Harpypalpoides lukoschusi Lombert and Moss 1983

Harpypalpoides lukoschusi Lombert and Moss, 1983 Harpypalpoides lukoschusi Lombert and Moss, 1983: 165, figs. 1–13; Fain et al. 1999: 53; Skoracki et al. 2004: 85, 2012: i 13; Bochkov & Literak 2006: 141. Type material. One female paratype (OSAL 0069461) and 1 male paratypes (OSAL 0069460) from Turdus merula Linnaeus (Turdidae), THE NETHERLANDS: Utrecht, Utrecht, 52.09 °N 5.11 °E (GEOnet), 9 September 1981, coll. unknown; 1 male paratype (OSAL 0069462) from same host, THE NETHERLANDS: Gelderland, Nijmegen, 51.8333 °N 5.8667 °E (GEOnet), 15 April 1969, coll. F.S. Lukoschus. Non-type material. Five females and 5 males (OSAL 0082808–0082817) from Turdus pilaris Linnaeus (Turdidae) [new host], THE NETHERLANDS: Friesland, Leeuwarden, 53.2 °N 5.79 °E (GEOnet), 10 December 1981, coll. unknown. Holotype deposition. Holotype female in MNH (not examined). Remarks. This species was described from both sexes from Turdus merula Linnaeus (Turdidae) in the Netherlands (Lombert and Moss 1983). Later on, it was recorded from the same host from Poland (Skoracki et al. 2004).Published as part of Klompen, Hans, 2014, A review of the subfamily Harpypalpinae Fain, 1972 (Acariformes: Harpirhynchidae) — parasites of passerine birds, pp. 451-477 in Zootaxa 3857 (4) on pages 467-468, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3857.4.1, http://zenodo.org/record/22572

Harpypalpus Dubinin 1957

Genus Harpypalpus Dubinin, 1957 Dubinin, 1957: 53 (Harpyrhynchidae); Lawrence 1959: 416 (Myobiidae); Fain 1972: 57; Moss & Wojcik 1978: 249; Moss 1979: 382; Lombert & Moss 1983: 164; Domrow 1991: 1314; Fain et al. 1999: 45; Skoracki et al. 2004: 86, 2012: i 13. Type species: Harpyrhynchus longipes Fritsch, 1954, by original designation Diagnosis. BOTH SEXES: Setae se present, situated off propodonotal shield almost at same transverse level as setae si. Setae d 1 situated distantly from si. Setae vF III and vF IV present or absent. FEMALE: Alveoli of genital setae absent. Species included. This genus includes ten species: H. dubinini Fain, 1972, H. holopus (Berlese and Trouessart, 1889), H. lonchura sp. nov., H. longipes (Fritsch, 1954), H. pyrrhula sp. nov., H. serini Fain, 1972, H. spermestes Fain, Bochkov and Mironov, 1999, H. sturnus sp. nov., H. taeniopygia sp. nov., and H. tiarae Fain, Bochkov and Mironov, 1999. Hosts and distribution. These mites are recorded from birds of 11 families in Europe, Africa, Australia, and North America: Certhioidea: Troglodytidae; Corvoidea: Corvidae; Muscicapoidea: Muscicapidae, Sturnidae; Passeroidea: Emberizidae, Estrildidae, Fringillidae, Passeridae, Ploceidae, Thraupidae; Sylvioidea: Paridae.Published as part of Klompen, Hans, 2014, A review of the subfamily Harpypalpinae Fain, 1972 (Acariformes: Harpirhynchidae) — parasites of passerine birds, pp. 451-477 in Zootaxa 3857 (4) on pages 457-458, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3857.4.1, http://zenodo.org/record/22572

Harpypalpoides sitta Klompen, 2014, sp. nov.

