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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.

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