taxonID	type	description	language	source
761187821359FFCDFED2482BDAB2FAE1.taxon	materials_examined	Type species: Tyranniphyllodes pitangi gen. n., sp. n. Differential diagnosis The new genus, Tyranniphyllodes, is most closely similar to the genus Platyacarus in the following features: in males, opisthosomal lobes short and wide, terminal lamellae relatively small (shorter than distance h 3: h 3), legs III and IV are subequal in size and not hypertrophied, their segments not modified; in both sexes, the prodorsal shield with bluntangular posterior margin. Tyranniphyllodes gen. n. can be readily separated from Platyacarus by the following combination of features: in both sexes, hysteronotal setae d 2, e 2 and trochanteral setae sRIII are absent; in males, sheath of aedeagus is bifurcated apically, and opisthogastral shield is H-shaped. In males of Platyacarus, the sheath of the aedeagus is ensiform like the aedeagus proper, opisthogastral shield is absent and area between genital apparatus and anal suckers bears two pairs of small sclerites. It is necessary to stress that the absence of setae sRIII is a unique feature of Tyranniphyllodes gen. n. differentiating it from all other genera of Proctophyllodinae; it is also interesting to note that the H-shaped opisthogastral shield in this genus resembles that in the genus Joubertophyllodes Atyeo and Gaud, 1971 and the pinnatus species group of the genus Proctophyllodes. Description Both sexes. Moderately elongated proctophyllodids. Prodorsal shield developed in median part of prodorsum, strongly narrowed in anterior end, with short and acute posterior angles, with blunt-angular posterior margin. Scapular setae si and se arranged in transverse line. Humeral shields rudimentary, represented only by small plate lateral to epimerites III and dorsally not developed. Setae c 2 situated ventrally on striated tegument. Epimerites I connected by posterior ends into narrow U. Epimerites IIa straight, not bent to median line. Vertical setae ve, lateral hysteronotal setae d 2 and e 2 absent. Solenidion S 1 of genu I slightly longer than v 3 on tarsi I, situated in median part of the segment (Figure 3). Setae w a anterior to setae la and ra on legs I and II (Figures 3, 4). Femora II with blunt-angular outer protrusion, other segments of legs I and II without processes and other modifications. Seta sR absent on trochanters III (Figure 5). Male. Prodorsal shield completely or partly split into anterior and posterior pieces by transverse band of soft tegument (Figures 1, 9); scapular setae se and si situated on posterior piece. Opisthosomal lobes scarcely expressed; posterior margin of opisthosoma between setae h 3 concave and with pair of relatively small tongue-shaped terminal lamellae; dorsal surface of lamellae ornamented. Supranal concavity well developed. Setae h 3 setiform, much shorter than macrosetae h 2. Setae h 1 posterior to level of setae ps 2. Coxal fields I – IV open, without extensive sclerotized areas. Genital organ at level of trochanters IV; genital arch large, with widely divergent branches; sheath of aedeagus longer than arch, and bifurcated apically. Opisthogastral shield H-shaped, its transverse branch with median extension directed anteriorly and fused to base of genital sheath, setae g situated on its transverse branch (Figure 11). Genital acetabula at level of genital arch apex. Anal suckers cylindrical, corolla dentate. Setae ps 3 on soft tegument of anal field, situated anterior to anal suckers. Pregenital and paragenital plates absent. Opisthoventral shields not developed. Legs III and IV subequal, not hypertrophied. Tarsi IV with apical claw-like process, modified setae d and e button-like (Figure 6). Female. Prodorsal shield entire. Lobar region of opisthosoma clearly separated from hysterosoma, opisthosomal lobes well developed, straight, with long terminal appendages. Anterior hysteronotal and lobar shields separated by narrow band of striated tegument. Supranal concavity absent. Macrosetae h 2 long and setiform. Epigynium horseshoeshaped, large. Translobar sclerites present. Legs III and IV subequal in size; genua III and IV with dorsal crest; solenidia ϕ of tibiae III and IV subequal in length. Etymology Contraction of the host family, Tyrannidae, and Proctophyllodes, the type genus of the mite family Proctophyllodidae.	en	Hernandes, Fábio A., Valim, Michel P., Mironov, Sergey V. (2007): Two new genera and five new species of the feather mite subfamily Proctophyllodinae (Astigmata: Proctophyllodidae) from suboscine birds in Brazil. Journal of Natural History (J. Nat. Hist.) 41 (41 - 44): 2653-2681, DOI: 10.1080/00222930701644718, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00222930701644718
