Barry M. & Klompen, Hans, 2015, A review of the mite subfamily Harpirhynchinae (Acariformes: Harpirhynchidae) ��� parasites of New World birds (Aves: Neognathae), pp. 1-130 in Zootaxa 4023 (1) on pages 79-80, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4023.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/399838, {"references":["Fain, A. (1972) Notes sur les families Cheyletidae et Harpyrhynchidae productrices de gales chez les oiseaux ou les mammiferes. Acta Zoologica et Pathologica Antverpiensia, 56, 37 - 60.","Fain, A. (1995) New observations on the Harpirhynchidae Dubinin, 1957 (Acari: Prostigmata). II. On some new or little-known taxa in the Harpirhynchinae. Bulletin de I'lnstitut Royal des Sciences Naturelles de Belgique, Entomologie, 65, 73 - 100.","Fain, A. (1976) Notes sur les Harpyrhynchidae. Description de quatre especes nouvelles (Acarina: Prostigmata). Acarologia, 18, 124 - 132."]}

Harpyrhynchoides crotophaga Bochkov, OConnor and Klompen sp. nov. (Figs. 48, 49) Description. FEMALE (holotype, 3 paratypes, Figs. 48). Body, including gnathosoma, 315 long (270���315) and 235 wide (200���235). Gnathosoma about 90 long and 100 wide. Palp 37 long (35���40) and 30 wide (29���35), without lateral notches. Palpalae thickened, different in shape (Fig. 48 C): dG subequal in length to dF, about 19 long and 3 times thicker than other palpalae, with 11���12 pectinations, l���G about 22 long. Setae vF about 45 long, smooth. Subcapitulum ventrally without membranous projections. Peritrematal branch about 42 long. Idiosoma 250���265 long. Smooth cuticle between peritrematal branches and transverse striations apunctate. All dorsal setae distinctly serrate. Setae ve situated posterior to level of setal bases vi. Dorsal shield unornamented, 165 long (155���165) and 160 wide (150���160) with almost straight anterior margin and concave posterior margin. Idiosoma ventrally not striated except posterior part posterior to vulvar apodemes; striations posterior to setae h 2 with microspurs. Setae 1 a situated anterior to level of setal bases 1 c. Setae 3 a situated at level of coxal fields III. Distance between setal bases 3 a about 2 times longer than between setal bases 1 a. Ventral setae h 1 present. Distance h 1 ���h 1 about 1.4 times longer than h 2 ���h 2. Coxal fields I and II with small membranous fold in posterior part. Vulvar pocket-like structure without lateral longitudinal folds. Vulvar apodemes weakly discernible. Lengths of setae: vi, ve, si, se, and c 2 ���all 50���65, h 1 and h 2 about 12. Solenidia �� 1 I and �� 1 II about 6 long, narrow straight and conical, with rounded apex. Empodium of tarsi I and II not elongated, only slightly longer or subequal to respective tarsus. Genua I and II with 3 setae (d, l���, v���), femora I and II with 2 setae (d and v), trochanters I and II with 2 setae (v duplicate). Apical segment of leg III with 5 setae; preapical segment with 1 seta. Leg IV with 1 segment bearing 4 setae. MALE (2 paratypes, Figs. 49). Body, including gnathosoma, 210���230 long and 165���180 wide. Gnathosoma about 65 long and 75 wide. Palp about 31 long and 27 wide, without notches. Palpalae strongly different in shape (Fig. 49 C): dG about 16 long, almost twice as wide as other palpalae, dF and l���G about 22 long. Setae vF about 40 long, smooth. Subcapitulum ventrally as in female. Idiosoma about 160 long. Smooth cuticle between peritrematal branches and transverse striations apunctate. Dorsal shield about 135 long and wide, with almost straight anterior margin and posterior margin widely rounded. Aedeagus about 65 long, almost straight, situated posterior to genital opening. Genital opening situated in anterior third of dorsal shield. Genital arch about 12 long. Genital setae about 3 long; setae g 2 situated 2 times closer to g 3 than to g 1. Distance g 1 ���g 1 about 12, g 2 ���g 2 and g 3 ���g 3 about 6. Setae vi about 17 long, smooth; ve, si, se, and c 2 ���all serrate, 50���60 long. Idiosoma ventrally with microscales anterior to setal bases 1 a, not striated excluding posterior part at level of coxal fields IV. Coxal fields I and II smooth. Leg I and II setation as in female. Solenidia �� 1 I and �� 1 II about 6 long, spur-like. Apical segment of leg III with 5 setae; preapical segment with 1 seta. Leg IV with 1 segment bearing 4 setae. Type material. Holotype female (OSAL 0082454), 3 female and 2 male paratypes (OSAL 0 0 82439, 0 0 82441, 0 0 82451, 0083615) from Crotophaga ani Linnaeus (Cuculiformes: Cuculidae), SURINAME: Paramaribo, Weg naar Zee, 05.82��N 55.17 ��W (GEOnet), 17 September 1971, coll. F.S. Lukoschus & N.J.J. Kok. Type deposition. Holotype and paratypes in OSAL. Etymology. The specific epithet is derived from the generic name of the host and is a noun in apposition. Hosts and distribution. Crotophaga ani (Cuculiformes: Cuculidae) from Suriname (present paper). Differential diagnosis. The new species differs from all other representatives of the genus, by the position of setae ve distinctly posterior to level of setal bases vi in females and by the position of the genital opening in the anterior third of the dorsal shield in males. Among species of complex B, it differs by duplicate setae v on trochanters I and II in both sexes., Published as part of Bochkov, Andre V, Oconnor, Barry M. & Klompen, Hans, 2015, A review of the mite subfamily Harpirhynchinae (Acariformes: Harpirhynchidae) ��� parasites of New World birds (Aves: Neognathae), pp. 1-130 in Zootaxa 4023 (1) on pages 61-63, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4023.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/399838

Neharpyrhynchus agelaius Bochkov, OConnor and Klompen sp. nov. (Fig. 82) Description. FEMALE (holotype, 2 paratypes). Body, including gnathosoma, 615 long (600���650) and 375 wide (350���375). Gnathosoma about 115 long and 120 wide. Palp about 85 long and 65 wide, moderately inflated dorsally. Palpalae dF about 45 long, 1.3 times longer than dG and l���G, about 35 long (Fig. 82 C). Setae vF about 85 long, smooth. Subcapitulum dorsally unornamented. Peritrematal branch about 110 long. Idiosoma 515 long (500��� 525). Anterior part of propodonotum unornamented. Dorsal shield entire, without median suture and ornamentation, 215 long (210���230) and 330 wide (325���340). Anterior and posterior margins of dorsal shield widely concave. Ventral surface of idiosoma without striations, scales or verrucosities. Setae: vi, ve and si distinctly barbed, subequal in length, about 165, clustered together. Setae se and c 2 smooth, very short, 8���9 long. Setae h 2 about 200 long. Setae 3 a absent; setae 1 c about 35 long. Base of legs I and II with distinct lobe. Legs I and II with 2 articulated segments each. Tibiae I and II with 5 setae, tarsi I and II with full complement of setae, claws of these tarsi with small basal angles. Legs III and IV with 1 segment each. Leg III bearing 3 long and 1 short setae; leg IV bearing 2 long and 2 short setae. MALE. Unknown. Type material. Holotype female (UMMZ BMOC 09-0701-022, # 1) and 2 female paratypes (UMMZ BMOC 09-0701-022, #2, 3) from Agelaius phoeniceus (Linnaeus) (Passeriformes: Icteridae) (UMMZ 241819) [at bases of head feathers], USA: Michigan, Oakland Co., 5 June 2009, via Howell Nature Centre. Type deposition. Holotype and paratype in UMMZ, 1 paratype in ZISP. Etymology. The specific epithet is derived from the generic name of the host and is a noun in apposition. Hosts and distribution. Agelaius phoeniceus (Passeriformes: Icteridae) from USA (Michigan) (present paper). Differential diagnosis. Females of Neharpyrhynchus agelaius sp. nov. differ from all other species of the group pilirostris, excluding N. quiscalus, by the unornamented anterior part of the propodonotum. This new species differs from N. quiscalus by the following character states. In females of N. agelaius, the dorsal part of the subcapitulum and lobes at the bases of legs I and II are not granulated (vs. granulated in N. quiscalus) and setae 1 a are present (vs. absent)., Published as part of Bochkov, Andre V, Oconnor, Barry M. & Klompen, Hans, 2015, A review of the mite subfamily Harpirhynchinae (Acariformes: Harpirhynchidae) ��� parasites of New World birds (Aves: Neognathae), pp. 1-130 in Zootaxa 4023 (1) on pages 102-103, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4023.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/399838

Genus Trichorhynchiella Fain, 1995 Trichorhynchiella Fain, 1995: 50; Bochkov & OConnor 2014: 323. Type species: Trichorhynchiella paddae Fain, 1995, by original designation. Diagnosis. FEMALE. Subcapitular setae n present or absent. Palp with full set of setae. Setae vF smooth. Idiosoma sacciform, length and width subequal, bearing distinct terminal lobes and various additional dorsal or ventral soft projections. Anterior part of propodonotum between peritrematal branches and striated cuticle smooth. Dorsal shield present, distinctly developed, entire, without ornamentation or absent. Dorsal idiosomal striae accompanied by tubercles or verrucosities. Idiosomal venter striated or almost smooth, without scales or verrucosities. Idiosoma with full complement of setae. Setae h 2 filiform, not thickened, moderate long. Setae 1 a, 1 c, 3 a subequal, short; setae 1 a situated in anterior idiosomal third distantly from setae 3 a. Vulvar slit subequal to or longer than 1 / 2 of idiosomal length. Vulvar apodemes not developed. Legs I and II inserted laterally; legs III and IV���terminally. Leg I with 4 articulated segments, legs II with 4���5 articulated segments. Anterior legs without basal lobes; their pretarsi bearing paired claws without basal angles and ciliated empodium. Tarsi and tibiae I and II with full complement of setae. Number of setae on basal segment of legs I and femora-genua of legs II variable (1���3 setae), genua I and II always bearing 1���3 setae. All setae of legs I and II smooth. Leg III with 2 articulated segments. Basal segment bearing 0���3 setae, apical segment with several setae. Leg IV with 1 articulated segment bearing several setae. MALE. Gnathosoma as in female. Idiosoma flattened dorso-ventrally and rounded in outline. Genital opening situated at anterior margin of idiosoma. Genital setae 3 pairs. Aedeagus situated posterior to genital opening. Idiosoma with full complement of setae. Setae vi long and serrate. Legs I and II consisting of 5 articulate segments. Setation of tarsi and tibiae I and II as in female; genua I and II with 3 setae (d, l���, v���), femora I and II with 2 setae (d, v), trochanters I and II with 1 seta (v). Leg III with 2 articulated segments, basal segment with 1 seta, apical segment with several setae. Leg IV with 1 articulated segment bearing several setae. Species included: Trichorhynchiella myiarchus Bochkov and Klompen, 2014, T. paddae Fain, 1995, T. phleocryptes Bochkov and OConnor, 2014. Hosts: Passeriformes: Estrildidae, Furnariidae, Tyrannidae. Microhabitat: in feather follicles; female remaining in tritonymphal skin., Published as part of Bochkov, Andre V, Oconnor, Barry M. & Klompen, Hans, 2015, A review of the mite subfamily Harpirhynchinae (Acariformes: Harpirhynchidae) ��� parasites of New World birds (Aves: Neognathae), pp. 1-130 in Zootaxa 4023 (1) on pages 114-115, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4023.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/399838, {"references":["Fain, A. (1995) New observations on the Harpirhynchidae Dubinin, 1957 (Acari: Prostigmata). II. On some new or little-known taxa in the Harpirhynchinae. Bulletin de I'lnstitut Royal des Sciences Naturelles de Belgique, Entomologie, 65, 73 - 100."]}

