University of Nebraska - Lincoln DigitalCommons@University of Nebraska - Lincoln Bulletin of the University of Nebraska State Museum Museum, University of Nebraska State 6-1968 The Genera and Species of the Feather Mite Subfamily Trouessartinae except Trouessartia (Acarina: Proctophyllodidae) Kenneth R. Orwig Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.unl.edu/museumbulletin Part of the Entomology Commons, Geology Commons, Geomorphology Commons, Other Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Commons, Paleobiology Commons, Paleontology Commons, and the Sedimentology Commons This Article is brought to you for free and open access by the Museum, University of Nebraska State at DigitalCommons@University of Nebraska - Lincoln. It has been accepted for inclusion in Bulletin of the University of Nebraska State Museum by an authorized administrator of DigitalCommons@University of Nebraska - Lincoln. BULLETIN OF The University of Nebraska State Museum VOLUME s . NUMBER 1 JUNE, 1968 Kenneth R. Orwig The Genera and Species of the Feather Mite Subfamily Trouessartinae except Trouessartia (Acarina: Proctophyllodidae) The University of Nebraska, The Board of Regents RICHARD E. ADKINS J. G. ELLIO'IT B. N. GREENBERG, M.D. RICHARD L. HERMAN ROBERT L. RAUN EDWARD SCHWARTZKOPF JOSEPH SosHNIK, Corporation Secretary The Chancellor CLIFFORD M. HARDIN The Vice Chancellors MERK HOBSON JAMES C. OLSON G. ROBERT Ross j OSEPH SOSHNIK Kenneth R. Orwig The Genera and Species of the Feather Mite Subfamily Trouessartinae except T rouessartia (Acarina: Proctophyllodidae) BIJLLETIN OF The University of Nebraska Stale Museum: \'oLUME 8, Nu~lllER I JUNE )968 BULLETIN OF The University of Nebraska State Museum VOLUME 8, NUMBER 1 Pp. 1-187 Figs. 1-277 JUNE 1968 ABSTRACT The Genera and Species of the Feather Mite Subfamily Trouessartinae except Trouessartia (Acarina: Proctophyllodidae) KENNETH R. ORWIG A systematic study of the acarine subfamily Trouessartinae (except Troues­ sartia) of the family Proctophyllodidae is presented. Diagnoses are given for the subfamily, five named genera and four new genera. The named genera and their type species are: Allanalges Trouessart, 1886, A. podagricus (Trouessart), 1886; Calcealges Gaud, 1952, C. cyathoplax Gaud, 1952; Hemicalcealges Gaud and Mouchet, 1957, H. margaropygus (Gaud and Mouchet), 1957; Pseudalges Radford, 1950, Proctophyllodes (Pterocolus) analgoides Trouessart, 1885; and Trouessartia Canestrini, 1899, Dermaleichus corvinus Koch, 1840. New genera and their type species are: Arthrogynalges, A. biovoidatus, new species; Bicen­ tralges, B. orientalis, new species; Neocalcealges, N. inattditus, new species; and Uniscutalges, Proctophyllodes (Pterocolus) elegans Trouessart, 1886. Nineteen named and twenty.nine new species are recognized. The new species, their type hosts and localities are: Arthrogynalges biovoidatus, from Philepitta castanea (Philepittidae), Malagasy Republic; Bicentralges caulatus, from Stachyris nigriceps (Muscicapidae), Malaya; B. coalitus, from Cymbirhynchus macrorhynchos (Eurylaimidae), Malaya; B. discinctus, from Min/a strigula (Mus­ cicapidae), Malaya; B. longivasatus, from Malacopteron cinereum (Muscicapidae), Malaya; B. miscellus, from Cymbirhynchus macrorhynchos (Eurylaimidae), Malaya; B. orientalis, from Cymbirhynchus macrorhynchos (Eurylaimidae), Malaya; B. psarisomi, from Psarisomus dalhousiae (Eurylaimidae), Thailand; B. vebulla, from Stachyris nigricollis (Muscicapidae), Malaya; Calcealges batis, from Batis capensis (Muscicapidae), Republic of South Africa; C. malayensis, from Malacopteron cinereum (Muscicapidae), Malaya; C. montanus, from Phylloscopus trivirgatus parvirostris (Sylviidae), Malaya; C. novimundus, from Thamnophilus doliatus (Formicariidae), Trinidad; C. trinidadensis, from Myrmo­ therula axillaris (Formicariidae), Trinidad; C. viriosus, from Alcippe castaneceps (Muscicapidae), Malaya; Hemicalcealges heteropygus, from Lagonosticta jamesoni (Ploceidae), Mozambique; H. schistopygus, from Lonchura maja (Ploceidae), Malaya; Neocalcealges angustus, from Stachyris erythroptera (Muscicapidae), Malaya; N. cuspilobus, from Culicicapa ceylonensis (Muscicapidae), Malaya; N. emarginatus, from Garrulax mitratus (Muscicapidae), Malaya; N. inauditus, from Minla cyanouroptera sordidior (Muscicapidae), Malaya; N. segregatus, from Stachyris nigriceps davisoni (Muscicapidae), Malaya; N. undulatus, from Hetero­ phasia picaoides (Muscicapidae), Malaya; Pseudalges inchoatarcus, from Dicro- cercus hirundineus (Meropidae), Mozambique; Uniscutalges fissipilus, from Smilorhis leucotis kilimensis (Capitonidae), Tanzania; U. intermedius, from Lybius torquatus (Capitonidae), Mozambique; U. longilobus, from Gymnobucco bonapartei (Capitonidae), French Cameroons; U. nigrifasciatus, from Smilorhis