761187821355FFCFFE4F4C7BDBC6FDF5.taxon	description	(Figures 1 – 14) Type material Male holotype, six male and seven female paratypes from the Great Kiskadee, Pitangus sulphuratus (Linnaeus, 1766) (Passeriformes, Tyrannidae), Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil, August 2003, coll. M. P. Valim. Holotype and paratypes — DZSJRP; female and male paratypes — CAIOC and ZISP. Description Male holotype (Figures 1 – 6, 9 – 11) (range for six paratypes in parentheses). Length of idiosoma 253 (242 – 264), width 127 (110 – 132). Prodorsal shield split in two pieces, anterior portion narrow and less sclerotized, 49 in length × 22 in width (48 – 52 × 24 – 27), posterior portion as a transverse band bearing setae se and si on its anterior margin, 14 (12 – 14) in length and 42 (35 – 46) in width. In two paratypes there is a narrow connection between these two pieces (Figure 9). Posterior margin of prodorsal shield convex, and anterior one concave. Scapular setae se 92 in length (79 – 95) and separated by 30 (29 – 34); si separated by 20 (19 – 23). Setae c 1 on anterior angles of hysteronotal shield; setae c 2 set ventrally on striated tegument; setae c 3 needle-shaped, 18 in length and 3 in width (19 – 20 × 2 – 3); setae cp set off humeral shield. Distance between prodorsal and hysteronotal shields 30 (24 – 34). Hysteronotal shield: anterior margin concave, 160 (158 – 169) in length and 68 (67 – 73) in width; surface without lacunae or pale sclerotized areas (Figure 1). Opisthosomal lobes as short blunt-angular extensions, margin of opisthosoma between setae h 3 as a shallow concavity, bearing a pair of short terminal tongue-shaped lamellae, 30 in length (24 – 34). Supranal concavity well expressed, long. Setae h 3 separated by 35 (34 – 38). Length of setae: h 3 109 (95 – 114), h 2 177 (171 – 185), ps 1 4 (4 – 5), ps 2 27 (22 – 27), ps 3 5 (5). Distance between dorsal setae: si – c 1 46 (41 – 49), c 1 – c 2 27 (22 – 33), c 1 – d 1 27 (27 – 30), d 1 – e 1 71 (67 – 76), e 1 – h 1 49 (46 – 54), h 1 – f 2 44 (41 – 46). Epimerites I fused as a narrow U. Rudimentary sclerites rEpIIa absent. Trochanters III flanked by narrow sclerotized band connecting bases of epimerites III and IIIa. Epimerites IVa present. Sheath of aedeagus reaching the level of setae g and bifurcated apically (Figure 11), 38 in length (41 – 44); genital arch 23 (23 – 27) in length and 38 in width (38 – 52). Distance between ventral setae: 3 a – 4 a 19 (18 – 20), 4 a – g 41 (41 – 44), g – ps 3 11 (8 – 12), ps 3 – ps 3 19 (19 – 22). Opisthogastral shield H-shaped, its transverse branch with long median extension directed anteriorly and fused with base of genital sheath; setae g on transverse branch; setae ps 3 set off of this shield, situated on anal field (Figures 2, 11). Anal suckers 10 (8 – 10) in diameter, distance between discs 11 (11 – 14), corolla with poorly expressed teeth. Tarsus IV 34 (31 – 35) in length, modified seta d approximately at mid-level of this segment (Figure 6). Female (Figures 7, 8, 12 – 14) (measurements of seven paratypes). Length of idiosoma 374 – 407, width 154 – 165. Prodorsal shield entire and narrowed anteriorly: 82 – 92 in length and 68 – 82 in width, without lacunae or pale sclerotized areas. Posterior margin of prodorsal shield convex. Setae se 101 – 120 in length and separated by 50 – 58; pair si separated by 35 – 44. Setae c 1 in anterior angles of anterior hysteronotal shield; setae c 2 set ventrally on striated tegument; setae c 3 spiculiform, 19 – 22 in length and 2 – 3 in width; setae cp set off humeral shield. Distance between prodorsal and hysteronotal shields 19 – 30. Anterior hysteronotal shield: 190 – 218 in length and 84 – 95 in width, anterior margin slightly concave, surface without lacunae but with a pair of pale sclerotized areas near posterolateral margin of that shield (Figure 7). Lobar region: 71 – 82 in length and 73 – 82 in width. Terminal cleft as a narrow inverted U, 46 – 54 in length. Supranal concavity absent. Setae h 2 182 – 209 in length, 3 – 4 in width; and setae h 3 46 – 54 in length and separated by 33 – 41. Setae h 1 inserted on striated tegument between the anterior hysteronotal shield and lobar region. Setae h 1 and f 2 in trapezoidal arrangement. Distance between dorsal setae: si – c 1 46 – 57, c 1 – c 2 30 – 38, c 1 – d 1 42 – 50, d 1 – e 1 94 – 101, e 1 – e 2 19 – 