| abstract | Schoengastiella paraconfuciana, sp. nov. (figs. 1-5)
Idiosoma of larva 566.79-783.49×450.09-683.74 µ mean 706.91×606.79 µ, Ip=583.41. Without eye lenses. Tongue-shaped scutum punctate, with 3 pairs of setae (2AL+2PL+ 2PPL); sensillae clavate. Standard measurements: AW 42.92±2.6, PW 64.30±3.26, PPW 18.87±2.04, SB 39.41±1.80, ASB 24.54±1.13, PSB 78.99±5.85, SD 99.62±3.29, A-P 39.91±2.98, A-PP 63.46±3.46, AL 38.74±4.49, PL 36.58±1.84, PPL 30.99±1.39, Sn 35.07±1.67×11.51±0.4. fPp=N-B-BBB. fSp=7-6-6, fCX=1-1-4(3). fD=2-4-4(6)-6-6-4(6)-4-2=34(36), fV=6-6-6-=27-29, NDV=61-65.
SIF=4B-N-3-2110-0000.
Holotype collected off Mus pahari Thomas from Ceheng County, Guizhou Province, on 12 October 1977, and 9 paratypes collected off Mus pahari, Rattus losea, Rattus flavipectus and Rattus cremoriventer in Oct. to Dec. 1977-1979 from Ceheng, Duyun and Rongjiang Counties, Guizhou Province, are deposited in the Department of Parasitology, Guiyang Medical College.
This species is similar to Schoengastiella confuciana, but differs from the latter in having smaller idiosoma, a palpal formula of N-B-BBB (N-B-BNB for S. confuciana), 34-36 dorsal setae arranged as 2-4-4(6)-4-2 (29-32 arranged as 2-4(2)-6-6-2-4-4 in S. confuciana), and apparently smaller standard measurements, except AL and Sn. |