Neastrida parrae (Fain, 1956)

Skoracki, Maciej, Schmidt, Karl-Heinz, Marciniak, Natalia & Marciniak, Martyna, 2018, A review of mites of the subfamily Speleognathinae (Acariformes: Ereynetidae) parasitizing respiratory tracts of birds in the Afrotropical region, Zootaxa 4403 (3), pp. 401-440 : 408

Neastrida parrae (Fain, 1956)

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Astrida parrae Fain, 1956d: 113 , figs. 1–2. Holotype in RMCA, examined. Astrida (Neastrida) parrae, Fain 1962a: 9, 1963d: 26 , fig. 29.

Neastrida parrae, Fain 1985a: 148 .

Type host: Actophilornis africanus (Gmelin) ( Charadriiformes : Jacanidae ) from Rwanda.

Diagnosis. Palp tarsus with 3 setae (Nz- or Na-type), solenidion absent; palp tibia without setae. Hypostomal setae Na-type. Sensillae si SAb-type, other dorsal setae Ed-type. Setae f2 and h1 replaced ventrally, Nz-type. Coxal setae Na-type, except setae 2c as microsetae. Setae 1a, 3a and 4a Na- or Nz-type. Genital, pseudanal and agenital setae Na-type.

Host and distribution. Charadriiformes (Jacanidae) : ActOphilOrnis africanus (Gmelin) from Rwanda [Southern Prov., Butare] ( Fain 1956d) and South Africa ( Fain 1963d).

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FIGURE 5. Neastrida parrae (Fain, 1956), adult. A, idiosoma in dorsal view; B, idiosoma in ventral view; C, gnathosoma in ventral view.