27, e 1 – h 1 61 – 71, e 2 – h 1 52 – 60, h 1 – f 2 24 – 30, f 2 – h 2 5 – 14. Epimerites I as a narrow U with slightly divergent anterior ends. Trochanters III flanked by narrow sclerotized band connecting bases of epimerites III and IIIa. Epimerites IVa present. Epigynium horseshoe-shaped, 54 – 57 in length, 60 – 63 in width; epigynium tips reaching the level of setae g and 3 b. Setae ps 2 and ps 3 short and setiform, setae ps 2 at level of posterior end of anal opening. Distance between ventral setae: 1 a – 3 a 44 – 52, 3 a – g 33 – 35, 4 a – ps 3 75 – 82, g – 4 a 65 – 76, ps 2 – ps 3 19 – 24, ps 2 – ps 2 46 – 49, ps 3 – ps 3 19 – 22. Copulatory opening ventral, on soft integument, near to posterior end of anal opening. Spermatheca and spermaducts as in Figure 12. Legs I and II as in male; genua III and IV with dorsal crest (Figures 13, 14); legs IV extending by ambulacral disc to the level of setae f 2 (Figures 7, 8). Etymology The specific epithet derives from the generic name of the host and is a noun in the genitive case.	en	Hernandes, Fábio A., Valim, Michel P., Mironov, Sergey V. (2007): Two new genera and five new species of the feather mite subfamily Proctophyllodinae (Astigmata: Proctophyllodidae) from suboscine birds in Brazil. Journal of Natural History (J. Nat. Hist.) 41 (41 - 44): 2653-2681, DOI: 10.1080/00222930701644718, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00222930701644718
761187821357FFCEFE1C4B6FD90EFD0C.taxon	materials_examined	Type species: Atrichophyllodes delalandi gen. n., sp. n. Differential diagnosis The new genus, Atrichophyllodes, is similar to Nycteridocaulus Atyeo (1966) in the following characters in males: terminal lamellae are wide and short, almost semicircular, genital arch is much wider than long, legs III and IV subequal in size and not hypertrophied; epimerites I free. Atrichophyllodes gen. n. is readily distinguished from the latter genus by the absence of idiosomal setae d 2 and e 2, and by the branches of genital apparatus forming a low arch (rather than a bat-shaped structure, as in Nycteridocaulus). This genus also resembles Tyranniphyllodes gen. n. (see above) in the absence of hysterosomal setae d 2 and e 2; however, it differs from Tyranniphyllodes gen. n. by having a sword-shaped aedeagus sheath, a trochanteral seta sRIII, a uniquely shaped prodorsal shield (in both sexes), and by males lacking an opisthogastral shield. Description Both sexes. Moderately elongated proctophyllodids. Prodorsal shield entire, covering nearly the entire prodorsum, with acute antero-lateral extensions, posterior angles rounded. Scapular setae si and se arranged in transverse line. Humeral shields well-developed dorsally, encompassing bases of setae c 2 and cp. Epimerites I free, their posterior parts close to each other. Epimerites IIa L-shaped, bent to median line. Hysteronotal setae d 2 and e 2 absent. Solenidion S 1 of genu I slightly longer than v 3 on tarsi I, situated in median part of the segment (Figure 17). Setae wa anterior to setae la and ra on legs I and II (Figures 17, 18). Segments of legs I and II without processes or other modifications. Male. Scapular setae se and si situated on prodorsal shield. Opisthosomal lobes short and wide; posterior margin of lobes with semi-circular terminal lamellae. Supranal concavity well expressed. Setae h 3 setiform, much shorter than macrosetae h 2. Setae h 1 anterior to the level of setae ps 2. Coxal fields I – IV open, without extensive sclerotized areas. Genital organ at level of trochanters IV; genital arch large and low, sheath of aedeagus approximately twice longer than arch. Adanal shields present, situated between anal suckers and setae ps 3, weakly connected to each other anterior to anal opening. Genital acetabula at level of genital arch apex, acetabular plates surrounding these acetabula present or absent. Anal suckers cylindrical, corolla dentate. Pregenital and paragenital plates absent. Opisthoventral shields not developed. Legs III and IV subequal, not hypertrophied. Tarsus IV without apical claw-like process, modified setae d and e buttonlike. Female. Lobar region of opisthosoma clearly separated from hysterosoma, opisthosomal lobes well developed, with long terminal appendages. Anterior hysteronotal and lobar shields separated by narrow band of striated tegument. Supranal concavity absent. Macrosetae h 2 setiform, long. Epigynium horseshoe-shaped, large. Translobar sclerites present. Legs III and IV subequal in size; segments without modifications; solenidia ϕ of tibiae III and IV subequal in length. Etymology Contraction of a (without, G.), tricho (hair, G.), and Proctophyllodes to point out the absence of dorsal setae d 2 and e 2.	en	Hernandes, Fábio A., Valim, Michel P., Mironov, Sergey V. (2007): Two new genera and five new species of the feather mite subfamily Proctophyllodinae (Astigmata: Proctophyllodidae) from suboscine birds in Brazil. Journal of Natural History (J. Nat. Hist.) 41 (41 - 44): 2653-2681, DOI: 10.1080/00222930701644718, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00222930701644718