Harpyrhynchoides megascops Bochkov, OConnor and Klompen sp. nov. (Figs. 30���32) Description. FEMALE (holotype, 7 paratypes, Figs. 30, 32 A���E). Body, including gnathosoma, 320 long (3200 ��� 350) and 265 wide (250���275). Gnathosoma about 85 long and 100 wide. Palp 43 long (43���50) and 37 wide (37��� 40), without lateral notches. Proximal segment of palp with 5���6 membranous triangular projections ventrally. Palpalae thickened (Fig. 32 A): dF 21���25 long with 7���8 pectinations, dG 12���15 long with 7���8 pectinations, and l���G 16���18 long with 8���9 pectinations. Setae vF about 40 long, smooth. Subcapitulum ventrally without membranous projections. Peritrematal branch about 50 long. Idiosoma 245���260 long. Smooth cuticle between peritrematal branches and transverse striations with numerous microscales. All dorsal setae slightly serrate. Dorsal shield 185 long (185���195) and 200 wide (185���200). This shield devoid of ornamentation, with widely convex posterior margin. Idiosoma ventrally with scales, spreading from posterior margin of subcapitulum to level of setal bases 3 a. Small area of scales present between coxal fields II and III. Ventral setae h 1 present. Median area between setal bases 3 a and h 1 smooth. Setae 1 a situated slightly anterior to level of setal bases 1 c. Setae 3 a situated at level of coxal fields II. Distance between setal bases 3 a about 3 times longer than between setal bases 1 a. Coxal fields I and II covered by distinct longitudinal striae. Vulvar pocket-like structure without long lateral longitudinal folds. Vulvar apodemes well developed. Lengths of setae: vi 165 (140���170), ve 135 (110���135), si 115 (105���115), se 120 (110���125), c 2 120 (120���125), h 1 and h 2 15���17. Solenidia �� 1 I and �� 1 II 7���8 long, narrow straight and conical, with rounded apex. Empodium of tarsi I and II not elongated, only slightly longer or subequal to respective tarsus. Genua I and II with 3 setae (d, l���, v���), femora I and II with 2 setae (d and v), trochanters I and II with 1 seta (v). Apical segment of leg III with 5 setae; preapical segment with 1 seta. Leg IV with 2 segments; preapical segment without setae; apical segment with 3 setae. MALE (6 paratypes, Figs. 31, 32 F���H). Body, including gnathosoma, 270���280 long and 215���220 wide. Gnathosoma about 75 long and 80 wide. Palp about 37 long and 28 wide, without notches. Proximal segment of palp with 3���4 membranous triangular projections ventrally. Palpalae subequal in length, with few barbs (Fig. 32 F): dF and dG about 14, l���G about 12. Setae vF about 40 long, smooth. Subcapitulum ventrally as in female. Idiosoma about 200 long. Smooth cuticle between peritrematal branches and transverse striations with numerous microscales. Dorsal shield 165���170 long and 160���170 wide. Aedeagus about 100 long, almost straight, situated posterior to genital opening; its posterior end distinctly bifurcated. Genital opening situated in posterior half of dorsal shield. Genital arch about 65 long. Genital setae about 17 long; setae g 2 situated equidistant from g 1 and g 3. Distance g 1 ���g 1 about 37, g 2 ���g 2 about 35, and g 3 ���g 3 20. Setae vi about 45 long, ve and si about 85 long, se about 100 long, and c 2 about 115 long���all slightly serrate. Idiosoma ventrally with scales distributed as in female, distinct smooth area present around setae 3 a. Coxal fields I and II covered by distinct longitudinal striae. Leg I and II setation as in female. Solenidion �� 1 I about 8 long, strongly thickened, about 6 wide in median part; solenidion �� 1 II about 9 long, straight and conical, with rounded apex. Apical segment of leg III with 5 setae; preapical segment with 1 seta. Leg IV with 3 setae. Type material. Holotype female (UMMZ BMOC 09-0207-001, # 1), 7 female and 6 male paratypes (UMMZ BMOC 09-0207-001, # 2���14) from Megascops asio (Linnaeus) (Strigiformes: Strigidae) (UMMZ 241673) [in skin of body], USA: Michigan, Oakland Co., Commerce Twp., Marble Ct., 42.5644286 ��N, 83.4637356 ��W (from specimen catalog), 17 January 2009, via Howell Nature Center. Type deposition. Holotype and most of paratypes in UMMZ, 1 female and 1 male paratypes in ZISP, 1 female in OSAL. Etymology. The specific epithet is derived from the generic name of the host and is a noun in apposition. Hosts and distribution. Megascops asio (Linnaeus) (Strigiformes: Strigidae) from USA (Michigan) (present paper). Differential diagnosis. Among species of complex A this new species is closest to Harpyrhynchoides squamosus (Fain, 1972). In females of both these species, genua I and II have three setae each, femora I and II have two setae each, proximal segment of leg III has a single seta, proximal segment of leg IV lacks setae, distal segment of leg IV has three setae, the idiosomal venter is covered by scales, and coxal fields I and II are covered by distinct longitudinal striations. These species differ from each other by the following character states. In females of H. megascops sp. nov., setae h 1 and h 2 are subequal in length (vs. h 1 about three times longer than h 2 in H. squamosus), setae 3 a are do not come close to reaching the posterior margin of the body (vs. reaching), the vulvar lips are without verrucosities (vs. with verrucosities in posterior end); in males, an unstriated area is present around setae 3 a (vs. absent). Males of the new species differ from Harpyrhynchoides asio (Fain, 1972) (only males are known) by short setae vi, about 45 long (vs. 100 long in H. asio), the posteriorly bifurcated aedeagus (vs. without posterior bifurcation), and by the much longer genital arch, which is only three times shorter than the dorsal shield (vs. five times shorter)., Published as part of Bochkov, Andre V, Oconnor, Barry M. & Klompen, Hans, 2015, A review of the mite subfamily Harpirhynchinae (Acariformes: Harpirhynchidae) ��� parasites of New World birds (Aves: Neognathae), pp. 1-130 in Zootaxa 4023 (1) on pages 39-42, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4023.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/399838, {"references":["Fain, A. (1972) Notes sur les families Cheyletidae et Harpyrhynchidae productrices de gales chez les oiseaux ou les mammiferes. Acta Zoologica et Pathologica Antverpiensia, 56, 37 - 60."]}

Harpyrhynchoides athene Bochkov, OConnor and Klompen sp. nov. (Figs. 44 A���F, 45 A���I) Description. FEMALE (holotype, 3 paratypes, Fig. 44 A���E). Body, including gnathosoma, 335 long (300���335) and 250 wide (235���260). Gnathosoma about 100 long and 105 wide. Palp 41 long (40���43) and 45 wide (42���45), without lateral notches. Palpalae thickened, different in shape (Fig. 44 C): dG 12���13 long, with 5���6 pectinations, about 2 times thicker than other palpalae, dF 23���25 long and l���G 15���16 long. Setae vF about 50 long, smooth. Subcapitulum ventrally without membranous projections. Peritrematal branch about 35 long. Idiosoma 235���250 long. Smooth cuticle between peritrematal branches and transverse striations apunctate. All dorsal setae slightly serrate. Dorsal shield unornamented, 165 long (145���165) and 180 wide (170���180) with almost straight anterior margin and posterior margin concave in median part. Idiosoma ventrally without scales or verrucosities, almost completely striated striated excluding area bearing setal bases 3 a and pocket-like vulvar structure. Setae 1 a situated slightly anterior to level of setal bases 1 c. Setae 3 a situated at level of coxal fields III. Distance between setal bases 3 a about 3 times longer than between setal bases 1 a. Ventral setae h 1 present. Distance h 2 ���h 2 about 2.5 times longer than h 1 ���h 1. Coxal fields I and II smooth. Vulvar pocket-like structure without long lateral longitudinal folds. Vulvar apodemes well discernible. Lengths of setae: vi, ve, si, se, and c 2 ���all 100���115, h 1 and h 2 about 45. Solenidia �� 1 I and �� 1 II 12���13 long and 9���10 long, respectively, narrow straight and conical, with rounded apex. Empodium of tarsi I and II not elongated, only slightly longer or subequal to respective tarsus. Genua I and II with 3 setae (d, l���, v���), femora I and II with 2 setae (d and v), trochanters I and II with 1 seta (v). Apical segment of leg III with 5 setae; preapical segment with 1 seta. Leg IV with 1 segment bearing 4 setae. MALE (4 paratypes, Fig. 45 A���F). Body, including gnathosoma, 265���275 long and 200���235 wide. Gnathosoma about 65 long and 85 wide. Palp about 35 long and 37 wide, without notches. Palpalae strongly different in shape (Fig. 45 D): dG 14���15 long, almost twice as wide as other palpalae, dF 20���22 long, and l���G 13��� 14 long. Setae vF about 35 long, smooth. Subcapitulum ventrally as in female. Idiosoma 190���215 long. Smooth cuticle between peritrematal branches and transverse striations apunctate. Dorsal shield about 140 long and 150 wide with almost straight anterior margin and posterior margin slightly concave medially. Aedeagus about 65 long, almost straight, situated posterior to genital opening. Genital opening situated in posterior third of dorsal shield. Genital arch about 35 long. Genital setae 11���12 long; setae g 2 situated equidistant to g 1 and g 3. Distance g 1 ���g 1 about 25, g 2 ���g 2 about 20, and g 3 ���g 3 16. Setae vi, ve, si, se, and c 2 slightly serrate, 85���100 long. Idiosoma ventrally without scales or verrucosities, fully striated excluding small median area around setal bases 3 a. Coxal fields I and II smooth. Leg I and II setation as in female. Solenidion �� 1 I about 12 long and 6 maximum wide in median part, solenidion �� 1 II 9���10 long, narrow straight and conical, with rounded apex. Apical segment of leg III with 5 setae; preapical segment with 1 seta. Leg IV with 1 segment bearing 3 setae. Type material. Holotype female (OSAL 0082592), 3 female and 4 male paratypes (OSAL 0082588���0082591, 0 0 82593, 0 0 82597, 0082599) from Athene cunicularia (Molina) (Strigiformes: Strigidae), USA: Texas, Lubbock Co., Lubbock, 33.58 ��N, 101.86 ��W (GNIS-USGS), 22 February 1962, coll. R.W. Strandtmann. Type deposition. Holotype and most of paratypes in OSAL, 1 female paratype in ZISP, 1 in UMMZ. Additional material. One female and 2 males (OSAL 0 0 82224, 0 0 82230, 0082231) from Athene noctua (Scopoli) (Strigiformes: Strigidae), THE NETHERLANDS: Gelderland Province, Nijmegen, 51.8333 ��N, 5.8667 ��E (GEOnet), 10 February 1971, coll. F.S. Lukoschus. Etymology. The specific epithet is derived from the generic name of the host and is a noun in apposition. Hosts and distribution. Athene canicularia (Strigiformes: Strigidae) from USA (Texas) [type host] and Athene noctua from the Netherlands (present paper). Differential diagnosis. Among species of complex B, the new species is very close to Harpyrhynchoides aegolius Bochkov and OConnor, 2013 (Figs. 44 G, 45 J���M). In both sexes of these species, scales or verrucosities are absent on the ventral idiosomal surface, genua I and II bear three setae each, and femora I and II bear two setae each, and the basal segment of legs III bears a single seta; in females, the apical segment of leg IV bears four setae, and palpal seta dG is relatively short and thicker than other palpalae, setae h 1 and h 2 are subequal in length, solenidion �� 1 I is strongly thickened, the idiosoma ventrally has a nonstriated median area bearing setae 3 a, and the apical segment of leg IV bears three setae. These species differ from each other by the following character states. In females of Harpyrhynchoides athene sp. nov., the idiosoma ventrally is non-striated between the level of setal bases 3 a and the pocket-like vulvar structure (vs. striated in H. aegolius); in males, the body is 265���275 long (vs. 310���320 long), setae g 2 are situated equidistantly from g 1 and g 3 (vs. 1.5 times close to g 1 than to g 3), distance g 2 ���g 2 is longer than g 1 ���g 2 (vs. slightly shorter), genital setae are 11���12 long (vs. 18���20 long)., Published as part of Bochkov, Andre V, Oconnor, Barry M. & Klompen, Hans, 2015, A review of the mite subfamily Harpirhynchinae (Acariformes: Harpirhynchidae) ��� parasites of New World birds (Aves: Neognathae), pp. 1-130 in Zootaxa 4023 (1) on pages 56-58, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4023.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/399838

