Table Of ContentActa Zootaxonomica Sinica, 34 (1) : 28- 31 (Jan. , 2009) ISSN1000(cid:1)0739
动物分类学报
A NEW SPECIES OF TURNIXACARUS , A NEWLY RECORDFEATHER MITE
GENUS (ASTIGMATA, PTEROLICHIDAE), FROM CHINA
WANG Zi(cid:1)Ying, LIUJin, WANGJin(cid:1)Jun*
Key Laboratoryof Entomology andPest Control Engineering, Collegeof Plant Protection, SouthwestUniversity, Chongqing(cid:1) 400716, China
Abstract(cid:1) The presentpaper dealswitha newly recorded genusTurnixacarus Gaudet Atyeo, 1996and a newspecies, Turnixacarus
longisetus sp. nov. collectedfromTurnixsuscitator blakistoni (Swinhoe) (Gruiformes, Turnicidae) in Guizhou Province ofChina. The
type specimens of the newspeciesarepreservedinthe Insect Collectionof Southwest University, Chongqing, China.
Key words(cid:1) Feathermites, Pterolichidae, Turnixacarus, newrecord, newspecies.
(cid:1) (cid:1) Feather mites are obligatory permanent ectoparasites idiosomal shields entire, glabrous, surrounded by wide
or paraphages livingon almostall recent orders of birds. striae; without scapular shield and humeral shield; setae
They occur on flight feathers and large coverts of the c3 short, piliform; legs (cid:2)(cid:1)∀ subequal in length; tarsi
wings, sometimes in the down, layer and on the skin (cid:2), slightly longer than tibiae (cid:2) and ; setae ba
(Gaud & Atyeo, 1996; Dabert, 1999; Mironov, 2003; near (cid:2)1 on tarsi (cid:2) and ; (cid:2)1 on tarsi (cid:2) minute;
Proctor, 2003). There are over 2400 known species in ambulacra edentate, with a small notch at the margin
450genera of 33(cid:1)36families in3superfamilies (Mironov, midpoint.
2003), and the assumed total number of species is
Keyto Speciesof Turnixacarus Gaudet Atyeo, 1996
probably about 10000 or even much more ( Gaud & 1. Epimerites !a absent in both sexes; male lobes without postlobar
Atyeo, 1996; Dabert, 1999). membranes, setae h2, h3 on hysteronotal shield; female setaee2 15(cid:1)
The genus Turnixacarus was described by Gaud and 20 minlength ######## T. exutus Gaudet Atyeo, 1996
Epimerites !a present in both sexes; male lobes with postlobar
Atyeo in 1996. Currently, there is only one known
membranes, setaeh2, h3onthemembranes; femalesetaee252(cid:1)65 m
species assigned to the genus: T. exutus Gaud et Atyeo, inlength ############## T. longisetus sp. nov.
1996. This species was collected from Turnix suscitator
Turnixacaruslongisetus sp. nov. (Figs. 1(cid:1)6)
suscitator ( Gmelin) ( Gruiformes, Turnicidae ) in
Indonesia, T. suscitatorfasciata ( Temminck) in Philippine Male. Terminal cleft small; lobes with postlobar
Islands and T. suscitator blakistoni (Swinhoe) in Vietnam membranes; setaeps1piliform; setae h3large, fusiform;
genital organ between coxae ∀; epimerites !a present,
(Gaud & Atyeo, 1996). In this paper, a new species is
described. jointing with epimerites ∀; adanal discs sclerotized, disc
Idiosomal length was measured from the anterior membranes with radiating striae; legs !, ∀ subequal;
tarsus ∀ with subapical claw, setae d, e not visible.
margin of prodorsum to the opisthosomal lobes. Width
of idiosomal was measured at the level of setae c2. Idiosomal measurements: length 185(cid:2)1 (181(cid:2)9, 184(cid:2)3),
Distances between pairs of setae were taken from the width116(cid:2)9(123(cid:2)5, 126(cid:2)2) . Distancebetween setae: se
∃se 38(cid:2)4 (39(cid:2)8, 38(cid:2)5), si: si 27(cid:2)0 (28(cid:2)4, 27(cid:2)4), h3
centre of insertion. Themeasurementsinmicrometers are
givenfor the holotype male and nine paratype specimens length 50(cid:2)1 ( 50(cid:2)0, 50(cid:2)2). Length of legs, tibiae: (cid:2)
(two males and seven females). The terminology of 17(cid:2)4 ( 16(cid:2)3, 16(cid:2)6), 17(cid:2)5 ( 16(cid:2)0, 16(cid:2)3), ∀ 16(cid:2)3
(16(cid:2)1, 16(cid:2)8); tarsi: (cid:2) 21(cid:2)1 ( 21(cid:2)0, 22(cid:2)1), 21(cid:2)8
idiosoma and chaetotaxyfollows that of Gaud and Atyeo
(1996). Holotype (male) andparatypes are deposited in (21(cid:2)9, 22(cid:2)3), ∀20(cid:2)9 (20(cid:2)9, 21(cid:2)6) .