761187821356FFCAFE554D9EDA61FD01.taxon	description	(Figures 15 – 23) Type material Male holotype, seven male and eight female paratypes from the Southern Antpipit, Corythopis delalandi (Lesson, 1831) (Passeriformes, Tyrannidae), Guajuvira Farm, Fênix, Paraná State, Brazil (23 ° 539 S, 51 ° 579 W), 27 March 2003, coll. A. Bispo. Holotype and paratypes are deposited at DZSJRP, female and male paratypes are deposited at CAIOC and ZISP. Description Male holotype (Figures 15 – 20) (range for seven paratypes indicated in parentheses). Length of idiosoma 253 (242 – 253), width 121 (121 – 138). Prodorsal shield: 78 (76 – 82) in length and 87 (84 – 90) in width, without lacunae or pale sclerotized areas. Posterior margin of prodorsal shield with two shallow concavities. Scapular setae se 103 in length (87 – 98) and separated by 54 (41 – 57); si separated by 38 (38 – 54). Setae c 1 on hysteronotal shield; setae c 2 and cp on humeral shield; setae c 3 lanceolate, 16 in length and 3 in width (15 – 17 × 3). Distance between prodorsal and hysteronotal shields 16 (14 – 18). Hysteronotal shield: 150 (141 – 152) in length and 79 (82 – 84) in width; anterior margin almost straight, surface without lacunae and pale sclerotized areas. Opisthosomal lobes poorly developed, as a pair of convexities between setae h 3; supranal concavity well expressed, long; terminal lamellae short semicircular with radial striation, 14 in length (11 – 15). Setae h 3 separated by 54 (50 – 56). Length of setae: h 3 68 (60 – 73), h 2 139 (122 – 141), ps 2 16 (16 – 22), ps 3 11 (8). Distance between dorsal setae: si – c 1 46 (45 – 48), c 1 – c 2 33 (30 – 34), c 1 – d 1 27 (26 – 30), d 1 – e 1 60 (57 – 64); e 1 – h 1 24 (24 – 29); e 2 – h 1 18 (16 – 20), h 1 – f 2 16 (15 – 18). Epimerites I free, with slightly divergent posterior tips; epimerites II and III with narrow surface fields; rudimentary sclerites rEpIIa present. Bases of trochanters III almost completely flanked by sclerotized band extending from epimerites IIIa. Aedeagus extending to level of setae g, 27 in length (24 – 29); genital arch 38 in width (38 – 41) and 19 (16 – 22) in length. Genital acetabula situated on small ovate plates. Distance between ventral setae: 3 a – 4 a 18 (18 – 19), 4 a – g 38 (34 – 38), g – ps 3 16 (16 – 19), ps 3 – ps 3 8 (7 – 11). Adanal shields with truncate anterolateral extensions, inner angles close to each other anterior to anal opening. Setae ps 3 off adanal shields (Figure 16). Anal suckers 11 (11) in diameter, and distance between discs 22 (18 – 22). Tarsus IV 27 (24 – 27) in length, with paraxial cone-like extension bearing setae r; modified seta d on distal half of the segment (Figure 20). Female (Figures 21 – 23) (measurements of eight paratypes). Length of idiosoma 380 – 396, width 143 – 160. Prodorsal shield: form as in male, 91 – 101 in length and 106 – 112 in width. Setae se 117 – 131 in length and separated by 63 – 75; pair si separated by 50 – 57. Setae c 1 on hysteronotal shield; setae c 2 and cp on humeral shields; setae c 3 lanceolate, 16 – 19 in length and 3 – 5 in width. Distance between prodorsal and hysteronotal shields 8 – 22. Anterior hysteronotal shield: 188 – 196 in length and 98 – 106 in width, anterior margin straight, posterior margin with short median extension, surface without lacunae, but with two pairs of elongated pale sclerotized areas on anterior half (Figure 22). Lobar region: 92 – 103 in length and 95 – 103 in width, lateral margins strongly convex; lobar shield split into three fragments: a pair of large sclerites covering opisthosomal lobes and a small oval sclerite situated between their anterior ends. Terminal cleft as a narrow inverted V, 65 – 73 in length. Supranal concavity absent. Setae h 2 lanceolate in basal half and apical half filiform, 90 – 109 in length, 4 – 6 in width; setae h 3 63 – 68 in length and separated by 31 – 44. Setae h 1 inserted on striated tegument between the anterior hysteronotal and lobar shields. Setae h 1 and f 2 in trapezoidal