Two new species of the feather mite genus Trouessartia (Acariformes: Trouessartiidae) from passerines (Passeriformes) from Asian Russia

About author:

Sergey V. Mironov, e-mail

Zoological Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences, Saint Petersburg, Russia

Acknowledgments:

The author thanks Olga P. Valchuk (Institute of Biology and Soil Sciences of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Vladivostok, Russia) for the opportunity to examine the birds and collect mites at the bird-banding feld station near Novolitovsk, Primorsky Krai, and Fabio A. Hernandes (Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Florianópolis, Brazil) for his useful comments on the manuscript. The study was supported by the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Russian Federation (State register No. 122031100263-1).

Annotation:

Two new species of the feather mite genus Trouessartia (Astigmata: Trouessartiiidae) are described from passerine hosts from Northern Asia: Trouessartia aureolae sp. n. from the Yellow-breasted Bunting, Emberiza aureola Pallas (Emberizidae) and T. cyanoptilae sp. n. from the Blue-and-white Flycatcher, Cyanoptila cyanomelana (Temminck) (Muscicapidae). Trouessartia aureolae is very close to T. emberizae Mironov, 2021. The new species most clearly differs from T. emberizae in the following features: in males, the membranous apophyses of adanal apodemes are triangular, and the anterior ends of epimerites IVa are roughly rounded; in females, setae h1 extend to the free margin of the interlobar membrane, and the primary spermaduct guide extends to the level of setae h2. Trouessartia cyanoptilae is most similar to T. microfolia Gaud, 1952 and T. saularis Constantinescu, 2018. The new species differs from T. microfolia and T. saularis in the following features: in both sexes, setae d1 are absent; in males, the terminal lamellae are triangular with oblique posterior margin, thus, the whole posterior end of the opisthosoma resembles a fsh tail; in females, the collar of the spermathecal head is short and smooth.

https://doi.org/10.21684/0132-8077-2023-31-1-15-30

Bibliography:

Constantinescu, I. C., Cobzaru, I., Mukhim, D. K. B. and Adam, C. 2016a. Two new species of the genus Trouessartia (Acari, Trouessartiidae) from laugh- ingthrushes (Passeriformes, Leiothrichidae). Zookeys, 571: 59–79.

Constantinescu, I. C., Cobzaru, I., Mukhim, D. K. B. and Adam, C. 2016b. Two new species of the feather mite genus Trouessartia (Acari: Troues- sartiidae) in Asia. Zootaxa, 4137: 357–374.

Constantinescu, I. C., Cobzaru, I., Geamana, N. A., Mukhim, D. K. B. and Adam, C. 2017. Two new species of feather mites (Acarina: Psoroptidia) from the blue-throated blue flycatcher, Cyornis rubeculoides (Passeriformes: Muscicapidae). Journal of Natural History, 51 (5–6): 277–297.

Constantinescu, I. C., Chişamera, G., Petrescu, A. and Adam, C. 2018a. Two new species of feather mites (Acarina: Psoroptidia) from the Oriental Magpie- Robin, Copsychus saularis (Passeriformes: Muscicapidae). Acarologia, 58: 313–331.

Constantinescu, I. C., Popa, O. P., Popa, L. O., Cobza- ru, I., Mukhim, D. K. B. and Adam, C. 2018b. A new feather mite species of the genus Troues- sartia Canestrini, 1899 (Acarina, Trouessarti- idae)—an integrative description (morphology and DNA barcoding data). Zookeys, 789: 19–35.

Constantinescu, I. C., Chişamera, G., Motoc, R., Gus- tafsson, D. R., Zou, F.-Sh., Chu X.-Zh. and Adam, C. 2021. Two new species of feather mites (Acarina: Psoroptidia) from the Huet’s fulvetta, Alcippe hueti (Passeriformes: Leiothrichidae), in China. Systematic and Applied Acarology, 26 (1): 146–165.

Constantinescu, I. C. Chişamera, G., Motoc, R., Gus- tafsson, D. R., Zou, F.-Sh., Chu X.-Zh., and Adam, C. 2023. Two new feather mite species (Acarina: Psoroptidia) from the Chestnut Bulbul, Hemixos castanonotus (Passeriformes: Pycnonot- idae), in China. Acarologia, 63(3): 637–657.

