Ptilonyssus pirangae (Cerny, 1969)
Fig 103 (a). Ptilonyssus pirangae female dorsal habitus.
Fig 103 (b). Ptilonyssus pirangae female dorsum.
Fig 103 (c). Ptilonyssus pirangae female venter.
Ptilonyssus (=Neonyssus) pirangae (Cerny, 1969)
North American host records:
Emberizidae:
Piranga ludoviciana,
Western Tanager
(Knee et al. 2008)
Piranga rubra,
Summer Tanager
(Pence 1972, 1975)
Paridae:
Parus bicolor,
Tufted Titmouse
(Pence 1972, 1975)
Diagnostic characteristics:
- two dorsal
shields, podosomal and fused opisthosomal and pygidial shields
- posterior margin of podosomal shield is straight
- opisthosomal shield is longer than wide, but not twice as long as wide
- lateral excavation of the posterior portion of the opisthosomal shield
- posterior margin of opisthosomal shield is invaginated forming an inverted V
indent
- anterior margin of opisthosomal shield is straight
- st1 st2 and st3 on the sternal shield
- subapical ventral setal pair on tarsus IV are relatively long strong spikes
- five pairs of ventral opisthosomal setae
- four pairs of mesolateral setae
- mesolateral setae all approximately equal in length, there are not two pairs
of setae that are twice as long as another setal pair
- subposterior
pair of dorsal podosomal setae are less than half the
length of the longest mesolateral setae
- paranal setae anterior to anal opening, paranal and postanal setae are equal or almost
equal in length
References:
Cerny, V. 1969. Six new nasal mites (Mesostigmata, Ptilonyssidae) from Cuban
birds. Folia Parasitologica,
16: 227-235.
Knee, W., Proctor,
H., and Galloway, T. 2008. Survey of nasal mites (Rhinonyssidae,
Ereynetidae,
and Turbinoptidae) associated with birds in Alberta and
Manitoba, Canada. Canadian Entomologist,
140: 364-379.
Pence, D.B. 1972. The nasal mites of birds from Louisiana III. The genus
Ptilonyssus
(Dermanyssidae: Rhinonyssinae) with
description of a new species. Journal of Parasitology, 58: 790-795.
Pence, D.B. 1975. Keys, species and host list, and bibliography for nasal mites
of
North American birds (Acarina:
Rhinonyssinae, Turbinoptinae,
Speleognathinae, and Cytoditidae).
Special Publications of the Museum Texas
Tech University, 8: 1-148.