Neharpyrhynchus campylorhynchus Bochkov, OConnor and Klompen sp. nov. (Figs. 68, 69) Harpyrhynchus novoplumaris, Moss 1979: 381 (misidentification). Description. FEMALE (holotype, 1 paratype). Body, including gnathosoma, 665 long (660) and 450 wide (455). Gnathosoma about 150 long and 200 wide. Palp about 85 long and 50 wide, moderately inflated dorsally. Approximate lengths of palpalae (Fig. 69 A): dF 55, dG 40, and l���G 37; setae dG only slightly thicker than dF and l���G. Setae vF about 135 long, serrate. Subcapitulum dorsally unornamented. Peritrematal branch about 140 long. Idiosoma 535 long (530). Anterior part of propodonotum ornamented by short curved lines in posterior half. Dorsal shield entire, without median suture and ornamentation, 200 long (170) and 400 wide (380). Anterior margin of dorsal shield widely concave, posterior margin widely convex. Ventral surface of idiosoma without striations, scales or verrucosities. Setae: vi, ve and si distinctly barbed, subequal in length, about 190, clustered together. Setae se and c 2 smooth, 50���60 long. Setae h 2 about 200 long. Setae 1 a and 3 a present, 2���3 times shorter than se and c 2; setae 1 c 60���70 long. Base of legs I and II with distinct lobe. Legs I and II with 4 articulated segments. Trochanters I and II without setae; femur-genu I with 1 dorsal seta, femur-genu II without setae; tibiae I and II with 5 setae, tarsi I and II with full complement of setae, claws of these tarsi with small basal angles. Legs III and IV with 1 segment. Leg III bearing 3 long and 1 short setae; leg IV bearing 2 long and 2 short setae. MALE. Unknown. Type material. Holotype female (OSAL 0083261), 1 female paratype (OSAL 0083260) from Campylorhynchus brunneicapillus (Lafresnaye) (Passeriformes: Troglodytidae), USA, no other data. Type deposition. Holotype and paratype in OSAL. Etymology. The specific epithet is derived from the generic name of the host and is a noun in apposition. Hosts and distribution. Campylorhynchus brunneicapillus (Passeriformes: Troglodytidae) from USA (unknown locality) (present paper). Differential diagnosis. Among species of the group baile, females of Neharpyrhynchus campylorhynchus sp. nov. differ from all other species except N. oenanthe Bochkov, 2014 by the presence of a dorsal seta on femur-genu I, but clearly differ from this aberrant species by the presence of the lobe at the bases of legs I and II (vs. absent in N. oenanthe), serrate seta vF (vs. smooth), setae si clustered together with vi and ve (vs. separated from vi and ve), and by the entire dorsal shield (vs. separated)., Published as part of Bochkov, Andre V, Oconnor, Barry M. & Klompen, Hans, 2015, A review of the mite subfamily Harpirhynchinae (Acariformes: Harpirhynchidae) ��� parasites of New World birds (Aves: Neognathae), pp. 1-130 in Zootaxa 4023 (1) on pages 87-88, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4023.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/399838, {"references":["Moss, W. W. (1979) Patterns of host-specificity and coevolution in the Harpyrhynchidae. Recent Advances in Acarology, 2, 379 - 384. http: // dx. doi. org / 10.1016 / B 978 - 0 - 12 - 592202 - 9.50052 - 5"]}

Crassacarus fritschi Bochkov, OConnor and Klompen sp. nov. (Figs. 56, 57) Description. FEMALE (holotype). Body, including gnathosoma, 535 long and 415 wide. Gnathosoma about 135 long and 165 wide. Palp 85 long and 47 wide. Lengths of palpalae (Fig. 57 A): dF 44, dG 27, and l���G 29. Setae vF 100 long, smooth. Subcapitulum with 1 pair of ventro-lateral projections. Peritrematal branch 105 long. Idiosoma 405 long. Smooth cuticle between peritrematal branches and transverse striations apunctate. Setae h 2 smooth, other dorsal setae serrate. Dorsal shield unornamented, 165 long and 335 wide, trapezoidal in shape, with rounded angles, widely concave anterior margin and almost straight posterior margin. Idiosoma ventrally without scales or verrucosities, distinctly striated. Coxal fields I and II with weakly developed soft posterior lobe. Lengths of setae: vi, ve, si, se, and c 2 135���150, h 2 110. Solenidia �� 1 I and �� 1 II 9���10 long, narrow straight and conical, with rounded apex. Legs I and II with 5 articulated segments (femur and genu separated). Femora I and II bearing 2 setae, d and v; genua I and II bearing 1 seta l���. Leg III with 2 articulated segments, basal segment with 1 seta, apical segment with 4 / 6 setae. Leg IV with 5 setae. MALE. Unknown. Type material. Holotype female (UMMZ BMOC 08- 1110 -002, # 1), 1 female paratype [strongly damaged] (UMMZ BMOC 08- 1110 -002, # 2) from Bombycilla cedrorum Vieillot (Passeriformes: Bombycillidae) (UMMZ 241853) [on head], USA: Michigan, Muskegon Co., Muskegon State game Area, along US route 31, 43.2961989 ��N, 86.0668945 ��W, 11 July 2008, coll. R.A. Wolinski. Type deposition. Holotype and paratype in UMMZ. Etymology. This species is dedicated to the late German acarologist, Dr. W. Fritsch author of an important early work on Harpirhynchidae. Hosts and distribution. Bombycilla cedrorum (Passeriformes: Bombycillidae) from USA (Michigan) (present paper). Differential diagnosis. Females of Crassacarus fritschi sp. nov. (males unknown) are close to those of C. sialia sp. nov. (see below) in having strongly elongated palps, four-segmented legs I and II, and two-segmented legs III. Females of these species differ from each other by the following features. In C. fritschi sp. nov., setae vF are smooth (vs. serrate in C. sialia sp. nov.), setae h 2 are 110 long (vs. 60���70), genua I and II bear one seta each (l���) (vs. without setae), leg III is with 4���6 setae (vs. 7 setae), and leg IV is with 5 setae (vs. 7 setae)., Published as part of Bochkov, Andre V, Oconnor, Barry M. & Klompen, Hans, 2015, A review of the mite subfamily Harpirhynchinae (Acariformes: Harpirhynchidae) ��� parasites of New World birds (Aves: Neognathae), pp. 1-130 in Zootaxa 4023 (1) on pages 71-72, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4023.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/399838

Passeroptes gaudi (Vassilev and Kolebinova, 1965) comb. nov. (Figs. 10, 11) Rivoltasia gaudi Vassilev and Kolebinova, 1965: 161, figs. 1���4 Passeroptes sturninus Arutunjan and Mironov, 1983: 324, figs. 12, 13 syn. nov. Redescription. FEMALE (10 specimens). Body 220���255 long and 150���165 wide. Idiosomal shields without ornamentation, soft idiosomal cuticle striated, without scales or tubercules. Distance between propodonotal and hysteronotal shields about 20. Propodonotal shield 60���65 long and 65���70 wide, posterolateral extensions encompassing bases of setae se, in some specimens also bases of si. Setae se at least 3 times longer than si. Hysteronotal shield 90���105 long and 60���65 wide. Setae d 2 present. Humeral shields without dorsal valves. Coxal fields III closed. Adanal shields widely separated from each other, moderately sclerotized. Legs III and IV subequal, 100���115 long. Femora III and IV each with 1 ventral moderately developed retrorse projection. Other projections on posterior legs absent. Rudimental solenidion �� 1 present on tarsi I. Lengths of setae: se 55���60, cp 100���115, c 3 70���75, h 2 190���230, h 3 and ps 2 50���55, d II 70 ���75, d III���IV 60 ���65, �� 3 and �� 1 I about 25, ��I��� II 30, ��III and ��IV about 3, �� 1 I about 17, and ��II about 3. Material examined. 10 females ex Sturnus vulgaris (Linnaeus) (Passeriformes: Sturnidae), RUSSIA: Kaliningrad Province, Curonian spit, Rybachy village, 55 ��09' 15 " N, 20 �� 51 ' 14 " E, 28 April 1958, coll. V. Jygis. Hosts and distribution. This species is known only from Sturnus vulgaris (Linnaeus) (Passeriformes: Sturnidae) from Bulgaria, Russia (Kaliningrad Province), and Armenia (Vassilev & Kolebinova 1965; Arutunjan & Mironov 1983; present publication). Remark. The description of Rivoltasia gaudi Vassilev and Kolebinova, 1965 (Dermationidae) from Sturnus vulgaris from Bulgaria (Vassilev & Kolebinova 1965) and revision of dermationids by Fain (1965) were published simultaneously. Therefore this species was not included in Fain���s revision. Later on, Arutunjan and Mironov (1983) described Passeroptes sturninus from the same host from Armenia, but were not aware of R. gaudi, because the latter species was, at that time, in a genus other than Passeroptes. We compared the description of R. gaudi and P. sturninus (based on the original descriptions and our additional material) and concluded that these two species are conspecific. Therefore, we transfer Rivoltasia gaudi to the genus Passeroptes and consider Passeroptes sturninus syn. nov. as a junior synonym of this species., Published as part of Bochkov, Andre V. & Mironov, Sergey V., 2012, Mites of the genus Passeroptes Fain (Acariformes: Dermationidae) from passerines (Aves: Passeriformes) of North-Western Russia, pp. 43-57 in Zootaxa 3563 on pages 53-56, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.282948, {"references":["Vassilev, I & Kolebinova, M. (1965) Sur une nouvelle espece Analgesoidea - Rivoltasia gaudi n. sp. Comptes rendus de l'Academie bulgare des Sciences, 18, 161 - 164.","Arutunjan, E. S. & Mironov, S. V. (1983) New and little known species of analgoid-mites from the USSR. Academy of Sciences of Armenian SSR. Institute of Zoology, zoological papers, 19, 319 - 336.","Fain, A. (1965) A review of the family Epidermoptidae Trouessart parasitic on the skin of birds (Acarina: Sarcoptiformes). Verhandelingen van de Koninklijke vlaamse academie voor wetenschappen, letteren en schone kunsten van Belgie; Klasse der wetenschapen, 27, 1 - 176 (Pt. I, text), 1 - 144 (Pt. II, illustrations)."]}

