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Spinturnicid Mites of Venezuela (Acarina: Spinturnicidae) Brigham Young University Science Bulletin, Biological Series Volume 20 Number 2 Article 1 10-1975 Spinturnicid mites of Venezuela (Acarina: Spinturnicidae) C. Selby Herrin Center for Health and Environmental Studies, Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah 84602 Vernon J. Tipton Center for Health and Environmental Studies, Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah 84602 Follow this and additional works at: https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/byuscib Part of the Anatomy Commons, Botany Commons, Physiology Commons, and the Zoology Commons Recommended Citation Herrin, C. Selby and Tipton, Vernon J. (1975) "Spinturnicid mites of Venezuela (Acarina: Spinturnicidae)," Brigham Young University Science Bulletin, Biological Series: Vol. 20 : No. 2 , Article 1. Available at: https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/byuscib/vol20/iss2/1 This Article is brought to you for free and open access by the Western North American Naturalist Publications at BYU ScholarsArchive. It has been accepted for inclusion in Brigham Young University Science Bulletin, Biological Series by an authorized editor of BYU ScholarsArchive. For more information, please contact [email protected], [email protected]. SPINTURNICID MITES OF VENEZUELA (ACARINA: SPINTURNICIDAE) by Selby Herrin' Tipton^ C. and Vernon J. ABSTRACT The results of an extensive survey of spin- most significant segment of the Venezuelan col- tumicid mites of bats from Venezuela are pre- lection. It is represented by 20 species. Of these, sented in this paper. Approximately 30,000 bats 15 were previously described and reported from were collected from a wide variety of life zones Venezuela, and 5 are described here as new. and localities. A representative sample ^^•as Prexiously unknown males and immatures of searched for ectoparasites. There are 3 genera of several species are described. Keys on both the famil)' Spinturnicidae in Venezuela: Came- generic and specific levels are included. Discus- ronieta, Periglischnis, and Spintiirnix. Three sions of distinguishing morphological characters previously described species of Camewnieta and variability, where pertinent, as well as col- were found in the Venezuelan collection. Of the lection data and discussions of host-parasite re- 7 species of Spintiirnix pre\'iousl\' described from lationships are given for each species. Complete the New World, 4 are reported from Venezuela. illustrations of 7 species are provided. The genus Periglischnis constitutes by far the INTRODUCTION Personnel associated with the Smithsonian (1964, 1965a, 1965b, 1967), Machado-Allison Venezuelan Project collected approximateb and Antequera (1971), Furman (1966), Dusba- 30,000 bats between July 1965 and August 1968. bek (1967, 1968), and Dusbabek and Lukoschus More than 10,850 spinturnicid mites (over 3,760 (1971). Rudnick (1960) listed 7 genera of collections) were collected from host bats. Bats Spintinnicidae (8 genera are cunently recog- were collected individually in most instances, nized, inasmuch as one new genus has been and host identifications were provided by Dr. described since Rudnick's work). Spinturnix von Charles O. Handle\ , Jr., codirector of the proj- Heyden, the largest genus, is cosmopolitan but is ect. Thus, a large number of specimens of mites, represented in the New World b\- only 7 species, individually collected hosts, accurate host de- 4 of which are recorded herein from Venezuela. terminations and specimens of bats representa- Periglischrus Kolenati, a Neotropical genus as- tive of each major ecological subdivision of Ven- sociated primarilv \\'ith bats of the family Phyl- ezuela ha\'e afforded us a unique opportunity lostomidae. constitutes hv far the most signifi- to stud\' spinturnicid mite systematics and eco- cant segment of the Venezuelan collection. Fif- logical parameters, including host-parasite rela- teen of the 17 previously described ^alid Neo- tionships. Priman' objectives of this study were tropical species of Periglischnis are represented to clarifv the svstematics of Neotropical spin- in our collection, and, in addition, 5 new species turnicid mites and to provide data on host-para- are described. Machado-Allison (1965b) erected site associations and geographic distribution in a separate genus, Cameronieta, for several spe- Venezuela. cies previousl\- included in the genus Periglisch- An excellent review of the systematics and nis. This recentlv flescribed genus currently in- biolog\' of the Spinturnicidae was given h\ Rud- cludes 6 species. 