Dabert, J. and Bąkowski M. 2019. A new species of the feather mite genus Calcealges Gaud, 1952 (Acari- formes: Trouessartiidae) from the lowland tiny greenbul Phyllastrephus debilis (Passeriformes: Pycnonotidae): morphological description with DNA barcode data. Acarina, 27 (2): 165–174.

Gaud, J. 1952. Sarcoptides plumicoles des oiseaux de Madagascar. Mémoires de l’Institut Scientifique de Madagascar, Série A, 7: 81–107.

Gaud, J. 1993. Acariens Sarcoptiformes plumicoles parasites des oiseaux Piciformes d’Afrique. VI. Acariens de la famillie Trouessartiidae (Analgoi- dea). Journal of African Zoology, 107 (2): 121–134.

Gaud, J. and Atyeo, W. T. 1996. Feather mites of the World (Acarina, Astigmata): supraspecific taxa. Musée Royal de l’Afrique Centrale, Annales, Sci ences Zoologiques, 277 (Pt. 1): 1–193 (text), (Pt. 2): 1–436 (illustrations).

Gill, F., Donsker, D. and Rasmussen, P. (Eds.). 2023. IOC World Bird List (v. 13.1). https://doi.org/10.14344/IOC.ML.13.1

Grandjean, F. 1939. La chaetotaxie des pattes chez les Acaridiae. Bulletin de la Société Zoologique de France, 64: 50–60.

Hernandes, F. A. 2014. Five new species of the feather mite genus Trouessartia Canestrini from South America (Acari: Trouessartiidae). Zootaxa, 3856 (1): 50–72.

Hernandes, F. A. 2015. Two new feather mites of the genus Calcealges Gaud, 1952 (Acari: Trouessartiidae) from antbirds (Passeriformes: Thamno- philidae) in Brazil. Systematic Parasitology, 91: 241–252.

Hernandes, F. A. 2017. Two new species of Troues- sartia Canestrini 1899 (Astigmata: Trouessartiidae) from passeriform birds in Brazil. Systematic Parasitology, 94: 1019–1032.

Hernandes, F. A. 2022. Three new feather mite species (Acariformes: Proctophyllodidae, Trouessartiidae) from tyrant flycatchers (Passeriformes: Tyrannidae) in Brazil. Systematic Parasitology, 99 (2): 139–140.

Hernandes F. A. 2023. Feather mites (Acariformes:Astigmata) from the yellow-rumped cacique, Cacicus cela (Linnaeus, 1758) (Passeriformes: Icteridae) in Brazil, with description of four new species. Journal of Natural History, 57 (1–4): 257–284.

Hernandes, F. A. and OConnor, B. M. 2017. Out of Africa: the mite community (Arachnida: Acariformes) of the Common Waxbill, Estrilda astrild (Linnaeus, 1758) (Passeriformes: Estrildidae), in Brazil. Parasites and Vectors, 10: 299 (1–19).

Hernandes, F. A. and Valim, M. P. 2015. A new species of the genus Trouessartia Canestrini (Acari: Trou- essartiidae) from Neotropical passerines (Aves: Tyrannidae). International Journal of Acarology, 41: 382–388.

Hernandes, F. A., Barbosa, B. B. and Ubaid, F. K. 2022. A new feather mite of the genus Trouessartia Canestrini, 1899 (Acariformes: Trouessartiidae) from the bran-colored flycatcher, Myiophobus fasciatus (Muller PLS, 1776) (Passeriformes: Tyrannidae), in Brazil. International Journal of Acarology, 48 (4–5): 382–386.

Koblik, E. A. and Arkhipov, V. Yu. 2014. [Avifauna of the States of Northern Eurasia (former USSR). Checklists]. Zoologicheskie Issledovaniya. No. 14. KMK Scientific Press Ltd., Moscow, 171 pp. [In Russian]

Krantz, G. and Walter, D. 2009. A Manual of Acarology. 3^rd Edition. Texas Tech University Press, Lubbock, 807 pp.

Mironov, S. V. 2011. Pteroherpus surmachi sp. n., first record of the feather mite family Pteronyssidae (Acari: Analgoidea) from nuthatches (Passeriformes: Sittidae). Proceedings of the Zoological Institute RAS, 315(4): 452–460.