6. Schizocarpus gozdziewskii sp. nov. (Fig. 9) Schizocarpus sp., Bochkov & Dubinina 2011: 64 Description. MALE (holotype). Body 380 long (370���385 in 10 paratypes) and 200 wide (200���210); body length/ width ratio about 1.9: 1. Idiosoma egg-shaped, strongly convex dorsally. Hysteronotal shield 70 long and 85 wide. Anterior margin of hysteronotal shield concave. Setae d 1 situated close to anterior margin of this shield, distance d 1 -d 1 90. Setae e 1 situated on hysteronotal shield, distinctly anterior to its posterior margin. Distance e 1 -e 1 55. Setae h 1 situated laterally, widely separated from each other, distance h 1 -h 1 100. Setae f 2 absent. Setae h 3 widely separated from each other, distance h 3 -h 3 90. Opisthosomal membranes moderately developed, 20 long. Setae ps 3 situated laterally, almost at same transverse level as adanal suckers. Adanal shields roughly rounded in outline; their borders well sclerotized, central area not punctate, additional small non-punctate areas present around setae ad 1. Minimal distance between these shields 7. Setae ad 1 represented by alveoli and situated on inner borders of adanal shields, postero-mesal or almost at same transverse level as adanal suckers. Distance between adanal sucker and seta ad 1 subequal to diameter of adanal suckers or 1.5 times longer. Adanal suckers situated in anterior half of adanal shields, 15 in diameter, with dentate corolla (type E), without external sclerotized ring. Setae ps 1 nonpedunculate, situated on internal border of adanal shields, posterior to setae ad 1. Adanal setae ad 2 present, situated on inner border of adanal shields between levels of setae ad 1 and ps 1, slightly mesal to these setae and closer to ps 1 than to ad 1. Ventral anal sclerite distinct. Lengths of some setae: h 1 11, h 2 180, h 3 35, ps 3 40, ps 2 140. Tarsus III 35 long, 17 wide; tarsus IV 20 long, 15 wide. Type material. Holotype male (ZIN T-Chir- 18) and 14 male paratypes (ZIN AVB- 2011 -0504-011, # 1-14) from Castor fiber belorussicus [beaver # 5], POLAND: Podlaskie Voivodeship, Suwałki County, near Wiżajny village, 54 �� 21 ' 50 ''N, 22 �� 52 ' 6 ''E, 18 April 2003, coll. A. Labrzycka; 2 male paratypes (ZIN AVB- 2011 -0504-012, # 1, 2), same data [beaver # 3]; 3 male paratypes (ZIN AVB- 2011 -0304-013, # 1-3), same data [beaver # 6]; 13 male paratypes (ZIN AVB- 2011 -0504-012, # 1-13), same data, 17 April 2003 [beaver # 2]. Type depositions. Holotype and most paratypes���in ZISP, 2 paratypes���in AMU, and 2 paratypes���in UMICH. Microhabitat. Dorsum and flanks. Distribution. Described from C. f. belorussicus from Poland (Suwałki) and from C. f. orientoeuropaeus from Russia (Voronezh Reserve). Etymology. This species is dedicated to the well known Polish theriologist, Mr. J. Gozdziewski (the Polish Hunting Association, Suwałki). Differential diagnosis. This new species is close to S. klompeni sp. nov. In both of these species, the idiosoma is egg-shaped, the corolla of the adanal suckers is dentate, setae ad 2 are present, setae ps 3 are situated laterally and setae f 2 are absent. These species differ from each other by the following characters. In S. gozdziewskii sp. nov., the adanal shields are ovoid, the inner borders of the adanal shields are distinctly sclerotized, setae ps 1 are non-pedunculate and situated slightly postero-lateral to ad 2, setae ad 2 are setiform, and tarsi IV are longer than wide. In S. klompeni sp. nov., the adanal shields are elongated, the inner borders of the adanal shields are poorly sclerotized, setae ps 1 are pedunculate, situated mesal to ad 2 and at the same transverse level; setae ad 2 are represented only by alveoli, and tarsi IV are wider than long., Published as part of Bochkov, Andre V., Labrzycka, Anna, Skoracki, Maciej & Saveljev, Alexander P., 2012, Fur mites of the genus Schizocarpus Trouessart (Acari: Chirodiscidae) parasitizing the Eurasian beaver Castor fiber belorussicus Lavrov (Rodentia: Castoridae) in NE Poland (Suwa��ki), pp. 39-59 in Zootaxa 3162 on page 51, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.209978, {"references":["Bochkov, A. V. & Dubinina, H. V. (2011) Mites of the genus Schizocarpus (Acariformes: Chirodiscidae) parasitizing the Eurasian beaver Castor fiber (Rodentia: Castoridae) in the Voronezh National Reserve. Acarina, 19, 53 - 66."]}

11. Schizocarpus pusillus Fain and Lukoschus, 1985 Schizocarpus pusillus Fain and Lukoschus, 1985: 63, figs. 54, 55, 69 Material examined. 2 males (ZISP AVB- 2012 -0203-036, # 1, 2) ex Castor fiber tuvinicus [beaver # 1, sample 8], RUSSIA: Tuva, Todzhinskii District, upstream water of Azas River, 52 �� 25 ���N, 96 �� 38 ���E, 8 October 2011, coll. A.P. Saveljev, 8 males (ZISP AVB- 2012 -0203-034, # 1-8), beaver # 5, sample 10, downstream of Azas River, 52 �� 32 ���N, 97 �� 15 ���E, 17 October 2011, coll. A.P. Saveljev, 1 males (ZISP AVB- 2012 -0203-035, # 1-16), beaver # 5, sample 13; same data. Microhabitat. Chest and anterior abdomen, two mites from posterior legs. Distribution. Recorded from C. f. albicus from Germany (Elba River) (Fain & Lukoschus 1985) and from C. f. tuvinicus from Tuva (Azas River) (present paper)., Published as part of Bochkov, Andre V. & Saveljev, Alexander P., 2012, Fur mites of the genus Schizocarpus Trouessart (Acari: Chirodiscidae) from the Eurasian beaver Castor fiber tuvinicus Lavrov (Rodentia: Castoridae) in the Azas River (Tuva Republic, Russia), pp. 1-18 in Zootaxa 3410 on page 15, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.212597, {"references":["Fain, A. & Lukoschus, F. S. (1985) The genus Schizocarpus Trouessart, 1896 (Acari, Chirodiscidae) from the beaver Castor fiber L. An example of multiple speciation. Entomologische Abhandlungen des Staatliches Museum fur Tierkunde Dresden, 49, 35 - 68."]}

5. Schizocarpus tuvinicus sp. nov. (Fig. 6) Description. MALE (holotype). Idiosoma slightly flattened dorso-ventrally. Hysterosoma outline in shape of inverted trapezium. Body 325 long and 170 wide; body length/width ratio about 1.9: 1. Hysteronotal shield 80 long and 85 wide. Anterior margin of hysteronotal shield widely concave. Setae d 1 situated slightly posterior to anterior margin of this shield, distance d 1 -d 1 40. Setae e 1 situated on posterior margin of hysteronotal shield, distance e 1 - e 1 35. Setae h 1 situated very close to setae e 1, distances e 1 -e 1 and h 1 -h 1 subequal. Setae f 2 absent. Distance h 3 -h 3 35. Opisthosomal membranes weakly developed, 10 long. Setae ps 3 situated laterally. Setae ps 2 displaced posteriorly, located distinctly posterior to adanal suckers. Adanal shields roughly subsquare in outline, evenly punctated with strongly sclerotized borders. Minimal distance between these shields 15. Adanal suckers situated in median part of adanal shields, about 7 in diameter, with smooth corolla (type A), without external sclerotized ring. Setae ad 1 represented by alveoli covered with fine membranes, adjoining each other and situated between adanal shields almost at same transverse level with adanal suckers. Membranous pocket-like structure situated immediately posterior to these alveoli. Setae ps 1 pedunculate, situated at level of posterior borders of adanal shields and between them, distance ps 1 -ps 1 15. Adanal alveoli ad 2 absent. Ventral anal sclerite narrow but distinct. Lengths of some setae: h 1 4, h 2 120, h 3 and ps 2 about 60, ps 1 9, ps 3 40. Tarsus III 20 long, 12 wide; tarsus IV 12 long, 11 wide. Type material. Holotype male (ZIN T-Chir- 23) ex Castor fiber tuvinicus [beaver # 2, sample 7], RUSSIA: Tuva, Todzhinskii District, upstream water of Azas River, 52 �� 25 ���N, 96 �� 38 ���E, 9 October 2011, coll. A.P. Saveljev. Type deposition. Holotype���in ZISP. Microhabitat.?Tail base ventrally. Distribution. Type locality only. Etymology. The species epithet derives from the subspecies name of the host and is a noun in apposition. Differential diagnosis. This new species occupies a solitary position among species of the genus with the smooth adanal suckers without the external sclerotized ring around and lacking alveoli ad 2. Among previously known species, it is most similar to S. subornatus Fain and Lukoschus, 1985 from the Eurasian beaver of unknown origin (Fain & Lukoschus 1985). In both these species, bases of setae h 1 are closely situated to seta e 1 bases, setae ps 2 are situated laterally, the adanal shields are evenly punctated with strongly sclerotized borders. These species differ from each other by the following characters. In S. tuvinicus sp. nov., setae e 1 are situated on the hysteronotal shield, setae f 2 are absent, the adanal shields are roughly subsquare in outline, setae ps 1 are relatively long (9), alveoli ad 1 are smaller than the adanal suckers, membranous pocket-like structure is present immediately posterior to alveoli ad 1, an M-shaped sclerotized band surrounding alveoli ad 1 is absent. In S. subornatus, setae e 1 are situated off the hysteronotal shield, setae f 2 are present, the adanal shields are irregular in outline, setae ps 1 are microsetae, alveoli ad 1 are larger than the adanal suckers, the membranous pocket-like structure is absent, an Mshaped sclerotized band surrounding alveoli ad 1 is present., Published as part of Bochkov, Andre V. & Saveljev, Alexander P., 2012, Fur mites of the genus Schizocarpus Trouessart (Acari: Chirodiscidae) from the Eurasian beaver Castor fiber tuvinicus Lavrov (Rodentia: Castoridae) in the Azas River (Tuva Republic, Russia), pp. 1-18 in Zootaxa 3410 on pages 10-11, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.212597, {"references":["Fain, A. & Lukoschus, F. S. (1985) The genus Schizocarpus Trouessart, 1896 (Acari, Chirodiscidae) from the beaver Castor fiber L. An example of multiple speciation. Entomologische Abhandlungen des Staatliches Museum fur Tierkunde Dresden, 49, 35 - 68."]}