3 of which ha\'e been recorded nick (I960'). Papers dealing with Neotropical onl\- from Cuba (Du.sbabek, 1967). The genera representatives of the familv ha\e been pub- Anciisfropiis Kolenati, Mcristaspis Kolenati, lished by Hoffmann (1944). Machado-Allison Eyndhoccnia Rudnick, and Paraperiglischnts 'Center for Health and En ntal Studies. Brigliani Voting University, Pro Bricham Young University Science Bulletin Rudnick are known only from Old World bats. tions were prepared for P. hopkinsi Machado- The genus Paraspiniurnix Rudnick is currently Allison, 1965a, and P. parvus Machado-Allison, known only from the anal orifice of bats of the 1964, which were inadecjuately illustrated in the genus Mijotis in North America. This paper thus original descriptions. Also, comparative illustra- includes 3 species of the genus Camewnieta, 20 tions of the sternal plates of all species of Peri- species of the genus PerigUschrus and 4 species gUschrus accompany the descriptions and keys of the genus Spinturnix. for females. In the treatment of each previously de- For each of the new species described, the scribed species which was collected in Venezuela holotype, allotype (where described), and one or more paratypes are to be deposited in the by tlie Smithsonian Venezuelan Project, the fol- lowing are presented: Svnonymy, brief descrip- U. S. National Museum of Natural History, deposited tion of a female and male, summar)' of the Vene- Washington, D.C. Paratypes are to be zuelan collection records, and finally a brief dis- in the Instituto de Zoologia Tropical, Universi- cussion of differential diagnostic characters and dad Central de Venezuela, and in the collections host-parasite relationships. The measurements of the authors. given in descriptions of previously described We acknowledge with gratitude the assis- species were made on a single representative tance of the manv people associated with this specimen for each such species. For each new stud)'. Special thanks are given to Dr. Charles species described herein, the following are given: O. Handlev, Jr., of the Smithsonian Institution complete descriptions, with accompanying illus- for logistic support and to Dr. Handley and trations, for each of the life histoiy stages pres- Dr. Deane P. Furman for reviewing the manu- ent in the collections; complete collection rec- script. The Center for Health and Environ- ords for type specimens; a summaiy of other mental Studies provided the laborator)' space Venezuelan records; and a brief discussion of and equipment used in this stud\. Sheila E. differential diagnostic characters and host-para- Ford and Jerry N. Norton prepared the illustra- site relationships. Measurements accompanying tions, and Jolyn Smith, Brcnda Haymond, Marie the description of each stage of the new species Jorgenson, and Gail Blodgett typed several are of type specimens ( holotype female, allotype drafts of the manuscript. male, and paratype iinmature stages). Illustra- TAXONOMY Proposed Classification of Subgroup C Venezuelan Spinturnicidae P. torrealhai Machado-Allison, 1965a P. paratorrealbai n.sp. Genus Cameronieta Machado-Allison Group II C. strandtmanni (Tibbetts, 1957) Subgroup A C. elongatus (Furman, 1966) P. caUgus Kolenari, 1857 C. tliomasi Machado-Allison, 1965b P. paracaUgus n.sp. Genus PerigUschrus Kolenati P. paravargasi n.sp. P. vargasi Hoffman, 1944 Group I Subgroup B Subgroup A P. hopkinsi Machado-Allison, 1965a P. parvus Machado-Allison, 1964 P. herrerai Machado-Allison, 1965a P. micronycteridis Funnan, 1966 P. gameroi Machado-Alhson and Antequera, Group III 1971 P. ojastii Machado-Allison, 1964 P. ramirezi Machado-Allison and Antequera, Subgroup B 1971 P. tonatii n.sp. P. iheringi Oudemans, 1902 P. paracutisternus Machado-Allison and Ante- Group IV quera, 1971 P. nataU Funnan, 1966 P. acutisternus Machado-Allison, 1964 P. dushabeki Machado-Allison and Anteque- Genus Spinturnix von Heyden ra, 1971 Group I P. grandisoma n.sp. S. americanus Banks, 1902 Biological Series, Vol. 20, No. 2, Paht 1 Spinturnicid Mites of Venezuela Group II are listed according to the proposed classifica- S. bakeri Rudnick, 1960 tion and the families of bats are listed according S. surinamensis Dusbabek and Lukoschus, to the currently accepted classification. No spin- 1971 turnicid mites were collected from bats of the Group III families Furipteridae and Thyropteridae. S. subacuinitjatus Funiian, 1966 Species of the spinturnicid mite genus Camer- onieta occur primarily on bats of the family Morinoopidae. Prior to Machado-Allison's Phenetic and Host-Panisite Relationsliips ( 1965b ) description of the genus Cameronieta, The above proposed classification of Vene- C. strandtmanni was included in the genus Peri- zuelan Spinturnicidae is based on morphological glischrtis. Also, until recently, genera of the similarities and host-parasite relationships. The Chiroptera family Mormoopidae constituted a major species groupings follow the classification subfamily of the family Phyllostomidae. of the chiropteran hosts quite closely. Tliat is to The genus Periglisclirus
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