Fig 114 (a). Ptilonyssus acrocephali female dorsal habitus.
Fig 114 (b). Ptilonyssus acrocephali female dorsum.
Fig 114 (c). Ptilonyssus acrocephali female venter.
North American host records:
Regulidae:
Regulus calendula, Ruby-crowned Kinglet (Pence 1972, 1975; Spicer 1987; Knee et al. 2008)
Diagnostic characteristics:
– two dorsal shields, podosomal and pygidial shields
– posterior margin of podosomal shield medially straight with lateral lobes, shield highly reduced
– st1 on sternal shield, st2 and st3 off shield
– subapical ventral setal pair on tarsus IV are relatively long strong spikes
– six pairs of ventral opisthosomal setae
– five pairs of mesolateral setae
– at least two pairs of mesolateral setae twice as long as other mesolateral setae
– subposterior pair of dorsal podosomal setae are as long or almost as long as the longest mesolateral setae
– paranal setae level with anal opening, paranal and postanal setae are equal or almost equal in length
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