the Insect Collection, SouthwestUniversity, Chongqing, Female. Proterosoma similar to male; hysteronotal
China. shield including setae e2, e2 long; setae h3 minute;
epigynum short; epimerites !a present, jointing with
Turnixacarus Gaud et Atyeo, 1996 (cid:1) New record to
epimerites ∀. Idiosomal measurements: length 283(cid:2)1
China
(282(cid:2)0(cid:1)329(cid:2)7), width 150(cid:2)4 ( 156(cid:2)0(cid:1)199(cid:2)7). Distance
Type species: Turnixacarus exutus Gaud and Atyeo, between setae: se: se 51(cid:2)6 ( 53(cid:2)6(cid:1)63(cid:2)9), si ∃si 38(cid:2)1
1996 (39(cid:2)4(cid:1)46(cid:2)6). Length of legs, tibiae: (cid:2) 20(cid:2)3 ( 19(cid:2)5(cid:1)
Gnathosoma quadrate; epimerites (cid:2) U(cid:1)shaped; 23(cid:2)5), 20(cid:2)3 ( 19(cid:2)3(cid:1)22(cid:2)1), ∀ 16(cid:2)1 ( 17(cid:2)8(cid:1)22(cid:2)4);
setae d1, e1, h1, and solenidia (cid:1) , (cid:1)! absent; tarsi: (cid:2) 23(cid:2)7 ( 28(cid:2)5(cid:1)32(cid:2)1), 23(cid:2)8 ( 28(cid:2)2(cid:1)35(cid:2)4) , ∀
cupules, opisthonotal gland openings absent; dorsal 36(cid:2)6 (36(cid:2)3(cid:1)42(cid:2)5) .
This workwassupportedbytheProgramfor NewCenturyExcellentTalentsinUniversityof ChineseMinistryofEducation(NCET(cid:1)04(cid:1)0854).
* Corresponding author, E(cid:1)mail: [email protected], [email protected]
Received17 Sep. 2008, accepted5Nov. 2008.
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Figs. 1(cid:1)4. Turnixacarus longisetus sp. nov. 1. Male dorsal view. 2. Male ventral view. 3. Female dorsal view. 4. Female ventral
view. Ep. epimerites. Scalebars= 100 m
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Figs(cid:2)5(cid:1)6. Turnixacarus longisetus sp. nov. 5. Male habitus(20% ). 6. Female habitus(20%).
(cid:1) (cid:1) Etymology. The specific name, longisetus, is a help with literature, Dr. Heather Proctor ( University of
combination of the words long and seta, referring to the Alberta, Edmonton, Canada ) for his valuable
long setae e2infemale. suggestions, and Mr. TIAN Zhen(cid:1)Zao and YAN Yi
Holotype & , paratypes 2 & &, 7 ∋ ∋, from ( Guizhou University, China) for their help with
Turnix suscitator blakistoni ( Swinhoe) ( Gruiformes, specimen collection.
Turnicidae ) , Libo ( 25(09)(cid:1)25(20)N, 107(52)(cid:1)
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中国羽螨新纪录属一新种记述
王梓英(cid:1) 刘(cid:1) 晋(cid:1) 王进军*
西南大学植物保护学院, 昆虫学及害虫控制工程重庆市重点实验室(cid:1) 重庆(cid:1) 400716
摘(cid:1) 要 (cid:1) 简要介绍了羽螨, 并记述中国 1 新纪录属 体长较短, 尾叶周边围有狭窄膜片, 着生h2, h3 毛; 雌螨
Turnixacarus Gaudand Atyeo, 1996 及 1新种: 长毛三趾鹑螨 e2毛长是T. exutus 的2~ 4倍。标本采自贵州荔波棕三趾鹑
T. longisetus sp. nov.。新种与已知种 T. exutus 的区别在于: Turnix suscitator blakistoni 羽毛上, 保存于西南大学昆虫标本馆。
新种两性都有亚基节内突!a,并与亚基节内突∀连接; 雄螨
关键词(cid:1) 羽螨, 翅螨科, 三趾鹑螨属, 新纪录, 新种.
中图分类号(cid:1) Q959(cid:2)226
* 通讯作者.