20. Schizocarpus insignis Fain and Lukoschus, 1985 Schizocarpus insignis Fain and Lukoschus, 1985: 65, figs. 78, 79 Material. 1 male (ZIN AVB- 2011 -0504-049) from Castor fiber belorussicus [beaver # 2], POLAND: Podlaskie Voivodeship, Suwałki County, near Wiżajny village, 54 �� 21 ' 50 ''N, 22 �� 52 ' 6 ''E, 17 April 2003, coll. A. Labrzycka. Microhabitat. A single specimen from neck dorsally. Distribution. Described from C. fiber (undetermined subspecies) from unknown locality in Europe, from C. f. albicus from Germany (Elba River), from C. f. birulai from Mongolia (Bulgan-gol River) (Fain & Lukoschus 1985), and from C. f. belorussicus from Poland (Suwałki) (present paper)., Published as part of Bochkov, Andre V., Labrzycka, Anna, Skoracki, Maciej & Saveljev, Alexander P., 2012, Fur mites of the genus Schizocarpus Trouessart (Acari: Chirodiscidae) parasitizing the Eurasian beaver Castor fiber belorussicus Lavrov (Rodentia: Castoridae) in NE Poland (Suwa��ki), pp. 39-59 in Zootaxa 3162 on page 58, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.209978, {"references":["Fain, A. & Lukoschus, F. S. (1985) The genus Schizocarpus Trouessart, 1896 (Acari, Chirodiscidae) from the beaver Castor fiber L. An example of multiple speciation. Entomologische Abhandlungen des Staatliches Museum fur Tierkunde Dresden, 49, 35 - 68."]}

14. Schizocarpus numerosus (Dubinina, 1964) Histiophorus numerosus Dubinina, 1964: 119, figs. 6, 7.1��� 4 Schizocarpus numerosus, Fain & Lukoschus 1985: 45, figs. 6, 7, 10; Dubinina et al. 1993: 451 Material. 5 males (ZIN AVB- 2011 -0504-035, # 1-5) from Castor fiber belorussicus [beaver # 3], POLAND: Podlaskie Voivodeship, Suwałki County, near Wiżajny village, 54 �� 21 ' 50 ''N, 22 �� 52 ' 6 ''E, coll. A. Labrzycka; 14 males (ZIN AVB- 2011 -0504-036, # 1-14), same data [beaver # 4]; 23 males (ZIN AVB- 2011 -0504-037, # 1-23), same data [beaver # 5]; 17 males (ZIN AVB- 2011 -0504-038, # 1-17), same data [beaver # 6]. Microhabitat. Head and neck dorsally. Distribution. Described from C. f. orientoeuropaeus from Russia (Voronezh Reserve) (Dubinina 1964), from C. f. albicus from Germany (Elba River) (Fain & Lukoschus 1985), and from C. f. belorussicus from Poland (Suwałki) (present paper)., Published as part of Bochkov, Andre V., Labrzycka, Anna, Skoracki, Maciej & Saveljev, Alexander P., 2012, Fur mites of the genus Schizocarpus Trouessart (Acari: Chirodiscidae) parasitizing the Eurasian beaver Castor fiber belorussicus Lavrov (Rodentia: Castoridae) in NE Poland (Suwa��ki), pp. 39-59 in Zootaxa 3162 on page 56, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.209978, {"references":["Dubinina, H. V. (1964) Mites of the genus Histiophorus (Listrophoridae) parasites of beavers. Parazitologicheskiy Sbornik, 22, 111 - 152. [In Russian]","Fain, A. & Lukoschus, F. S. (1985) The genus Schizocarpus Trouessart, 1896 (Acari, Chirodiscidae) from the beaver Castor fiber L. An example of multiple speciation. Entomologische Abhandlungen des Staatliches Museum fur Tierkunde Dresden, 49, 35 - 68.","Dubinina, H. V., Bochkov, A. V. & Bobrovskaja, V. I. (1993) Notes on systematics of mites of the genus Schizocarpus (Acariformes: Chirodiscidae). Parazitologiya, 27, 450 - 453. [In Russian with English summary]"]}

7. Schizocarpus zurowskii sp. nov. (Fig. 10) Description. MALE (holotype). Body 370 long (365���370 in 4 paratypes) and 175 wide (170���180); body length/ width ratio about 2.1: 1. Idiosoma egg-shaped, strongly concave dorsally. Hysteronotal shield 90 long and 80 wide. Anterior margin of hysteronotal shield almost straight. Setae d 1 situated in anterior angles of this shield, distance d 1 -d 1 70. Setae e 1 situated on hysteronotal shield, anterior to its posterior margin. Distance e 1 -e 1 50. Setae h 1 situated laterally, widely separated from each other, distance h 1 -h 1 80. Setae f 2 absent. Setae h 3 widely separated from each other, distance h 3 -h 3 90. Opisthosomal membranes moderately developed, 15 long. Setae ps 3 situated laterally, almost at same transverse level as adanal suckers. Adanal shields roughly rounded in outline and slightly elongated, with distinctly sclerotized borders, not punctate in central area. Minimal distance between these shields 7. Setae ad 1 represented by alveoli, situated on adanal shields anterior to adanal suckers and at same longitudinal level with them. Distance between adanal sucker and seta ad 1 slightly less than diameter of adanal suckers. Adanal suckers situated in median part of adanal shields, 8 in diameter, with dentate corolla (type E), without external sclerotized ring. Setae ps 1 non pedunculate, situated between adanal shields postero-mesal to adanal suckers, distance of adanal suckers-setae ps 1 1.5 times longer than diameter of adanal suckers. Adanal setae ad 2 represented only by alveoli, situated posterior to level of setae ps 1 and slightly lateral to these setae, close to posterior-mesal border of adanal shields. Ventral anal sclerite distinct. Lengths of some setae: h 1 6, h 2 130, h 3 26, ps 3 50, ps 2 100. Tarsus III 26 long, 14 wide; tarsus IV 15 long, 14 wide. Type material. Holotype male (ZIN T-Chir- 19) and 5 male paratypes (ZIN AVB- 2011 -0504-014, # 1-5) from Castor fiber belorussicus [beaver # 5], POLAND: Podlaskie Voivodeship, Suwałki County, near Wiżajny village, 54 �� 21 ' 50 ''N, 22 �� 52 ' 6 ''E, 18 April 2003, coll. A. Labrzycka. Type depositions. Holotype and 4 paratypes���in ZISP, 1 paratype���in AMU. Microhabitat. Abdomen. Distribution. Type locality only. Etymology. This species is dedicated to the famous Polish theriologist Dr. W. Zurowski (1935-1992). Differential diagnosis. In this new species, as in S. klompeni sp. nov. and S. gozdziewskii sp. nov., the idiosoma is egg-shaped, the corolla of the adanal suckers is dentate, setae f 2 are lost, setae ps 3 are situated laterally, and setae ad 2 are present. The new species is close to S. gozdziewskii sp. nov. In both species, setae d 1 are situated closer to the lateral borders of the hysteronotal shield than to each other, and setae ps 1 are non-pedunculate. These species differ from each other by the following characters. In. S. zurowskii sp. nov., setae ad 1 are situated distinctly anterior to the adanal suckers and setae ad 2 are represented by alveoli and located posterior to setae ps 1, both pairs of these setae are off the adanal shields, and the length and width of tarsi IV are subequal. In S. gozdziewskii sp. nov., setae ad 1 are situated at the same transverse level as the adanal suckers, setae ad 2 are setiform and located anterior to ps 1, both pairs of these setae are on the adanal shields, and tarsi IV are longer than wide., Published as part of Bochkov, Andre V., Labrzycka, Anna, Skoracki, Maciej & Saveljev, Alexander P., 2012, Fur mites of the genus Schizocarpus Trouessart (Acari: Chirodiscidae) parasitizing the Eurasian beaver Castor fiber belorussicus Lavrov (Rodentia: Castoridae) in NE Poland (Suwa��ki), pp. 39-59 in Zootaxa 3162 on page 52, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.209978

13. Schizocarpus radiatus Fain and Lukoschus, 1985 Schizocarpus radiatus Fain and Lukoschus, 1985: 64, figs. 5, 73, 74, 80; Bochkov & Dubinina 2011: 63; Bochkov et al. 2012: 54 Material examined. 2 males (ZISP AVB- 2012 -0203-011, # 1, 2) ex Castor fiber tuvinicus [beaver # 1, sample 5], RUSSIA: Tuva, Todzhinskii District, upstream water of Azas River, 52 �� 25 ���N, 96 �� 38 ���E, 8 October 2011, coll. A.P. Saveljev; 1 male (ZISP AVB- 2012 -0203-015), beaver # 1, sample 12, same data; 6 males (ZISP AVB- 2012 -0203- 0 14, # 1-6), beaver # 2, sample 5, same locality, 9 October 2011, coll. A.P. Saveljev; 5 males (ZISP AVB- 2012 - 0203-016, # 1-5), beaver # 2, sample 6, same data; 5 males (ZISP AVB- 2012 -0203-017, # 1-5), beaver # 2, sample 12, same data; 2 males (ZISP AVB- 2012 -0203-018, # 1, 2), beaver # 4, sample 6, same locality, 16 October 2011, coll. A.P. Saveljev. Microhabitat. Posterior dorsum and flanks. Distribution. Recorded from several hosts: a Eurasian beaver (undetermined subspecies) from an unknown locality in Europe (Fain & Lukoschus 1985), C. f. orientoeuropaeus from Russia (Voronezh Reserve) (Bochkov & Dubinina 2011), C. f. belorussicus from Poland (Suwałki) (Bochkov et al. 2012), and C. f. tuvinicus from Tuva (Azas River) (present paper)., Published as part of Bochkov, Andre V. & Saveljev, Alexander P., 2012, Fur mites of the genus Schizocarpus Trouessart (Acari: Chirodiscidae) from the Eurasian beaver Castor fiber tuvinicus Lavrov (Rodentia: Castoridae) in the Azas River (Tuva Republic, Russia), pp. 1-18 in Zootaxa 3410 on pages 15-16, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.212597, {"references":["Fain, A. & Lukoschus, F. S. (1985) The genus Schizocarpus Trouessart, 1896 (Acari, Chirodiscidae) from the beaver Castor fiber L. An example of multiple speciation. Entomologische Abhandlungen des Staatliches Museum fur Tierkunde Dresden, 49, 35 - 68.","Bochkov, A. V. & Dubinina, H. V. (2011) Mites of the genus Schizocarpus (Acariformes: Chirodiscidae) parasitizing the Eurasian beaver Castor fiber (Rodentia: Castoridae) in the Voronezh National Reserve. Acarina, 19, 53 - 66.","Bochkov, A. V., Ladrzycka, A., Skoracki, M. & Saveljev, A. P. (2012) Fur mites of the genus Schizocarpus Trouessart (Acari: Chirodiscidae) parasitizing the Eurasian beaver Castor fiber belorussicus Lavrov (Rodentia: Castoridae) in NE Poland (Suwalki). Zootaxa, 3162, 39 - 59."]}

