A review of the subfamily Harpypalpinae Fain, 1972 (Acariformes: Harpirhynchidae)--parasites of passerine birds

Andre V Bochkov; Hans Klompen

doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3857.4.1

A review of the subfamily Harpypalpinae Fain, 1972 (Acariformes: Harpirhynchidae)--parasites of passerine birds

Zootaxa. 2014 Sep 1;3857(4):451-77. doi: 10.11646/zootaxa.3857.4.1.

Authors

Andre V Bochkov¹, Hans Klompen²

Affiliations

¹ Zoological Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Universitetskaya Embankment 1, 199034 Saint Petersburg, Russia; Museum of Zoology, University of Michigan, 1109 Geddes Ave., Ann Arbor, MI 48109 USA; Email: andrevbochkov@gmail.com.
² Acarology Laboratory, Department of Evolution, Ecology and Organismal Biology, Ohio State University, 1315 Kinnear Rd., Columbus, OH 43212, USA; Email: unknown.

PMID: 25283118
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3857.4.1

Abstract

The subfamily Harpypalpinae Fain, 1972 (Acariformes: Cheyletoidea: Harpirhynchidae) is revised. Diagnoses of the subfamily and its two constituent genera, Harpypalpus Dubinin, 1957 and Harpypalpoides Lombert and Moss, 1979, and keys to females of all known species are provided. Data on harpypalpine hosts and distribution are summarized, and nine new species are described: Harpypalpus lonchura sp. nov. from Lonchura castaneothorax (Gould) (Estrildidae) in Australia, Harpypalpus pyrrhula sp. nov. from Pyrrhula pyrrhula (Linnaeus) (Fringillidae) in the Netherlands, Harpypalpus sturnus sp. nov. from Sturnus vulgaris Linnaeus (Sturnidae) in the Netherlands, Harpypalpus taeniopygia sp. nov. from Taeniopygia guttata (Vieillot) (Estrildidae) in Australia, Harpypalpoides hirundinoides sp. nov. from Hirundo rustica Linnaeus (Hirundinidae) in the Netherlands, Harpypalpoides johnstoni sp. nov. from Fringilla coelebs Linnaeus (Fringillidae) (type host) in the Netherlands and Fringilla montifringilla Linnaeus in Kazakhstan, Harpypalpoides regulus sp. nov. from Regulus regulus (Linnaeus) (Regulidae) in the Netherlands, Harpypalpoides sitta sp. nov. from Sitta pygmaea Vigors (Sittidae) in the USA (Arizona, California), and Harpypalpoides sylvia sp. nov. from Sylvia atricapilla (Linnaeus) (Sylviidae) in the Netherlands.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.

MeSH terms

Animal Distribution
Animal Structures / anatomy & histology
Animal Structures / growth & development
Animals
Bird Diseases / parasitology*
Body Size
Ecosystem
Female
Host Specificity
Male
Mite Infestations / parasitology
Mite Infestations / veterinary*
Mites / anatomy & histology
Mites / classification*
Mites / growth & development
Organ Size
Passeriformes* / classification