arrangement. Distance between dorsal setae: si – c 1 50 – 60, c 1 – c 2 33 – 50, c 1 – d 1 42 – 49, d 1 – e 1 84 – 94, e 1 – h 1 46 – 53, h 1 – f 2 34 – 38, f 2 – h 2 16 – 24. Epimerites I free, posterior ends slightly divergent. Trochanters III almost completely flanked by sclerotized band extending from bases of epimerites IIIa. Epimerites IVa with large posterior extension. Epigynium horseshoe-shaped, 41 – 49 in length, 53 – 58 in width, tips extending to level of setae g. Setae ps 2 and ps 3 setiform, setae ps 2 at mid-level of anal opening. Distance between ventral setae: 1 a – 3 a 45 – 49, 3 a – g 27 – 30, 4 a – ps 3 72 – 92, g – 4 a 56 – 69, ps 2 – ps 3 16 – 19, ps 2 – ps 2 38 – 46, ps 3 – ps 3 18 – 22. Copulatory opening terminal. Spermatheca and spermaducts as in Figure 21. Legs I and II as in the male; legs III and IV subequal, legs IV extending by ambulacral disc to the level of setae h 2 (Figures 22, 23). Etymology The specific epithet was directly taken from the specific name of the type host and is a noun in the genitive case.	en	Hernandes, Fábio A., Valim, Michel P., Mironov, Sergey V. (2007): Two new genera and five new species of the feather mite subfamily Proctophyllodinae (Astigmata: Proctophyllodidae) from suboscine birds in Brazil. Journal of Natural History (J. Nat. Hist.) 41 (41 - 44): 2653-2681, DOI: 10.1080/00222930701644718, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00222930701644718
761187821352FFD7FE594BE6DA2EFDD4.taxon	description	(Figures 24 – 29) Type material Male holotype, four female paratypes from the Plain Antvireo, Dysithamnus mentalis (Temminck, 1823) (Passeriformes, Thamnophilidae), Guajuvira Farm, Fênix, Paraná State, Brazil (23 ° 539 S, 51 ° 579 W), 26 July 2006, coll. A. Bispo. Holotype and paratypes are deposited at DZSJRP. Description Male holotype (Figures 24 – 26). Length of idiosoma 275, width 154. Prodorsal shield: 84 in length and 103 in width, without lacunae or pale sclerotized areas; posterior margin of prodorsal shield straight. Scapular setae se 109 in length and separated by 69; si separated by 50. Setae c 1 set on hysteronotal shield; setae c 2 and cp on humeral shield; setae c 3 lanceolate, 16 in length and 4 in width. Distance between prodorsal and hysteronotal shields 29. Hysteronotal shield: 163 in length and 95 in width, anterior margin almost straight, surface without lacunae or pale sclerotized areas. Opisthosomal lobes short, as a pair of slightly convex extensions between setae h 3; supranal concavity well expressed, long. Terminal lamellae semicircular, 11 in length with radial striation. Setae h 3 separated by 57. Length of setae: h 3 90, h 2 158, ps 2 19, ps 3 8. Distance between dorsal setae: si – c 1 57, c 1 – c 2 49, c 1 – d 1 37, d 1 – e 1 63; e 1 – h 1 31; h 1 – f 2 11. Epimerites I free with slightly divergent posterior tips; epimerites II and III without surface fields; rudimentary sclerites rEpIIa absent. Trochanters III partly flanked by sclerotized band extending from bases of epimerites IIIa. Aedeagus extending to level of setae g, 23 in length; genital arch 30 in width and 14 in length. Acetabular plates absent, genital acetabula situated on soft tegument. Distance between ventral setae: 3 a – 4 a 22, 4 a – g 38, g – ps 3 20, ps 3 – ps 3 16. Adanal shields L-shaped, broad; their anterior ends acute, inner angles touching each other anterior to anal opening, setae ps 3 on adanal shields (Figure 25). Anal suckers 15 in diameter, distance between discs 22. Tarsus IV, 24 in length, without paraxial extension, modified seta d on middle portion of the segment (Figure 26). Female (Figures 27 – 29) (measurements of four paratypes). Length of idiosoma 374 – 385, width 176 – 182. Prodorsal shield: posterior margin with two shallow concavities and other features as in male, 101 – 106 in length and 131 – 139 in width. Setae se 131 – 139 in length and separated by 90 – 97; setae si separated by 69 – 73. Setae c 1 on anterior hysteronotal shield; setae c 2 and cp set on humeral shields; setae c 3 lanceolate, 22 in length and 5 in width. Distance between prodorsal and hysteronotal shields 19 – 24. Anterior hysteronotal shield: 182 – 188 in length and 120 – 125 in width; anterior margin slightly concave, posterior margin with short and blunt median extension, surface with small lacunae mainly in median area between setae d 1 and e 1, and one pair of ovate pale sclerotized areas present in postero-lateral angles (Figure 27). Lobar region: 82 – 95 in length and 114 – 120 in width, lateral margins convex. Terminal