Harpypalpoides sitta sp. nov. (Figs. 15, 16 B) Description. FEMALE (holotype, Fig. 15). Body 290 long and 275 wide. Gnathosoma 80 long. Palp femur-genu 47 long and 40 wide. Lengths of palpalae: dF 45, dG 11, l”G 27. Idiosoma 225 long, its striated cuticle dorsally covered by microscales. Propodonotal shield 145 long and 175 wide. Posterior part of propodonotal shield without ornamentation. Distinct U-shaped striae immediately anterior to setae ag absent. All dorsal setae of idiosoma and setae f 1, f 2, h 1, and h 2 distinctly serrate. Setae h 2 situated distinctly posterior to level of setal bases h 1. Lengths of idiosomal setae: vi and ve about 60, si and d 1 about 50, c 2 55, e 1 40, e 2 46, f 1 48, f 2, h 1, and h 2 about 45. Femur I with 3 setae (d, v’, and v” present), femur II with 2 setae (v’, and v” present). Setae dF I, dTr III, dTr IV, vTr III, vTr IV, vF III, and vF IV distinctly serrate. Setae vTr III and vTr IV subequal to setae vF III and vF IV, respectively. MALE (1 paratype, Fig. 16 B). Body 210 long and 175 wide. Gnathosoma 61 long. Palp femur-genu 32 long and 30 wide. Lengths of palpalae: dF 30, dG 10, l”G 15. Idiosoma 155 long, its striated cuticle dorsally covered by microscales. Propodonotal shield 140 long and 130 wide. Setae vi and ve situated almost at same transverse level. Distance vi– vi 35, ve–ve 60. Setae si, d 1, and e 2 smooth, c 2, f 1, h 1, and h 2 serrate. Distance between levels of setal bases e 1 and g 1 25, between g 1 and g 2 13. Lengths of idiosomal setae: si 35, d 1 26, c 2 40, e 2 10, f 1 40, h 1 42, and h 2 36. Genital opening situated posterior to level of setal bases d 1. Leg setation as in female. Type material. Female holotype (OSAL 0082882) from Sitta pygmaea Vigors (Sittidae), USA: California, Monterey Co., 35.81 N 121.36 W (USGS – GNIS), 17 July 1920, coll. unknown; 1 male paratype (OSAL 0082883) from same host, USA: California, Kern Co, Mount Pinos, 34.81 N 119.15 W (GNIS – USGS), 3 July 1928, coll. unknown; 1 male paratype (OSAL 0082881) from same host [strongly damaged], USA: Arizona, Apache Co., White Mountains, 33.91 N 109.59 W (USGS – GNIS), 27 September 1976, coll. F.S. Lukoschus. Holotype deposition. OSAL. Etymology. The species name is derived from the generic name of the host and is a noun in apposition. Differential diagnosis. See differential diagnosis to the previous species and a key.Published as part of Klompen, Hans, 2014, A review of the subfamily Harpypalpinae Fain, 1972 (Acariformes: Harpirhynchidae) — parasites of passerine birds, pp. 451-477 in Zootaxa 3857 (4) on pages 474-475, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3857.4.1, http://zenodo.org/record/22572

Harpypalpoides Lombert and Moss 1983

Genus Harpypalpoides Lombert and Moss, 1983 Lombert and Moss, 1983: 53 (Harpypalpinae); Fain et al. 1999: 53; Skoracki et al. 2004: 84, 2012: i 13. Type species: Harpypalpoides lukoschusi Lombert and Moss, 1983, by original designation Diagnosis. BOTH SEXES: Setae se absent. Setae d 1 situated close to si. Setae v’F I and v’F II present or absent. FEMALE: Alveoli of genital setae present. Species included. This genus includes nine species: H. hirundinis Fain, 1972, H. hirundinoides sp. nov., H. johnstoni sp. nov., H. lesickii Skoracki, Bochkov and Sikora, 2004, H. lukoschusi Lombert and Moss, 1983, H. namibiensis Fain, Bochkov and Mironov, 1999, H. regulus sp. nov., H. sitta sp. nov., and H. sylvia sp. nov. Hosts and distribution. These mites are recorded from passerines of 6 families in Europe, Asia, Africa, and North America: Certioidea: Sittidae; Muscicapoidea: Turdidae; Passeroidea: Emberizidae, Fringillidae; Sylvioidea: Hirundinidae; Regulidae (family incertae sedis).Published as part of Klompen, Hans, 2014, A review of the subfamily Harpypalpinae Fain, 1972 (Acariformes: Harpirhynchidae) — parasites of passerine birds, pp. 451-477 in Zootaxa 3857 (4) on page 467, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3857.4.1, http://zenodo.org/record/22572

