Torotrogla mima Kethley, 1970

Sikora, Bozena, Fajfer, Monika & Skoracki, Maciej, 2011, Quill mites (Acari: Syringophilidae) from mimid birds (Aves: Mimidae), Zootaxa 3027, pp. 29-38 : 33-34

Torotrogla mima Kethley, 1970

( Figs. 7–11 )

Torotrogla mima Kethley, 1970: 31 , figs. 16 and 17.

Type host: Mimus polyglottos (Linnaeus) (Mimidae) ; Type locality: N. W. Odum, Wayne County, Georgia, United States.

Redescription. FEMALE (10 specimens from additional host – Mimus triurus from Argentina). Total body length 750–810. Gnathosoma . Hypostomal apex with pair of medium-sized, sharp-ended and bill-like protuberances. Length of movable cheliceral digit 160–165. Infracapitulum apunctate. Each medial branch of peritremes with 5 chambers, each lateral branch with 5–7 chambers. Stylophore constricted posteriorly, apunctate, 230–235 long. Idiosoma . Propodonotal shield rectangular in shape, concave on anterior and posterior margins, apunctate, bearing bases of setae vi, ve, si and c1. Length ratio of setae vi:ve:si 1:1.5–1.8:3.5–4. Setae c2 situated anterior to level of setae se, setae se situated anterior to level of setae c1. Two hysteronotal shield clearly visible and apunctate with bases of setae d1 located on anterior margins. Pygidial shield rounded on anterior margin, apunctate. Setae f1 and h1 subequal in length. Coxal fields I–IV apunctate. Setae 3c twice as long as 3b. Both genital setae (g1 and g2) subequal in length. Both pseudanal setae (ps1 and ps2) subequal in length. Aggenital setal series represented by 5–6 pairs. Legs. Fan-like setae p’ and p” of legs III and IV with 10–11 tines. Setae tc’ and tc” of legs III and IV subequal in length. Lengths of setae: vi 50–55, ve 80–105, si 190–205, se 180–195, c1 200–220, d1 180–200, d2 165– 175, e2 190–200, f1 55–65, f2 365–450, h1 70–75, h2 390–460, ps 1 25–30, ps2 30, g1 45–55, g2 45, tc’III– IV 55– 65, tc” III–IV 50–65, 3b 50–65, 3c 110–115, l’RIII 55–60, l’RIV 50.

Material examined. 15 females and 6 nymphs (AMU–SYR.332) from Mimus triurus (Vieillot) ; ARGEN- TINA, Santa Fe, Las Rosas, July–August 1925, coll. M. Kieffer. Mites removed by M. Skoracki. All material is deposited in the AMU, except 2 females in the ZSM and 2 females in the ZISP. 2 females and 2 larvae (AMU– SYR.333) from Mimus patagonicus (Lafresnaye and Orbigny) ; SOUTH AMERICA, Patagonia, 16 October 1907, coll. A. Lendl. Mites removed by M. Skoracki. All material is deposited in the AMU.

Figures

FIGURES 7, 8. Torotrogla mima Kethley, 1970, female. 7, dorsal view; 8, ventral view.

FIGURES 9 – 11. Torotrogla mima Kethley, 1970, female. 9, hypostomal apex; 10, peritremes; 11, fan-like setae p’ of legs III.