Abstract
Deutonymphs of hypoderatid mites (Astigmata: Hypoderatidae) are subcutaneous parasites of various groups of birds and some rodents. A new hypoderatid mite species, Neottialges (Caloenectes) ciconiae n. sp., is described from the black stork, Ciconia nigra (Ciconiiformes: Ciconiidae), in Portugal. The new species is most similar to but differs from N. (C.) distinctus Fain and Lawrence, 1986 in having smaller prodorsal and hysteronotal shields not encompassing bases of setae si, se, cp, c2, e2 and h1, the area between genital papillae completely sclerotized and fused with sclerotized area of coxal fields III, IV, and by the absence of the postanal shield. A new combination, N. (C.) ellipticus (Nitzsch) n. comb. is proposed for Hypoderas ellipticus Nitzsch in: Giebel (1861), described from Ciconia alba Linnaeus and formerly treated as a species inquirenda.
Highlights
Astigmatan mites of the family Hypoderatidae are mainly associated with birds and occasionally with some rodents
In the present paper we describe a new species of the genus Neottialges Fain, 1966 based on deutonymphs collected from the black stork, Ciconia nigra, in Portugal
The description of new species follows the modern format used for hypoderatid mites of the genus Neottialges and related genera (Fain and Clark 1994; Mironov and Kivganov 2010; Mironov and OConnor 2013)
Summary
Astigmatan mites of the family Hypoderatidae are mainly associated with birds and occasionally with some rodents. W. (2019), A new mite species of the genus Neottialges (Acariformes: Hypoderatidae) from the black stork Ciconia nigra (Ciconiiformes: Ciconiidae) in Portugal.
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