| Publication Type: | Journal Article |
| Year of Publication: | 1994 |
| Authors: | K. Uchikawa, Zhang, M. - Y., OConnor, B. M., Klompen, J. S. H. |
| Journal: | Folia Parasitologica |
| Volume: | 41 |
| Pagination: | 287-304 |
| Date Published: | 1994 |
| Keywords: | Acari, Africa, Angola, Arachnida, Chiroptera, Congo (Kinshasa), ectoparasites, Emballonuria gen. nov., Ethiopia, hosts, Kenya, Madagascar, Miniopteridae, Miniopterus inflatus, Miniopterus minor, Miniopterus natalensis, Miniopterus schreibersi, parasitism, South Africa, Spinturnicidae, Spinturnix psi, Spinturnix semilunaris, Sudan, Tunisia, Uganda |
| Abstract: | We evaluated various characters, inclusive of those observable rapidly and intuitionally, as taxonomic criteria for Spinturnix mites. In addition to the form and nature of idiosomal armatures, and chaetotaxy on idiosoma, idiosomal armatures and legs that have been widely used as taxonomic criteria, the topography of proteronotal setae, dorsal scales, ornamentations on the dorsal shield, sternal or sterno-genital shield, and venter of proximal leg segments were proved to be characteristic of a species. As the first step for putting the taxonomy of European species in order, the myoti, acuminata, carnificina and psi species groups were defined to show morphological properties characteristic of each species or species group. Known species were relegated to the respective groups as many as possible. Spintumix orientalis Turk was transferred to Emballonuria gen. n. The new genus was characterized by its 3 pairs of proteronotal setae, hooked spermadactyl, unique patterns of dorsal cuticle and dorsal shield, large tritosternum, anal shield with anal cribrum, relatively short peritreme and peritremal shield not reaching to the venter, short posterior seta of coxa II, and unique leg pattern. Spinturnix helvutiae Deunff, Keller et Aellen was relegated to a subspecies of Spintumix acuminata (C. L. Koch). |