Anharpyrhynchus Fain 1972

Key to species of the genus Anharpyrhynchus Fain, 1972 (females) 1. Articulated segment of legs III present. Setae of legs III 40 –90 long.............................................. 2 - Articulated segment of legs III absent. Setae of legs III 20–30 long.......... A. apodus sp. nov. (Figs. 17 A–B and 19 A–C) 2. Setae of legs III 80 –90 long, 2 of them inserted apically and 1 basally. Additional setae 8 pairs........................ 3 - Setae of legs III 40 –45 long, all of them inserted apically. Additional setae 10 pairs...................................................................................................... A. lukoschusi sp. nov. (17 C–D and 19 D). 3. Palpalae dG 1.5 times longer than dF and l”G. Setae vi, ve, and si 50–60 long and setae se and c 2 20–25 long. Setae of legs IV about 3 wide in basal part................................................ A. elizae sp. nov. (Figs. 15 and 16 A–D) - Palpalae dG and dF subequal and 1.8–2 times longer than l”G. Setae vi, ve, and si 25–37 long and setae se and c 2 14–16 long. Setae of legs IV about 7 wide in basal part....................... A. monstrosus (Fritsch, 1954) (Figs. 16 E–F and 19 E)Published as part of Klompen, Hans, 2014, New Harpirhynchinae Dubinin (Acariformes: Harpirhynchidae) — intracutaneous and feather-base parasites of birds, pp. 301-324 in Zootaxa 3860 (4) on page 322, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3860.4.1, http://zenodo.org/record/23000

Harpypalpus taeniopygia Klompen, 2014, sp. nov.

Harpypalpus taeniopygia sp. nov. (Fig. 6) Description. FEMALE (holotype). Body 220 long and 185 wide. Gnathosoma 65 long. Palp femur-genu 40 long and 33 wide. Lengths of palpalae: dF 26, dG 6, l”G 15. Idiosoma 170 long, its striated cuticle with microscales. Propodonotal shield 110 long and 115 wide. Setae vi, ve, si, d 1, e 1, and e 2 thickened; most of them distinctly serrate, excluding e 1 with uneven lateral margins. Setae se, c 2, f 1, f 2, h 1, and h 2 filiform, distinctly serrate. Setae h 1 situated anterior to level of setal bases f 2; setae h 2 situated distinctly posterior to level of setal bases f 1. Lengths of idiosomal setae: vi and ve about 30, si, se, and c 2 —all about 25, d 1 26, e 1 and e 2 about 16, f 1, f 2, and h 1 about 30, h 2 27. Setae 3 a present. Setae dF I serrate, dTr III and dTr IV not extending to reach their respective tarsi, slightly thickened and serrate; setae vF III and vF IV present, slightly shorter than vTr III and vTr IV, respectively. All ventral setae of legs smooth. MALE. Unknown. Type material. Female holotype (OSAL 0082531), Taeniopygia guttata (Vieillot) (Estrildidae) AUSTRALIA: Western Australia, Brooking Springs, 18.12 °S 125.58 °E (GeoNet), 4 October 1976, coll. F.S. Lukoschus. Holotype deposition. OSAL. Etymology. The species name is derived from the generic name of the host and is a noun in apposition. Differential diagnosis. See differential diagnosis to the previous species and a key.Published as part of Klompen, Hans, 2014, A review of the subfamily Harpypalpinae Fain, 1972 (Acariformes: Harpirhynchidae) — parasites of passerine birds, pp. 451-477 in Zootaxa 3857 (4) on pages 461-462, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3857.4.1, http://zenodo.org/record/22572

A review of the zumpti species group of the genus Harpyrhynchoides (Acariformes: Harpirhynchidae) — ectoparasites of passerines

Klompen, Hans (2014): A review of the zumpti species group of the genus Harpyrhynchoides (Acariformes: Harpirhynchidae) — ectoparasites of passerines. Zootaxa 3884 (5): 401-418, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.3884.5.