leucotis kilimensis (Capitonidae), Tanzania; U. sigillatus, from Dendropicos fuscescens (Picidae), Mozambique. CONTRIBUTION OF the Department of Entomology, College of Agriculture, and the Division of Entomology of the University of Nebraska State Museum. AC KN OWLEDGEM ENTS I wish to express my sincere appreciation to Dr. Warren T. Atyeo for his guidance during this study. His comments, suggestions and criticisms were most welcome and his arranging for the loans of many type specimens was of invaluable assistance. I am also indebted to those individuals who supplied material for the study. Type materials were provided by Dr. Marc Andre, Laboratoire d'Acarologie, La Varenne (Seine), France; Dr. Jean Gaud, Laboratoire de Parasitologie, Rennes (Ille-et-Vilaine), France; and Dr. Charles D. Radford, Torquay, Devon, England. Extensive alcoholic collections were made available by Dr. Thomas H. G. Aitken, Trinidad Regional Virus Laboratory, Port of Spain, Trini­ dad, West Indies; Dr. H. Elliott McClure, Migratory Animal Patho­ logical Survey, A.P.O. San Francisco, California, 96346; and Dr. F. K. E. Zumpt, South African Institute for Medical Research, Johannesburg, South Africa. Thanks are extended to the museums where it has been possible to collect mites from bird skins: British Museum (Natural History), Chicago Museum of Natural History, University of Michigan and the U.S. National Museum. Special acknowledgement is given to Mr. C. W. Sabrosky of the U.S. National Museum who kindly gave opinions concerning the application of certain rules of zoological nomenclature. This study was financed through the National Science Founda­ tion, grant numbers G-14018, GB-1620 and GB-4934. The author wishes to thank this organization for its assistance. TABLE OF CONTENTS PAGE INTRODUCTION ........................... ................. ........ .......................... 1 COLLECTION AND PREPARATION OF MATERIAL....... 2 MORPHOLOGY .... ................ .............................................................. 2 Idiosoma .......................................................................................... 3 Dorsal Propodosoma .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ... .. .. .. .. .. .. ... 3 Dorsal H ysterosoma . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 3 Idiosomal Venter ...................................................................... 5 Male Genital Region .. .... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .... .. ... ... .. .... .. .... .. .. .. .. .. .. 7 Female Genital Region .......................................................... 7 Spermatheca .............................................................................. 8 Idiosomal Chaetotaxy .................................................................... 8 Dorsal Idiosoma .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ... .. .. .. ... .. .. .. .. .. ... .. .. .. .. .. 8 Ventral Idiosoma ...................................................................... 9 Legs .................................................................................................. 10 lntraspecific Variation .................................................................. 13 HOST-PARASITE RELATIONSHIPS .......................................... 13 INTERGENERIC RELATIONSHIPS WITHIN THE TROUESSARTINAE ........... .. ......................................... 16 TAXONOMY ...................................................................................... 17 Historical Account .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 17 Depositories for Type Materials .................................................. 21 Descriptive Methods ...................................................................... 22 Male and Female ..................................................................... 22 Male ............................................................................................ 22 Female ........................................................................................ 23 Family PROCTOPHYLLODIDAE Trouessart and Megnin .. 23 Diagnosis of the Subfamily Trouessartinae................................ 23 Key to the Genera of Trouessartinae.... ... .. .. ... .. .. .. .. .. .. .... .. .. .. .. .. 23 Genus Trouessartia Canestrini, 1899 ...................................... 25 Genus Bicentralges, new genus ................................................ 26 Genus Arthrogynalges, new genus ......................................... 54 Genus Uniscutalges, new genus .............................................. 63 Genus Pseudalges Radford, 1950 ............................................ 92 Genus Allanalges Trouessart, 1886 ........................................ 102 Genus Calcealges Gaud, 1952 .................................................