cleft as a narrow inverted U, 57 – 60 in length and 19 – 27 in width. Supranal concavity absent. Setae h 2 narrowly lanceolate with terminal filament, 90 – 114 in length, 5 in width; and setae h 3 60 – 68 in length and separated by 46 – 57. Setae h 1 inserted on striated tegument between the anterior hysteronotal and lobar shields. Setae h 1 and f 2 in low trapezoidal arrangement. Distance between dorsal setae: si – c 1 63 – 68, c 1 – c 2 60 – 65, c 1 – d 1 48 – 57, d 1 – e 1 75 – 83, e 1 – h 1 54 – 63, h 1 – f 2 41 – 42, f 2 – h 2 16 – 19. Epimerites I free, posterior ends parallel. Bases of trochanters III almost completely flanked by sclerotized band extending from epimerites IIIa. Epimerites IVa with large posterior extension. Epigynium semicircular, 44 – 48 in length, 68 – 73 in width; tips almost extending to level of setae g. Setae ps 2 and ps 3 setiform, setae ps 2 at mid-level of anal opening. Distance between ventral setae: 1 a – 3 a 54 – 58, 3 a – g 22 – 27, 4 a – ps 3 76 – 82, g – 4 a 54 – 68, ps 2 – ps 3 14 – 16, ps 2 – ps 2 48 – 52, ps 3 – ps 3 23 – 26. Copulatory opening terminal. Spermatheca and spermaducts as in Figure 29. Legs I and II as in the male; legs III and IV subequal, ambulacral disc of legs IV extending to the level of setae h 2 (Figure 28). Etymology The specific epithet was directly taken from the specific name of the type host and is a noun in apposition.	en	Hernandes, Fábio A., Valim, Michel P., Mironov, Sergey V. (2007): Two new genera and five new species of the feather mite subfamily Proctophyllodinae (Astigmata: Proctophyllodidae) from suboscine birds in Brazil. Journal of Natural History (J. Nat. Hist.) 41 (41 - 44): 2653-2681, DOI: 10.1080/00222930701644718, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00222930701644718
76118782134FFFD2FE184C54D9FCFB14.taxon	description	(Figures 30 – 40) Type material Male holotype, two male and six female paratypes from the Lesser Elaenia, Elaenia chiriquensis Lawrence, 1865 (Passeriformes, Tyrannidae), Fazenda Agua Limpa, Brasília, D. F., Brazil (15 ° 579 S, 47 ° 569 W); 9 August 2002, coll. M. F. Kanegae. Holotype and paratypes are deposited at CAIOC; a paratype female and male are deposited at DZSJRP. Differential diagnosis Among two formerly known species, the new species is morphologically similar to Anisophyllodes intermedius. The males of A. candango differ from A. intermedius by relatively wider idiosoma, with the ratio of length to width about 1.9 – 2, and by the rounded lateral extensions bearing bases of setae h 2; the females are distinguished by significantly wider terminal cleft, which is 1.2 – 1.3 times longer than wide. In the males of A. intermedius, the idiosoma is much narrower, 2.5 – 2.7 times longer than wide, and the lateral extensions of the opisthosoma bearing setae h 2 are acute apically; in the females, the terminal cleft is long and narrow, 3.5 – 4 times longer than wide. Description Male holotype (presumed heteromorphic) (Figures 30 – 37) (range for two paratypes indicated in parentheses). Length of idiosoma 325 (308 – 330), width 165 (154 – 165). Prodorsal shield: 90 (87 – 92) in length, 95 (92 – 99) in width, surface without lacunae or pale sclerotized areas, posterior margin with two shallow concavities. Scapular setae se 109 in length (122 – 128) and separated by 68 (69 – 73); si separated by 46 (48 – 52). Setae c 1 on hysteronotal shield; setae c 2 on striated tegument, setae cp on humeral shield; setae c 3 lanceolate, 20 in length and 3 in width (18 – 22 × 3). Distance between prodorsal and hysteronotal shields 35 (35). Hysteronotal shield: 199 (199 – 218) in length, 90 (90 – 101) in width; anterior margin concave; surface with numerous oval lacunae in posterior half, between levels of setae d 2 and h 1 (Figures 30, 32). Opisthosoma strongly attenuate posteriorly; opisthosomal lobes almost rectangular, their posterior margin truncate with short and wide terminal lamellae, about 8 (8) in length and 24 (23 – 25) in width. Terminal cleft slit-shaped, 44 (44 – 52) in length; supranal concavity distinct. Setae h 3 situated on outer margins of lobes separated by 41 (37 – 39). Length of setae: h 3 114 (114 – 122), h 2 226 (209 – 218), f 2 11 (11), ps 1 8 (8), ps 2 33 (29 – 33), ps 3 8 (8). Distance between dorsal setae: si – c 1 58 (56 – 58), c 1 – c 2 46 (41 – 49), c 1 – d 1 45 (44 – 48), d 1 – d 2 26 (26 – 31), d 1 – e 1 73 (71 – 76), d 2 – e 1 52 (49 – 52), e 1 – e 2 27 (22 – 27), e 1 – h 1 49 (48 – 52), e 2 – h 1 24 (24 – 27), h 1 – f 2 22 (20 – 44). Epimerites I well