Harpypalpus longipes Fritsch 1954

Harpypalpus longipes (Fritsch, 1954) (Figs. 3, 4) Harpyrhynchus longipes Fritsch, 1954: 183, figs. 4 (Myobiidae) Harpypalpus longipes, Dubinin 1957: 100 (Harpirhynchidae); Moss 1979: 382; Fain et al. 1999: 46; Skoracki et al. 2004: 86, figs. 4–6 (misspelled as longipis), 2012: i 13; Bochkov & Literak 2006: 141. Type material. Male holotype (OSAL 0082533) from Troglodytes troglodytes (Linnaeus) (Troglodytidae), GERMANY: Bavaria, Middle Franconia, Kreisfreie Stadt Erlangen, near Erlangen, 49 ° 35 ' 27 ''N 11 °0' 28 ''E, coll. Fritsch. Holotype deposition. Male holotype is temporarily deposited in OSAL (examined) as the place of Fritsch’s collection deposition could not be ascertained. Non-type material. Two males (OSAL 0082566, 0082567) from Periparus ater (Linnaeus) (Paridae) [new host], THE NETHERLANDS: Gelderland, Nijmegen, 51.8333 °N 5.8667 °E (GEOnet), 20 November 1981, coll. unknown; 2 females and 8 males (OSAL 0069456, 0069457, 0082549–0082556) from Cyanistes caeruleus (Linnaeus) (Paridae), THE NETHERLANDS: Gelderland, Nijmegen, 51.8333 °N 5.8667 °E (GEOnet), 20 May 1982, coll. F.S. Lukoschus; 1 female (OSAL 0069458) from same host and locality, 13 February 1969, coll. F.S. Lukoschus; 2 males (OSAL 0082557, 0082558) from same host and locality, 25 March 1969, coll. F. S. Lukoschus; 7 males (OSAL 0082568–0082570) from Parus major Linnaeus (Paridae), THE NETHERLANDS: Gelderland, Nijmegen, 51.8333 °N 5.8667 °E (GEOnet), 13 February 1969, coll. F. S. Lukoschus; 1 male (OSAL 0082576) from same host and locality, 25 March 1969, coll. F.S. Lukoschus; 3 males (OSAL 0082903–0082905) from same host and locality, 11 March 1971, coll. F.S. Lukoschus; 1 female (OSAL 0069459) from Poecile atricapillus (Linnaeus) (Paridae) [new host], USA: Minnesota, Ramsey Co., Shoreview, 45.08 °N 93.15 °W (USGS – GNIS), 17 April 1981, coll. M. Huybenez; 2 females and 4 males (OSAL 0082542, 0082543, 0082547, 0082577–0082579) from Spinus spinus (Linnaeus) (Fringillidae), THE NETHERLANDS: Gelderland, Nijmegen, 51.8333 °N 5.8667 °E (GEOnet), 13 February 1969, coll. F. S. Lukoschus; 1 female (OSAL 0082546) from same host and locality, 15 May 1969, coll. F.S. Lukoschus; 4 females and 2 males (OSAL 0082530, 0082534, 0082538–0082541) from Carduelis cannabina (Linnaeus) (Fringillidae) [new host], THE NETHERLANDS: Noord-Brabant, Oss, 51.76 °N 5.51 °E (GEOnet), 27 June 1977, coll. R. I. N. Remarks. This species was described based on a male from Troglodytes troglodytes (Linnaeus) (Troglodytidae) in Germany (Fritsch 1954). Later on it was recorded from various passeriform birds from the Palearctic region (mainly in the Netherlands), i.e. Nucifraga caryocatactes (Linnaeus) (Corvidae), Parus major Linnaeus, Cyanistes caeruleus (Linnaeus) (Paridae), Spinus spinus (Linnaeus), Serinus mozambicus (Muller), and Pyrrhula pyrrhula (Linnaeus) (Fringillidae) (Moss 1979). The records from Serinus mozambicus and Pyrrhula pyrrhula belong to Harpypalpus serini Fain, 1972 and Harpypalpus pyrrhula sp. nov., respectively. Later on, it was redescribed from both sexes from Parus major in Poland (Skoracki et al. 2004). Specimens from Poecile atricapillus differ from mites from other hosts (Table 1) by the presence of microscales on striae covering dorsal idiosomal cuticle. Females from finches, Carduelis cannabina (Linnaeus) and Spinus spinus (Linnaeus), differ from females from other hosts by the greater distance between the transverse levels of setae h 1 –h 1 and h 2 –h2, 18– 25 (vs. about 10 in specimens from tits).Published as part of Klompen, Hans, 2014, A review of the subfamily Harpypalpinae Fain, 1972 (Acariformes: Harpirhynchidae) — parasites of passerine birds, pp. 451-477 in Zootaxa 3857 (4) on pages 458-459, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3857.4.1, http://zenodo.org/record/22572