6. Schizocarpus azasicus sp. nov. (Fig. 7) Description. MALE (holotype). Idiosoma slightly flattened dorso-ventrally. Hysterosoma outline in shape of inverted trapezium. Body 350 long and 175 wide; body length/width ratio about 2: 1. Hysteronotal shield 80 long and 90 wide. Anterior margin of hysteronotal shield uneven with distinct incision in median part. Setae d 1 situated slightly anterior to anterior margin of this shield, distance d 1 -d 1 30. Setae e 1 situated distinctly posterior to posterior margin of hysteronotal shield, almost at posterior margin of opisthosoma, distance e 1 -e 1 30. Bases of setae h 1 adjoining bases of seta e 1. Setae f 2 situated ventro-medially. Setae h 3 situated close to each other, distance h 3 -h 3 35. Opisthosomal membranes weakly developed, 5 long. Setae ps 3 situated laterally and along with setae ps 2 strongly displaced posteriorly being located posterior to level of adanal suckers. Adanal shields subtriangular in outline, evenly punctated with strongly sclerotized anterior, internal and external borders. Minimal distance between these shields 25. Adanal suckers situated in anterior half of adanal shields, about 8 in diameter, with smooth corolla (type A), without external sclerotized ring. Setae ad 1 represented by large alveoli, about 2.5 times larger than adanal suckers, located between adanal shields. M-shaped sclerite situated between adanal shields and surrounding these alveoli present. Setae ps 1 not pedunculate, situated at lateral ends of M-shaped sclerite, at same transverse level with adanal suckers; distance ps 1 -ps 1 20 long. Adanal alveoli ad 2 absent. Ventral anal sclerite distinct. Lengths of some setae: f 2 and h 3 about 15, h 1 3, h 2 60, ps 2 and ps 3 about 45. Tarsus III 20 long, 12 wide; tarsus IV 10 long, 10 wide. Type material. Holotype male (ZISP T-Chir- 25) ex Castor fiber tuvinicus [beaver # 5, sample 8], RUSSIA: Tuva, Todzhinskii District, downstream of Azas River, 52 �� 32 ���N, 97 �� 15 ���E, 17 October 2011, coll. A.P. Saveljev. Type deposition. Holotype���in ZISP. Microhabitat.?Posterior leg. Distribution. Type locality only. Etymology. The species epithet derives from the name of Azas River, the type locality of this species. Differential diagnosis. This new species is very close to S. subornatus Fain and Lukoschus, 1985, found on a Eurasian beaver of unknown origin (Fain & Lukoschus 1985) and C. f. tuvinicus (present paper), and differs from this species mostly by shorter setae h 3 and f 2 of about 15 long (versus 50 and 45 long, respectively, in S. subornatus)., Published as part of Bochkov, Andre V. & Saveljev, Alexander P., 2012, Fur mites of the genus Schizocarpus Trouessart (Acari: Chirodiscidae) from the Eurasian beaver Castor fiber tuvinicus Lavrov (Rodentia: Castoridae) in the Azas River (Tuva Republic, Russia), pp. 1-18 in Zootaxa 3410 on pages 12-13, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.212597, {"references":["Fain, A. & Lukoschus, F. S. (1985) The genus Schizocarpus Trouessart, 1896 (Acari, Chirodiscidae) from the beaver Castor fiber L. An example of multiple speciation. Entomologische Abhandlungen des Staatliches Museum fur Tierkunde Dresden, 49, 35 - 68."]}

8. Schizocarpus parahumilis sp. nov. (Fig. 3 A, B, 11) Description. MALE (holotype). Idiosoma slightly flattened dorso-ventrally. Hysterosoma subparallel sided. Body 325 long (320���330 in 3 paratypes) and 140 wide (135���140); body length/width ratio about 2.3: 1. Hysteronotal shield 85 long and 80 wide. Anterior margin of hysteronotal shield widely concave. Setae d 1 situated in anterior angles of this shield, distance d 1 -d 1 65. Setae e 1 situated on hysteronotal shield, distance e 1 -e 1 35. Setae h 1 situated medially, close to each other, distance h 1 -h 1 40. Setae f 2 absent. Setae h 3 widely separated from each other, distance h 3 -h 3 60. Opisthosomal membranes weakly developed, 10 long. Setae ps 3 situated medially. Adanal shields irregularly shaped, completely punctate. Minimal distance between these shields 25. Adanal suckers situated in anterior half of adanal shields, about 7 in diameter, with smooth corolla (type A), each surrounded by wide and highly sclerotized punctate ring, subequal in width to these suckers. Setae ad 1 represented by alveoli and situated on inner margins of adanal shields and distinctly postero-mesal to adanal suckers. Setae ps 1 pedunculate, situated postero-lateral to adanal suckers, slightly anterior to level of setae ad 1. Narrow transverse sclerotized band present in posterior half of adanal shield encompassing peduncle bearing ps 1 and seta ad 1 but not reaching ad 1. Adanal alveoli ad 2 present, situated mesal to ps 1 in bases of their peduncles. Ventral anal sclerite small but distinct. Lengths of some setae: h 1 6, h 2 55, h 3 4, ps 3 7, ps 2 50. Tarsus III 20 long, 14 wide; tarsus IV 10 long, 9 wide. Type material. Holotype male (ZIN T-Chir- 20) and 3 male paratypes (ZIN AVB- 2011 -0504-019, # 1-4) from Castor fiber belorussicus [beaver # 2], POLAND: Podlaskie Voivodeship, Suwałki County, near Wiżajny village, 54 �� 21 ' 50 ''N, 22 �� 52 ' 6 ''E, 17 April 2003, coll. A. Labrzycka. Type depositions. Holotype and 3 paratypes���in ZISP, 1 paratype���in AMU. Microhabitat. Throat. Distribution. Type locality only. Etymology. The specific name indicates the similarities with S. humilis and is a noun in apposition. Differential diagnosis. This species is very close to S. humilis Fain and Lukoschus, 1985 and differs from it mainly by the presence of indistinct alveoli of setae ad 2 near the bases of pedunculate setae ps 1; these alveoli are absent in S. humilis., Published as part of Bochkov, Andre V., Labrzycka, Anna, Skoracki, Maciej & Saveljev, Alexander P., 2012, Fur mites of the genus Schizocarpus Trouessart (Acari: Chirodiscidae) parasitizing the Eurasian beaver Castor fiber belorussicus Lavrov (Rodentia: Castoridae) in NE Poland (Suwa��ki), pp. 39-59 in Zootaxa 3162 on pages 53-54, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.209978, {"references":["Fain, A. & Lukoschus, F. S. (1985) The genus Schizocarpus Trouessart, 1896 (Acari, Chirodiscidae) from the beaver Castor fiber L. An example of multiple speciation. Entomologische Abhandlungen des Staatliches Museum fur Tierkunde Dresden, 49, 35 - 68."]}

3. Schizocarpus unzhakovi sp. nov . (Fig. 4) Description. MALE (holotype). Body 425 long and 200 wide; body length/width ratio about 2.1: 1. Idiosoma slightly flattened dorso-ventrally. Hysterosoma subparallel sided. Hysteronotal shield 100 long and 95 wide. Anterior margin of hysteronotal shield uneven and distinctly concave in median part. Setae d 1 immediately anterior to anterior margin of hysteronotal shield, distance d 1 -d 1 55. Setae e 1 situated immediately posterior to posterior margin of hysteronotal shield. Distance e 1 -e 1 about 45. Setae h 1 situated laterally off posterior margin of hysteronotal shield, distance h 1 -h 1 about 2 times longer than e 1 -e 1. Setae f 2 and h 3 situated ventro-laterally, distance h 3 -h 3 100. Ventro-lateral parts of opisthosoma strongly developed, distinctly longer than mid-part of opisthosomal venter. Opisthosomal membranes distinctly developed, about 40 long. Setae ps 3 situated laterally, slightly anterior to level of setae e 2 and distinctly anterior to transverse level of adanal suckers. Setae ps 2 posteriorly displaced, situated at level of posterior margin of opisthosoma. Adanal shields widely separated (minimal distance between them 20), evenly sclerotized, comma-shaped in outline, connected to each other with 2 distinct transverse ridges, anterior ridge located at level of seta ps 3 bases, posterior ridge at level of posterior end of opisthosoma. Setae ad 1 represented by distinct alveoli, adjoining each other and situated between adanal shields slightly posterior to level of seta ps 3 bases. Adanal suckers situated in posterior half of adanal shields, 12 in diameter, with smooth corolla (type A), without external sclerotized ring. Setae ps 1 situated on distinct peduncles located on median part of anterior sclerotized ridge at same longitudinal level with setae ad 1, distance ps 1 -ps 1 5 long. Adanal setae ad 2 absent. Ventral anal sclerite distinctly developed, pointed apically. Lengths of some setae: f 2 35, h 1 25, h 2 150, h 3 90, ps 2 75, ps 3 45. Tarsus III 30 long and 15 wide; tarsus IV 15 long and 12 wide. Type material. Holotype male (ZISP T-Chir- 26) ex Castor fiber tuvinicus [beaver # 2, sample 11], RUSSIA: Tuva, Todzhinskii District, upstream water of Azas River, 52 º 25 ’N, 96 º 38 ’E, 9 October 2011, coll. A.P. Saveljev. Type deposition. Holotype—in ZISP. Microhabitat.?Anterior abdomen. Distribution. Type locality only. Etymology. The species is named after V.V. Unzhakov, a Russian zoologist, who had been investigating the Tuvinian beaver for many years. Differential diagnosis. This new species is very close to S. lavrovi sp. nov. described above. In both of these species, the ventro-lateral parts of the opisthosoma are well developed, distinctly longer than the mid part of the opisthosomal venter, the adanal shields are widely separated, setae ad 1 and pedunculate ps 1 are situated distinctly anterior to the adanal suckers, and setae ps 2 are located at the level of the posterior margin of the opisthosoma. These species differ from each other by the following characters. In S. unzhakovi sp. nov., setae ad 1 and ps 1 are situated off the adanal shields, setae ps 1 are located close to each other, setae ad 1 adjoin each other and located distinctly posterior to setae ps 1, the ventral anal sclerite is distinctly developed. In S. lavrovi, setae ad 1 and ps 1 are situated on the adanal shields very close to each other, and the ventral anal sclerite is indistinct.