separated, posterior tips slightly divergent, epimerites I, II with narrow surface fields; epimerites IVa present, rudimentary sclerite rEpIIa absent. Aedeagus 24 (24 – 25) in length, reaching the level of setae g, genital arch 35 (35) in width and 16 (18 – 19) in length. Genital acetabula on small oval plates at level of genital arch apex. Pregenital plates represented by a pair of longitudinal sclerites situated between tips of epimerites IIIa and genital apparatus; setae 4 a on posterior tips of these sclerites (Figures 31, 33). Setae 3 a posterior to inner tips of epimerites III. Distance between ventral setae: 3 a – 4 a 29 (27 – 33), 4 a – g 31 (35), g – ps 3 39 (37 – 41), ps 3 – ps 3 19 (18 – 19). Adanal shields represented by a pair of oblique sclerites situated anterolateral to anal suckers; setae ps 3 situated mesal to these sclerites (Figures 31, 33). Anal suckers edentate, 7 (8) in diameter, distance between discs 16 (14). Tarsus IV 33 (33 – 34) in length, with apical claw-like process and with minute spine-like process near base of ventral seta r; button-like seta d closer to base of this segment (Figure 37). Female (Figures 38 – 40) (measurements of six paratypes). Length of idiosoma 352 – 385, width 154 – 176. Prodorsal shield: form as in male, 92 – 95 in length and 92 – 112 in width. Setae se 139 – 147 in length and separated by 79 – 80; setae si separated by 53 – 58. Setae c 1 on anterior hysteronotal shield; setae c 2 on antero-medial tips of humeral shields; setae c 3 lanceolate, 19 – 24 in length and 4 – 5 in width. Setae cp set on humeral shield. Distance between prodorsal and hysteronotal shields 35 – 38. Anterior hysteronotal shield: 180 – 185 in length and 101 – 114 in width; anterior margin slightly concave, anterior angles acute, posterior margin with short median extension, surface with numerous oval-shaped lacunae on posterior third (Figure 38). Lobar region: 49 – 57 in length and 76 – 82 in width. Terminal cleft as an inverted U, 31 – 35 in length and 22 – 24 in width. Supranal concavity indistinct; area between bases of lobes with several transverse striae. Setae h 2 setiform, 125 – 144 in length, 5 in width; setae h 3 60 – 64 in length and separated by 45 – 49. Setae h 1 inserted on striated tegument between the anterior hysteronotal and lobar shields. Setae h 1 and f 2 in trapezoidal arrangement. Distance between dorsal setae: si – c 1 58 – 63, c 1 – c 2 48 – 52, c 1 – d 1 48 – 61, d 1 – d 2 31 – 44, d 1 – e 1 78 – 91, d 2 – e 1 50 – 58, e 1 – e 2 41 – 49, e 1 – h 1 51 – 58, e 2 – h 1 23 – 24, h 1 – f 2 23 – 27, f 2 – h 2 12 – 14. Epimerites I as in male; epimerites I, II and III with narrow surface fields. Setae ps 2 and ps 3 setiform, setae ps 2 at level of posterior part of anal opening. Epigynium horseshoeshaped, 44 – 46 in length, 63 – 68 in width, tips extending to level of setae g. Distance between ventral setae: 1 a – 3 a 49 – 54, 3 a – g 19 – 29, 4 a – ps 3 75 – 78, g – 4 a 65 – 79, ps 2 – ps 3 19 – 22, ps 2 – ps 2 39 – 44, ps 3 – ps 3 15 – 18. Copulatory opening terminal. Spermatheca and spermaducts as in Figure 40. Legs I, II as in the male; legs IV extending by ambulacral disc to the level of setae h 3 (Figures 38, 39). Etymology The specific epithet derives from candango (African origin), a common name meaning those who live, but were not actually born in Brasilia (the capital of Brazil), the type locality of this mite species; the name is a noun in apposition.	en	Hernandes, Fábio A., Valim, Michel P., Mironov, Sergey V. (2007): Two new genera and five new species of the feather mite subfamily Proctophyllodinae (Astigmata: Proctophyllodidae) from suboscine birds in Brazil. Journal of Natural History (J. Nat. Hist.) 41 (41 - 44): 2653-2681, DOI: 10.1080/00222930701644718, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00222930701644718
761187821345FFD8FE354988D9B6FDB6.taxon	description	(Figures 41 – 51) Type material Male holotype, and three female paratypes from the Olivaceous Woodcreeper, Sittasomus griseicapillus (Vieillot, 1818) (Passeriformes, Dendrocolaptidae), Fazenda Agua Limpa, Brasília, D. F., Brazil (15 ° 579 S, 47 ° 569 W), 25 March 2002, coll. M. F. Kanegae. Holotype and paratypes are deposited at DZSJRP; a paratype female is deposited at CAIOC. Differential diagnosis	en	Hernandes, Fábio A., Valim, Michel P., Mironov, Sergey V. (2007): Two new genera and five new species of the feather mite subfamily Proctophyllodinae (Astigmata: Proctophyllodidae) from suboscine birds in Brazil. Journal of Natural History (J. Nat. Hist.) 41 (41 - 44): 2653-2681, DOI: 10.1080/00222930701644718, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00222930701644718
