| abstract | The present paper reports a new species of Eyndhovenia collected off Rhinolophus rouxi from Fujian Wuyi Mountains Nature Preserve in July, 1984. Holotype female, allotype male and paratypes 2 females are deposited in Department of Parasitology, Fujian Medical College.
Eyndhovenia brachypus sp. nov.
Female: Body oval, 610-636 µ long and 421-438 µ wide. Dorsal plate entired, surface with faint incomplete reticulation and 8 pairs of tiny setae. 12 pairs of setate on the dorsal integument and 6-7th the longest.
Tritosternum large. Sternal plate with 3 pairs of setae and 2 pairs of pores, surface apparently marked. Epigynial plate lightly sclerotized, with a .pair of setae Anal plate oval, with a pair of Ad, PA lacking. 47-51 ventral setae on the integument, terminal part without obviously longer setae. Podosomal integument striated in spinelike pattern, opithosomal integument somewhat round and sclaelike pattern, a series of spine-like processes near the coxae.
All legs short and thicken, especially in leg I. The femoral I, II and genu I each with 2 pilose dorsal setae. Tarsus I with a sensory organ. Leg I 427-433 µ, leg II 380-389 µ, leg III 398-418 µ, leg IV 449-466 µ.
Male: Body subrotnnd, 341 µ long and 257 µ wide. Dorsal plate eatired, with 8 pairs of tiny setae. 8 pairs of dorsal setae on the integument.Tritosternum small. Sternal plate vase-shaped, with middle portion expanded. 4 pairs of setae and 2 pairs of pores on the plate, surface apparently scalelike striation. Ventral integument with 29 setae.
Remark: The new species differs from Eyndhovenia euryalis in the stumpier legs more pilose setae on the leg, less setae on dorsal integument as well as the spinelike striation on the ventral integument of female, and in the shape of tritosternum and sternal plate as well as the less setae on dorsal integument of male. |