Passeroptes dermicola (Trouessart, 1886) Pterolichus dermicola Trouessart, 1886: 109; 1887: 923. Epidermoptes bifurcatus var. dermicola, Trouessart and Neumann 1888: 144, tab. 2, fig. 4, 5. Rivoltasia dermicola, Canestrini 1894: 828; Canestrini and Kramer 1899: 131; Oudemans 1909: 332; Vitzthum 1929: 97; Nordberg 1936: 54; Turk 1953: 85; Radford 1953: 216; Dubinin 1953: 102, fig. 22. Passeroptes (Passeroptes) dermicola, Fain 1964: 299; Fain 1965: 114, figs. 141���144; Fain and Bochkov 2003: 124, figs. 5���10. Material examined. 5 males and 10 females ex Parus major Linnaeus (Passeriformes: Paridae), RUSSIA: Kaliningrad Province, Curonian spit, ornithological station ��� Fringilla ���, 55 ��09' 15 " N, 20 �� 51 ' 14 " E, 29 April 2012, coll. S.V. Mironov. Hosts and distribution. This species was described and repeatedly recorded from Passer domesticus Linnaeus (Passeriformes: Passeridae) from France (Trouessart 1886, 1887; Trouessart & Neumann 1888), Italy (Canestrini 1894), the Netherlands (Oudemans 1909), Belgium (Fain 1965; Fain & Bochkov 2003), and Germany (Turk 1953). Dubinin (1953) reported this species in Russia (Vologda Province) from the same host and also from Passer montanus Linnaeus. Nordberg (1936) found this species on Turdus philomelos (Brehm) (Passeriformes: Turdidae) in Finland. Fain (1965) stressed that he found ���numerous specimens identical or very close and not separable from Passeroptes dermicola ��� on various passerine birds, both taken from the nature and imported by Antwerp Zoo. On birds collected from nature, this author has found this species on Euplectes orix nigrifrons (Boehm) (Ploceidae) in Central Africa, on Chalcomitra senegalensis (Linnaeus) (Passeriformes: Nectariniidae) and, Plocepasser superciliosus (Cretzschmar) (Passeridae) in Rwanda. On birds kept in Antwerp Zoo, Fain had reported this species from Cardinalis cardinalis (Passeriformes: Cardinalidae), Lamprotornis superbus Ruppell (Sturnidae), Passer luteus (Lichtenstein) (Passeridae), Leiothrix lutea (Scopoli) (Passeriformes: Leiothrichidae), Ploceus cucullatus (Muller), Ploceus luteolus (Lichtenstein) (Ploceidae), and Serinus canarius (Linnaeus) (Passeriformes: Fringillidae) (Fain (1965). The wide geographic distribution and associations with various passerine hosts could be explained by its association with such a cosmopolitan species as Passer domesticus. Besides, this suggestion does not exclude the possibility that Passeroptes dermicola in the current taxonomic concept is a complex of closely related species., Published as part of Bochkov, Andre V. & Mironov, Sergey V., 2012, Mites of the genus Passeroptes Fain (Acariformes: Dermationidae) from passerines (Aves: Passeriformes) of North-Western Russia, pp. 43-57 in Zootaxa 3563 on page 56, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.282948, {"references":["Trouessart, E. L. (1886) Diagnoses d'especes nouvelles de Sarcoptides plumicoles (Analgesinae). Bulletin de la Soci e t e d' e tudes scientifiques d'Angers, 16, 87 - 109.","Trouessart, E. L. & Neumann, G. (1888) Types nouveaux des Sarcoptides epidermicoles et psoriques. Bulletin de la Societe d'Etudes scientifiques d'Anjou (N. S.), 17, 121 - 154.","Canestrini, G. (1894) Gli Epidermoptidae. Prospetto dell'Acarofauna italiana. Padova, 6, 817 - 829 + pls. 68, 70, 71, 77.","Canestrini, G. & Kramer, P. (1899) Demodicidae und Sarcoptidae. Das Tierreich, 7, 1 - 193.","Oudemans, A. C. (1909) Acarologische Aanteekeningen XXVII. Entomologische Berichten, 2, 331 - 332.","Vitzthum, H. (1929) 5. Ordnung: Milben, Acari. Die Tierwelt Mitteleuropas, 3, 1 - 112 + pls. 1 - 12.","Nordberg, S. (1936) Biologisch-Okologische untersuchungen uber die Vogelnidicolen. Acta Zoologica Fennica, 21, 1 - 168.","Turk, F. A. (1953) A synonymic catalogue of British Acari; Part II. Annals and Magazine of Natural History, 6, 81 - 89.","Radford, C. D. (1953) The mites (Acarina: Analgesidae) living on or in the feathers of birds. Parasitology, 42, 199 - 230.","Dubinin, V. B. (1953) Feather Mites (Analgesoidea). Part II. Families Epidermoptidae and Freyanidae. Fauna SSSR, Paukoobraznye, Vol. 6 (6), Zoological Institute AN USSR, Moscow - Leningrad, 412 pp. [In Russian]","Fain, A. (1964) Notes sur trois nouveaux Acariens parasites. Revue de Zoologie et de Botanique africaines, 70, 297 - 300.","Fain, A. (1965) A review of the family Epidermoptidae Trouessart parasitic on the skin of birds (Acarina: Sarcoptiformes). Verhandelingen van de Koninklijke vlaamse academie voor wetenschappen, letteren en schone kunsten van Belgie; Klasse der wetenschapen, 27, 1 - 176 (Pt. I, text), 1 - 144 (Pt. II, illustrations).","Fain, A. & Bochkov, A. V. (2003) New species of mites parasitic on the skin of birds (Acari Epidermoptidae and Dermationidae). Bulletin de la Societe royale Belge d'Entomologie, 139, 121 - 149.","Trouessart, E. L. (1887) Sur la presence du genre de Sarcoptides psoriques Chorioptes ou Symbiotes chez les Oiseaux. Comptesrendus de l'Academie des Sciences de Paris, 104, 921 - 923."]}

12. Schizocarpus modestus Fain and Lukoschus, 1985 Schizocarpus modestus Fain and Lukoschus, 1985: 61, figs. 50, 51, 61 Material examined. 3 males (ZISP AVB- 2012 -0203-026, # 1-3) ex Castor fiber tuvinicus [beaver # 1, sample 14], RUSSIA: Tuva, Todzhinskii District, upstream water of Azas River, 52 �� 25 ���N, 96 �� 38 ���E, 8 October 2011, coll. A.P. Saveljev; 12 males (ZISP AVB- 2012 -0203-027, # 1-12), beaver # 2, sample 11, same locality, 9 October 2011, coll. A.P. Saveljev; 1 male (ZISP AVB- 2012 -0203-028), beaver # 4, sample 5, downstream of Azas River, 52 �� 32 ���N, 97 �� 15 ���E, 16 October 2011, coll. A.P. Saveljev. Microhabitat. Throat and anterior legs; one mite from posterior dorsum. Distribution. Recorded from C. f. albicus from Germany (Elba River) (Fain & Lukoschus 1985) and from C. f. tuvinicus from Tuva (Azas River) (present paper)., Published as part of Bochkov, Andre V. & Saveljev, Alexander P., 2012, Fur mites of the genus Schizocarpus Trouessart (Acari: Chirodiscidae) from the Eurasian beaver Castor fiber tuvinicus Lavrov (Rodentia: Castoridae) in the Azas River (Tuva Republic, Russia), pp. 1-18 in Zootaxa 3410 on page 15, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.212597, {"references":["Fain, A. & Lukoschus, F. S. (1985) The genus Schizocarpus Trouessart, 1896 (Acari, Chirodiscidae) from the beaver Castor fiber L. An example of multiple speciation. Entomologische Abhandlungen des Staatliches Museum fur Tierkunde Dresden, 49, 35 - 68."]}

