Key to Species of the Genus Neocheyletiella (Acariformes: Cheyletidae), With Description of a New Species

James W Mertins; Andre V Bochkov

doi:10.1603/ME14002

Key to Species of the Genus Neocheyletiella (Acariformes: Cheyletidae), With Description of a New Species

J Med Entomol. 2014 Nov 1;51(6):1116-21. doi: 10.1603/ME14002. Epub 2014 Nov 1.

Authors

James W Mertins¹, Andre V Bochkov²

Affiliations

¹ Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, Veterinary Services, Science, Technology, and Analysis Services, National Veterinary Services Laboratories, 1920 Dayton Avenue, Ames, IA 50010. james.w.mertins@aphis.usda.gov.
² Zoological Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences, Universitetskaya emb. 1, 199034 St. Petersburg, Russia. Museum of Zoology, University of Michigan, 1109 Geddes Ave., Ann Arbor, MI 48109.

PMID: 26309296
DOI: 10.1603/ME14002

Abstract

A new species of the genus Neocheyletiella Baker, 1949 (Acariformes: Cheyletidae) is described from the zebra finch, Taeniopygia guttata (Viellot, 1817) (Passeriformes: Estrildidae), from a laboratory colony at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA. The setal additions in the ontogeny of the new species, Neocheyletiella parvisetosa Mertins & Bochkov, and the main differential characters of all 17 known species of the genus Neocheyletiella are provided in tabular format. Keys to females and males of Neocheyletiella spp. also are given.

Keywords: Neocheyletiella; ectoparasite; passerine bird; systematics; zebra finch.

MeSH terms

Animals
Female
Finches / parasitology
Male
Mites / anatomy & histology
Mites / classification*