Cataphractomimus junae, Gustafsson & Lei & Chu & Zou, 2020

Gustafsson, Daniel R., Lei, Lujia, Chu, Xingzhi & Zou, Fasheng, 2020, Review of Chinese species of the Oxylipeurus - complex (Phthiraptera: Philopteridae), with descriptions of two new genera and five new species, Zootaxa 4742 (2), pp. 201-255 : 211-212

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https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.4742.2.1

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DOI

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3684869

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scientific name

Cataphractomimus junae
status

sp. nov.

Cataphractomimus junae new species

( Figs 4 View FIGURES 3–4 , 23 View FIGURES 21–24 , 39–41 View FIGURES 33–44 , 78 View FIGURES 76–78 )

Oxylipeurus himalayensis burmeisteri ( Taschenberg, 1882) ; Clay 1938: 169 (in partim).

Oxylipeurus burmeisteri ( Taschenberg, 1882) ; Hopkins & Clay 1952: 256 (in partim).

Reticulipeurus himalayensis burmeisteri (Tasch.) ; Złotorzycka 1966: 112 (in partim).

Oxylipeurus burmeisteri ( Taschenberg, 1882) ; Price et al. 2003: 202 (in partim).

Type host. Tragopan temminckii (J.E. Gray, 1831) —Temminck’s tragopan.

Type locality. Szechwan [= Sichuan Province, China] .

Diagnosis. Cataphractomimus junae is most similar to C. burmeisteri in their relatively small size ( Table 1 View TABLE 1 ) and the complete division of the male subgenital plate between segments VIII and IX+X ( Fig. 4 View FIGURES 3–4 ). However, C. junae and C. burmeisteri can be separated by the following characters: preantennal region about as long as the postantennal and proportionately narrower in C. junae ( Fig. 4 View FIGURES 3–4 ), clearly shorter and proportionately wider in C. burmeisteri ; dorsal preantennal suture present around ads in C. junae ( Fig. 4 View FIGURES 3–4 ) but absent in C. burmeisteri ; distal mesosome more flattened in outline in C. junae ( Fig. 41 View FIGURES 33–44 ) than in C. burmeisteri ; gonopore reaches distal margin of mesosome in C. junae ( Fig. 41 View FIGURES 33–44 ) but not in C. burmeisteri ; antero-lateral extensions of mesosome with bifid ends in C. junae ( Fig. 41 View FIGURES 33–44 ) but with smoothly rounded ends in C. burmeisteri .

Description.

Male. Head shape, structure, reticulation and chaetotaxy as in Fig. 4 View FIGURES 3–4 ; dorsal preantennal suture present around aperture of ads only; marginal carina relatively broad; head sensillus s5 situated much closer to pns than to s3. Antennae as in Fig. 23 View FIGURES 21–24 ; rugose area limited to flagellomere I. Thoracic and abdominal plates, chaetotaxy and approximate reticulation patterns as in Fig. 4 View FIGURES 3–4 . Pronotum medianly continuous. Inter-tergal plates and internal anterior bulges absent. Tergopleurite XI medianly continuous. Subgenital plate formed by sternal plate IX+X only, separated from sternal plate VIII ( Fig. 78 View FIGURES 76–78 ); reticulation of subgenital plate complete across plate; stylus broken in holotype male, and here illustrated from the paratype male; broad at base but tapering to narrow distal end ( Fig. 78 View FIGURES 76–78 ). Basal apodeme as in Fig. 39 View FIGURES 33–44 , of roughly even width except in narrower proximal third. Ventral sclerite of mesosome as in Fig. 41 View FIGURES 33–44 ; anterior margin bulging medianly; up to two pores visible on each side near lateral ends; rugose area of mesosome extensive; antero-lateral extensions of mesosome with bifid ends. Parameres short and slender ( Fig. 40 View FIGURES 33–44 ). Measurements as in Table 1 View TABLE 1 .

Female. Unknown.

Etymology. The specific name is in honour of the first author’s wife, Sun Yu-Jun. Both her beauty and that of the host, Tragopan temminckii , are unparalleled in China.

Type material examined. Holotype ♂, Szechwan [= Sichuan Province, China], Apr. 1908, R. Meinertzhagen, 3756, NHMUK010682435 About NHMUK ( NHML) [male on lower row, marked with red dot on slide] . Paratypes: 2♂, same data as holotype ( NHML) .

Remarks. Since the antennae and the stylus are broken in the holotype, these characters are here illustrated from the paratypes.

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Departamento de Geologia, Universidad de Chile

NHML

Natural History Museum, Tripoli

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Insecta

Order

Phthiraptera

Family

Philopteridae

Genus

Cataphractomimus

Loc

Cataphractomimus junae

Gustafsson, Daniel R., Lei, Lujia, Chu, Xingzhi & Zou, Fasheng 2020
2020
Loc

Oxylipeurus burmeisteri ( Taschenberg, 1882 )

Price, R. D. & Hellenthal, R. A. & Palma, R. L. & Johnson, K. P. & Clayton, D. H. 2003: 202
2003
Loc

Reticulipeurus himalayensis burmeisteri (Tasch.)

Zlotorzycka, J. 1966: 112
1966
Loc

Oxylipeurus burmeisteri ( Taschenberg, 1882 )

Hopkins, G. H. E. & Clay, T. 1952: 256
1952
Loc

Oxylipeurus himalayensis burmeisteri ( Taschenberg, 1882 )

Clay, T. 1938: 169
1938
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