4. Schizocarpus heideckei sp. nov. (Fig. 5) Description. MALE (holotype). Body 375 long (370���380 in ten paratypes) and 175 wide (170-175); body length/ width ratio about 2.1: 1. Idiosoma slightly flattened dorso-ventrally. Hysterosoma subparallel sided. Hysteronotal shield 105 long and 90 wide. Anterior margin of hysteronotal shield distinctly concave in median part. Setae d 1 situated close to anterior margin of hysteronotal shield, distance d 1 -d 1 50. Setae e 1 situated at posterior margin of hysteronotal shield. Distance e 1 -e 1 about 40. Setae h 1 widely separated from each other, distance h 1 -h 1 about 1.7 times longer than e 1 -e 1. Setae f 2 situated dorsally, distance h 1 -f 2 about 15. Setae h 3 widely separated from each other, distance h 3 -h 3 80. Opisthosomal membranes moderately developed, about 15 long. Setae ps 3 situated laterally, anterior to transverse level of adanal suckers. Adanal shields poorly sclerotized. Setae ad 1 represented by alveoli and situated posterior to adanal suckers. Centre of alveoli ad 1 located slightly inside than centre of adanal suckers. Distance between adanal sucker and seta ad 1 less than diameter of adanal sucker. Adanal suckers situated in median part of adanal shields, 10-12 in diameter, with smooth corolla (type A), each surrounded by highly sclerotized punctate ring, this ring at least 2 times narrower than adanal suckers. Large almost ���butterfly-shaped��� median sclerite present between adanal shields. Adanal suckers and alveoli ad 1 enclosed between lateral arms of this sclerite. Setae ps 1 pedunculate, located on posterior arms of median sclerite immediately posterior to alveoli ad 1. Adanal setae ad 2 absent. Ventral anal sclerite indistinct. Lengths of some setae: f 2 and h 1 about 20, h 2 180, h 3 70, ps 2 and ps 3 about 50. Tarsus III 25 long and 12 wide; tarsus IV about 12 long and 12 wide. Type material. Holotype male (ZISP T-Chir- 24) and 15 male paratypes (ZISP AVB- 2012 -0203-037, # 1-15) ex Castor fiber tuvinicus [beaver # 2, sample 11], RUSSIA: Tuva, Todzhinskii District, upstream water of Azas River, 52 �� 25 ���N, 96 �� 38 ���E, 9 October 2011, coll. A.P. Saveljev; 7 male paratypes (ZISP AVB- 2012 -0203-038, # 1-7), beaver # 2, sample 10, same data; 1 male paratype (ZISP AVB- 2012 -0203-039), beaver # 2, sample 3, same data; 1 male paratype (ZISP AVB- 2012 -0203-040), beaver # 2, sample 5, same data; 1 male paratype (ZISP AVB- 2012 - 0203-041), beaver # 5, sample 12, downstream of Azas River, 52 �� 32 ���N, 97 �� 15 ���E, 17 October 2011, coll. A.P. Saveljev. Type depositions. Holotype and 20 paratypes���in ZISP, three paratypes���in UMMZ, two paratypes���in IRSNB. Microhabitat. Anterior legs and anterior abdomen, one mite from neck dorsally, posterior dorsum, and flank. Distribution. Azas River. Etymology. This species is dedicated to the well known German zoologist Dr. Dietrich Heidecke (1945-2011). Differential diagnosis. This new species is very close to form intercalatus of the species S. brachyurus (Dubinina, 1964) known from several hosts: C. f. orientoeuropaeus in Voronezh Reserve (Russia) (Dubinina 1964), a Eurasian beaver of unknown origin (Fain & Lukoschus 1985), C. f. belorussicus from Poland (Bochkov et al. 2012), and C. f. tuvinicus from Tuva (present paper) (see Fig. 8 and remarks on this species below). In the new species and this form, alveoli ad 1 and pedunculate setae ps 1 are situated posterior to the adanal suckers, setae ps 1 are located immediately posterior to alveoli ad 1, setae f 2 are situated dorsally, setae ps 3 are located laterally, anterior to the transverse level of adanal suckers, and each adanal sucker is surrounded by a highly sclerotized punctate ring. These species differ from each other in the following characters. In S. heideckei sp. nov., the adanal shields are weakly sclerotized, including borders, a large ���butterfly-shaped��� median sclerite is present, the adanal suckers and alveoli ad 1 are enclosed between the lateral arms of this sclerite. In S. brachyurus (form intercalatus), the borders of the adanal shields are distinctly sclerotized and the ���butterfly-shaped��� median sclerite is absent., Published as part of Bochkov, Andre V. & Saveljev, Alexander P., 2012, Fur mites of the genus Schizocarpus Trouessart (Acari: Chirodiscidae) from the Eurasian beaver Castor fiber tuvinicus Lavrov (Rodentia: Castoridae) in the Azas River (Tuva Republic, Russia), pp. 1-18 in Zootaxa 3410 on pages 9-10, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.212597, {"references":["Dubinina, H. V. (1964) Mites of the genus Histiophorus (Listrophoridae) parasites of beavers. Parazitologicheskiy Sbornik, 22, 111 - 152. [In Russian]","Fain, A. & Lukoschus, F. S. (1985) The genus Schizocarpus Trouessart, 1896 (Acari, Chirodiscidae) from the beaver Castor fiber L. An example of multiple speciation. Entomologische Abhandlungen des Staatliches Museum fur Tierkunde Dresden, 49, 35 - 68.","Bochkov, A. V., Ladrzycka, A., Skoracki, M. & Saveljev, A. P. (2012) Fur mites of the genus Schizocarpus Trouessart (Acari: Chirodiscidae) parasitizing the Eurasian beaver Castor fiber belorussicus Lavrov (Rodentia: Castoridae) in NE Poland (Suwalki). Zootaxa, 3162, 39 - 59."]}

Passeroptes sylviae sp. nov. (Figs. 6���9) Description. MALE (holotype). Body 160 long (155���165 in 5 paratypes) and 95 wide (90���100). Idiosomal shields without ornamentation, soft idiosomal cuticle striated, without scales or tubercules. Distance between propodonotal and hysteronotal shields about 20. Propodonotal shield 38 long (38���42) and about 40 wide; posterolateral extensions encompassing bases of setae se and si. Pair of small platelets present posterior to setae se. Setae se at least 5 times longer than si. Hysteronotal shield 90 long (90���95); its length along midline 50 (50���55); with pair of deep lateral incisions at level of leg IV femora insertions. Posterior margin of hysteronotal shield with narrowly triangular median incision. Setae d 2 absent. Humeral shields without dorsal valves. Opisthosomal lobes about 30 long, widely separated from each other, lateral margins poorly sclerotized. Terminal cleft slightly longer than its greatest width, anterior end of cleft narrowly angular [=forms acute angle]. Lateral membranes narrow, entire. Interlobar membrane wide, entire; incision in interlobar membrane longitudinally ovate; terminal margin of these membranes near bases of setae h 3 slightly concave. Coxal fields III not closed. Genital arch shaped as a wide inverted V (Fig. 7). Aedeagus short, 5���6 long. Pair of adanal shields present, separated from each other. Diameter of adanal suckers 4���5. Cupules ih situated postero-lateral to adanal suckers. Legs III and IV subequal, 65���70 long. Femur III with 1 dorsal and 1 ventral weakly developed retrorse projections. Other projections on legs III and IV absent. Solenidion �� 1 absent on tarsi I. Tarsi IV straight. Lengths of setae: se 57 (50���60), cp 95 (90���100), c 3 35 (30���35), h 2 160 (160���180), h 3 28 (28���33), ps 1 25 (23���26), ps 2 30 (28���30), d II 45 (40���45), d III 60 (60���70), �� 3 and �� 1 I about 15, ��I and II about 20, ��III about 3, ��IV about 15, �� 1 I about 17, and ��II about 3. FEMALE (1 paratype). Body 155 long and 100 wide. Idiosomal shields without ornamentation, soft idiosomal cuticle striated, without scales or tubercules. Distance between propodonotal and hysteronotal shields 25. Propodonotal shield 40 long and 45 wide, posterolateral extensions encompassing or touching bases of setae se and si. Setae se at least 8 times longer than si. Hysteronotal shield 65 long and 40 wide. Setae d 2 absent. Humeral shields each with weakly developed dorsal valve. Coxal fields III not closed. Adanal shields widely separated from each other, weakly sclerotized. Legs III and IV subequal, about 80 long. Femora III and IV each with 1 dorsal and 1 ventral weakly developed retrorse projections. Other projections on posterior legs absent. Solenidion �� 1 absent on tarsi I. Lengths of setae: se 68, cp 90, c 3 30, h 2 140, h 3 22, ps 2 24, d II 42, d III���IV 50 ���55, �� 3 and �� 1 I about 12, ��I���II about 25, ��III and ��IV about 3, �� 1 I about 14, and ��II about 3. Type material. Holotype male (ZISP 4859) and 4 male paratypes ex Sylvia communis (Latham) (Passeriformes: Sylviidae), RUSSIA: Kaliningrad Province, Curonian spit, Rybachy village, 55 ��09' 15 " N, 20 �� 51 ' 14 " E, 5 June 1982, coll. S.V. Mironov (field number 271); 1 male and 1 female paratypes ex Sylvia curruca (Linnaeus), same locality, 6 June 1982, coll. S.V. Mironov (field number 282). Type deposition. Holotype and all paratypes ��� in ZISP. Etymology. The specific epithet derives from the generic name of the host and is a noun in the genitive case. Differential diagnosis. This species, as the previous one, is closest to Passeroptes dermicola. In both sexes of these species, the soft idiosomal cuticle is devoid of scales or tubercules, the idiosomal shields are devoid of ornamentation, setae se are whip-like, at least 5 times as long as si, solenidion �� 1 I is absent, and only femur III bears the projections. In males of both species, the aedeagus is short, not more than 8 long, and the hysteronotal shield is not transversely separated; in females, the adanal shields are not fused to each other. The new species differs from P. dermicola by the following characters. In both sexes of P. sylviae sp. nov., the dorsal and ventral retrorse projections on femur III are weakly developed and coxal fields III are almost completely opened; in males, the body is 155���165 long, cupules ih are situated posterior to the adanal suckers, and the genital arch has widely divergent branches; in females, the body is 155 long, and the non-sclerotized patches are absent on the hysteronotal shield. In both sexes of P. dermicola, the dorsal and ventral retrorse projections on femur III are moderately developed and coxal fields III are opened only in the anterior third; in males, the body is about 190 long, cupules ih are situated at the same level with the adanal suckers, and the genital arch has a shape of an inverted V with tips curved laterally; in females, the body is about 190 long, and a pair of non-sclerotized patches (probable remnants of setal alveoli) are present on the hysteronotal shield., Published as part of Bochkov, Andre V. & Mironov, Sergey V., 2012, Mites of the genus Passeroptes Fain (Acariformes: Dermationidae) from passerines (Aves: Passeriformes) of North-Western Russia, pp. 43-57 in Zootaxa 3563 on pages 47-50, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.282948

14. Schizocarpus gozdziewskii Bochkov, Labrzycka, Skoracki and Saveljev, 2012 Schizocarpus gozdziewskii Bochkov et al., 2012: 51, fig. 9 Schizocarpus sp., Bochkov & Dubinina 2011: 64 Material examined. 9 males (ZISP AVB- 2012 -0203-019, # 1-9) ex Castor fiber tuvinicus [beaver # 2, sample 5], RUSSIA: Tuva, Todzhinskii District, upstream water of Azas River, 52 �� 25 ���N, 96 �� 38 ���E, 9 October 2011, coll. A.P. Saveljev; 1 male (ZISP AVB- 2012 -0203-020), beaver # 2, sample 12; 5 males (ZISP AVB- 2012 -0203-021, # 1���5), beaver # 5, sample 4, downstream of Azas River, 52 �� 32 ���N, 97 �� 15 ���E, 16 October 2011, coll. A.P. Saveljev. Microhabitat. Dorsum, one mite from flank. Distribution. Recorded from several hosts: C. f. orientoeuropaeus from Russia (Voronezh Reserve) (Bochkov & Dubinina 2011), C. f. belorussicus from Poland (Suwałki) (Bochkov et al. 2012), and C. f. tuvinicus from Tuva (Azas River) (present paper)., Published as part of Bochkov, Andre V. & Saveljev, Alexander P., 2012, Fur mites of the genus Schizocarpus Trouessart (Acari: Chirodiscidae) from the Eurasian beaver Castor fiber tuvinicus Lavrov (Rodentia: Castoridae) in the Azas River (Tuva Republic, Russia), pp. 1-18 in Zootaxa 3410 on page 16, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.212597, {"references":["Bochkov, A. V., Ladrzycka, A., Skoracki, M. & Saveljev, A. P. (2012) Fur mites of the genus Schizocarpus Trouessart (Acari: Chirodiscidae) parasitizing the Eurasian beaver Castor fiber belorussicus Lavrov (Rodentia: Castoridae) in NE Poland (Suwalki). Zootaxa, 3162, 39 - 59.","Bochkov, A. V. & Dubinina, H. V. (2011) Mites of the genus Schizocarpus (Acariformes: Chirodiscidae) parasitizing the Eurasian beaver Castor fiber (Rodentia: Castoridae) in the Voronezh National Reserve. Acarina, 19, 53 - 66."]}