Sciuracarus paraxeri Fain, 1964

Bochkov, Andre V., Zabludovskaya, Svetlana & Oconnor, Barry M., 2008, Phylogeny and systematics of the endoparasitic astigmatid mites (Acari: Sarcoptiformes) of mammals: families Gastronyssidae, Lemurnyssidae, and Pneumocoptidae, Zootaxa 1951 (1), pp. 1-152 : 129-130

1. Sciuracarus paraxeri Fain, 1964

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Sciuracarus paraxeri Fain 1964b: 43 , figs. 1–2; Smith et al. 1985: 481; Zabludovskaya 1990: 32. Redescription. FEMALE (holotype). Body, including gnathosoma, 410 long, 180 wide. Propodonotal shield with widely rounded posterior margin, length 60, maximum width 65. Setae si 19 long, 1.7 times shorter than se 32 long. Distance se–se 70, more than 2 times greater than si–si, 28. Sternum about 18 long. Distance between distal ends of apodemes II about 13. Distance 4a–4a 26, 2 times greater than ps3–ps3, 13. Legs III and IV subequal in length, about 155 and 160 long, respectively (excluding pretarsus). Setae cG I filiform, about 30 long, Seta cG II microspines, 4 long. Setal lengths: 1a 25, c3 20, cp 30, h2 140, vF I–II about 50, mG I–II about 40, gT I–II about 6, solenidia ϕI–II about 13, ω 1 I–II about 10.

Type material examined. Female holotype ( IRSNB) from Paraxerus cepapi , SOUTH AFRICA: Transvaal , Braakkloof, 30 December 1963, coll. F. Zumpt.

Type deposition. Holotype is deposited in IRSNB [in the original description the South African Institute for Medical Research, Johannesburg, South Africa was indicated as the type depository].

Host range and distribution. This species was described from a single female specimen from the nasal passages of Paraxerus cepapi from South Africa and has never been recollected.

Figures

FIGURE 70. Sciuracarus paraxeri Fain, 1964, female. A, dorsal view; B, ventral view; C, fragment of gnathosoma in dorsal view; D, same in ventral view; E, tarsus I in dorsal view; F, tarsus and part of tibia I in ventral view; G, tarsus II in dorsal view; H, tarsus and part of tibia II in ventral view; I, tarsus and part of tibia III in ventral view; J, tarsus and part of tibia IV in ventral view. Scale bars: 100 µm (A, B), 50 µm (C–J).