Mironov, S. V. 2019. Two new feather mites of the genus Proctophyllodes Robin (Acariformes: Proctophyllodidae) associated with passerines (Aves: Passeriformes) in the Russian Far East. Acarina, 27 (2): 151–164.

Mironov, S. V. 2021a. A new species of the feather mite genus Trouessartia (Acariformes: Trouessartiidae) from the Tristram’s bunting Emberiza tristrami (Passeriformes: Emberezidae) in the Russian Far East. Acarina, 29 (1): 35–42.

Mironov, S. V. 2021b. Two new species of the feather mite genus Trouessartia (Acariformes: Trouessartiidae) from robins and chats (Passeriformes: Muscicapidae) in the Russian Far East. Acarina, 29 (2): 155–167.

Mironov, S. V. 2022. Notes on systematics of the feather mite genus Trouessartia Canestrini, 1899 (Acariformes: Trouessartiidae) with an updated world checklist. Acarina, 30 (2): 157–180.

Mironov, S. V. and Bermúdez, S. 2017. Feather mites (Acari: Analgoidea) associated with the Hairy Woodpecker Leuconotopicus villosus (Piciformes: Picidae) in Panama. Acarologia, 57 (4): 941–955.

Mironov, S. V. and Chandler, C. R. 2020. Feather mites of the genus Trouessartia (Acariformes: Troues- sartiidae) from passerines (Aves: Passeriformes) in Georgia, USA. Zootaxa, 4860 (1): 1–54.

Mironov, S. V. and Galloway, T. D. 2019. Feather mites of the genus Trouessartia Canestrini (Acariformes: Trouessartiidae) from swallows (Passeriformes: Hirundinidae) in Canada. Zootaxa, 4568 (1): 1–39.

Mironov, S. V. and González-Acuña, D. A. 2013. A new feather mite species of the genus Trouessartia Canestrini, 1899 (Acariformes: Trouessartiidae) from the White-crested Elaenia Elaenia albiceps (Passeriformes: Tyrannidae) in Chile. Acarina, 21 (2): 123–132.

Mironov, S. V. and Overstreet, R. M. 2016. A new fea- ther mite species of the genus Trouessartia Canestrini (Acariformes: Trouessartiidae) from the Northern rough-winged swallow Stelgidopteryx serripennis (Passeriformes: Hirundinidae) in Pennsylvania. Acarina, 24 (2): 3–9.

Mironov, S. V. and Palma, R. L. 2016. A new feather mite of the genus Trouessartia Canestrini, 1899 (Acariformes: Trouessartiidae) from the Seychelles magpie-robin, Copsychus sechellarum (Passeriformes: Muscicapidae). Acta Parasitologica, 61 (3), 629–635.

Mironov, S. V. and Zabashta, A. V. 2022. A new species of the feather mite genus Trouessartia (Acariformes: Trouessartiidae) from the Cetti’s Warbler Cettia cetti (Passeriformes: Cettiidae) in European Russia. Acarina, 30 (1): 13–22.

Mironov, S. V., Dabert J. and Dabert, M. 2012. A new feather mite species of the genus Proctophyllodes Robin, 1877 (Astigmata: Proctophyllodidae) from the Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus (Passeriformes: Aegithalidae)—morphological description with DNA barcode data. Zootaxa, 3253: 54–61.

Mironov, S. V., Santillán, M. A. and Liébana, M. S. 2021. Two new feather mites of the genus Trouessartia Canestrini, 1899 (Acariformes: Trouessar- tiidae) from tyrant flycatchers (Passeriformes: Tyrannidae) in Argentina. Systematic and Applied Acarology, 26 (9): 1735–1750.

Norton, R. 1998. Morphological evidence for the evo- lutionary origin of Astigmata (Acari: Acariformes). Experimental and Applied Acarology, 22: 559–594. Orwig, K. R. 1968. The genera and species of the feather mite subfamily Trouessartinae except Trouessartia (Acarina: Proctophyllodidae). Bulletin of the University of Nebraska State Museum, 8: 1–187.

Santana, F. J. 1976. A review of the genus Trouessartia (Analgoidea: Alloptidae). Journal of Medical Entomology, Supplement 1: 1–128.

Wang Zi-Ying and Proctor H. C. 2015. Two new fea- ther mites of the genus Neocalcealges Orwig (Analgoidea: Trouessartiidae) from the Sichuan province of China. Zootaxa, 3946 (4): 567–576.