Anharpyrhynchus elizae Klompen, 2014, sp. nov.

Anharpyrhynchus elizae sp. nov. (Figs. 15 and 16 A–D) Harpyrhynchus monstrosus, Moss 1979: 381 (misidentification) Description. FEMALE (holotype, Figs. 15 and 16 A–D). Body, including gnathosoma, 520 long (530–550 in 2 paratypes) and 600 wide (600–630). Gnathosoma about 110 long and 130 wide. Palp about 70 long and 45 wide. Palpalae pectinate, palpalae dF and l”G subequal, 9–10 long; palpalae dG 14–15 long, about 1.5 times longer than other palpalae. Setae vF about 30 long. Dorsal shield about 140 long and 500 wide. Dorsal striated idiosomal cuticle distinctly granulated. Setae vi, ve, and si 50–60 long; setae se and c 2 20–25 long. Vulvar fold situated 3 times closer to anterior margin of idiosoma than to posterior margin. Leg I and II setation (solenidia in parentheses): tarsi 8 (1)– 7 (1), tibiae 5 – 5, genua-femora-trochanters 0-0. Leg III with 3 setae 80–90 long, 2 of them situated apically and 1 basally. Additional setae 8 pairs. Legs IV with 25–30 setae, 90–100 long. MALE. Unknown. Type material examined. Holotype female (OSAL 0083656) and 2 female paratypes (OSAL 0 0 82600, 0082601) from Cyanocitta cristata (Linnaeus) (Passeriformes: Corvidae) [in skin], USA: Florida, Columbia Co., O'Leno State Park, 29.92 °N 82.58 °W (USGS-GNIS), 10 April 1966, coll. W.J. Wrenn. Additional material examined. One female (OSAL 0083660) from Cyanocitta stelleri (Gmelin) (Passeriformes: Corvidae) [in skin], USA: Colorado, Park Co., 6km S of Lake George, 13 July 1947, coll. R.L. Schultz; 5 females (OSAL 0 0 83657, 0 0 83662, 0083665-0083667) from Colaptes auratus (Linnaeus) (Piciformes: Picidae) [in skin], USA: California, Yolo Co., Davis, 38.54 °N 121.74 °W (USGS-GNIS), 7 May 1954, coll. J.R. Douglas. Holotype deposition. OSAL. Etymology. The species name is dedicated to an expert in prostigmatan mites parasitizing birds, Dr. Eliza Glowska (Adam Mickiewicz University, Poznan, Poland). Differential diagnosis. This new species is close to Anharpyrhynchus monstrosus (Fritsch, 1954). In females of both species, an articulated segment of legs III is distinctly developed, and bears two apically and one basally situated setae, there are eight pairs of additional setae. These species differ from each other by the following features. In A. elizae sp. nov., palpalae dG are 1.5 times longer than dF and l”G, setae vi, ve, and si are 50–60 long and setae se and c 2 are 20–25 long, and the setae of legs IV are not strongly thickened, basal width about 3. In A. monstrosus, palpalae dG and dF are subequal and 1.8–2 times longer than l”G, setae vi, ve, and si are 25–37 long and setae se and c 2 are 14–16 long, and the setae of legs IV are strongly thickened, basal width about 7.Published as part of Klompen, Hans, 2014, New Harpirhynchinae Dubinin (Acariformes: Harpirhynchidae) — intracutaneous and feather-base parasites of birds, pp. 301-324 in Zootaxa 3860 (4) on pages 317-319, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3860.4.1, http://zenodo.org/record/23000