| abstract | Hirstionyssus transiliensis neimongkuensis, subsp. nov.
Female (Figs. 1-3): Idiosoma oval; length 520-580µ, width 350-360µ. Dorsal plate 490-540µ long and 280-300µ wide; anterior margin broadly rounded with shouldered appearance, lateral margin roughly straight, postero-lateral margin narrowing posteriorly to a rounded tip; bearing 23 pairs of setae, of which F3, V, T1, Sc, S1-2, M11 are longer than the others. Unsclerotized portion of dorsum with about 24 pairs of setae.
Sternal plate 38µ long (at mid-line), 122µ wide (at the narrowest portion); anterior margin slightly convex, posterior margin moderately concave; with 3 pairs of subequal setae (38µ long).
Genitoventral plate tongue-like, very slightly expanded below genitoventral pair of setae and narrowed posteriorly to a broadly rounded tip.
Anal plate piriform, 107µ long and 75µ wide; with 3 subequal setae, paired setae middle of anus, and a postanal seta situated near anterior margin of the cribrum.
Stigma situated at the level between coxae III and IV, peritreme extending anteriorly to the middle of coxa I. Unsclerotized portion of venter behind coxae IV, bearing about 20 pairs of setae, of which a larger pair is situated opposite the posterior tip of the anus.
Coxae with spurs as: 0-1-2-1. On the ventral side of tarsus II with a pair of claw-like modified setae subapically.
Holotype (♀) and paratypes (18♀♀) collected from the body of Citellus dauricus Brandt, in Inner Mongolia, China. All the type specimens are deposited in theDepartment of Parasitology, Inner Mongolia Medical College. |