761187821345FFD8FE354988D9B6FDB6.taxon	description	Description Male holotype (Figures 41 – 48). Length of idiosoma 319, width 127. Prodorsal shield: 112 in length and 82 in width, surface without lacunae or pale sclerotized areas, posterior margin with blunt-angular extension, lateral margin without incision around scapular setae. Setae se 139 in length and separated by 45; si separated by 30. Setae c 1 on hysteronotal shield; setae c 2 on antero-medial angles of humeral shields; setae cp adjacent to humeral shield; setae c 3 lanceolate, 20 in length and 5 in width. Distance between prodorsal and hysteronotal shields 20. Hysteronotal shield: 193 in length and 79 in width, anterior margin almost straight, surface with scattered small lacunae restricted to region from setae d 1 to h 1 (Figures 41, 47). Terminal cleft as a small inverted U, 11 in length; supranal concavity distinct, and terminal lamellae linguiform, 24 in length and 15 in width. Setae h 3 about half-length of setae h 2, separated by 38. Length of setae: h 3 115, h 2 144, ps 1 5, ps 2 27, ps 3 8. Distance between dorsal setae: si – c 1 67, c 1 – c 2 35, c 1 – d 1 41, d 1 – d 2 31, d 1 – e 1 73, d 2 – e 1 52, e 1 – e 2 41, e 1 – h 1 46, e 2 – h 1 13. Epimerites I fused into a narrow U; rudimentary sclerite rEpIIa present; epimerites IVa barely discernible. Aedeagus dagger-shaped, 35 in length, extending by distal third beyond setae g; genital arch 19 in length, 30 in width. Genital acetabula adjacent at their bases. Distance between ventral setae: 3 a – 4 a 39, 4 a – g 39, g – ps 3 33, ps 3 – ps 3 14. Two pairs of adanal shields present, setae ps 3 situated on inner pair (Figures 42, 48). Corolla of anal suckers dentate, 11 in diameter; distance between discs 14. Seta cG of genua I and II setiform (Figures 43, 44). Tarsus IV 33 in length, without apical claw-like process; button-like seta d at mid-level of this segment (Figure 46). Female (Figures 49 – 51) (measurements of three paratypes). Length of idiosoma 462 – 495, width 165 – 176. Prodorsal shield: 114 – 120 in length and 120 – 136 in width, surface without lacunae or pale sclerotized areas, posterior margin with shallow concavities, lateral margins concave, but without incision around scapular setae se. Setae se 133 – 139 in length, separated by 63 – 68; setae si separated by 45 – 46. Setae c 1 on anterior hysteronotal shield; setae c 2 on humeral shields; setae cp on humeral shield; setae c 3 lanceolate, 22 – 24 in length and 5 in width. Distance between prodorsal and hysteronotal shields 22 – 38. Anterior hysteronotal shield: 228 – 245 in length and 98 – 103 in width; anterior margin almost straight; surface with numerous small lacunae posterior to setae d 2, with a pair of pale sclerotized areas in posterior angles, postero-lateral border with oblique folds (Figure 49). Lobar region: 76 – 87 in length and 68 – 90 in width. Terminal cleft as an inverted U, 60 – 63 in length, 22 – 27 in width. Supranal concavity absent. Setae h 2 dagger-like with terminal filament, 98 – 103 in length, 4 – 5 in width; setae h 3 relatively short, 24 – 30 in length and separated by 10 – 39. Setae h 1 inserted on striated tegument between the anterior hysteronotal and lobar shields. Distance between dorsal setae: si – c 1 63 – 82, c 1 – c 2 41 – 44, c 1 – d 1 49 – 54, d 1 – d 2 38 – 41, d 1 – e 1 114 – 117, d 2 – e 1 76 – 79, e 1 – e 2 65 – 68, e 1 – h 1 72 – 79, e 2 – h 1 31 – 34. Epimerites I as in male, epimerites IVa barely discernible. Setae ps 2 and ps 3 setiform, setae ps 2 approximately at mid-level of anal opening. Epigynium semicircular, 44 – 49 in length, 63 – 71 in width, tips almost extending to level of setae g. Distance between ventral setae: 1 a – 3 a 63 – 68, 3 a – g 24 – 29, 4 a – ps 3 114 – 120, g – 4 a 84 – 98, ps 2 – ps 3 24 – 26, ps 2 – ps 2 50 – 57, ps 3 – ps 3 19 – 26. Copulatory opening terminal. Spermatheca and spermaducts as in Figure 51. Legs I, II as in the male; legs IV extending by ambulacral disc to the level of setae h 1 (Figure 49). Etymology Specific epithet derives from the generic name of the type host and is a noun in the genitive case. Remarks Although Kudon (1982 e) had studied bird skins from all genera of the Dendrocolaptidae, he did not find any species of Platyacarus inhabiting woodcreepers of the genus Sittasomus Swainson, 1827. The finding of a new species of Platyacarus inhabiting this host reinforces Kudon’s hypothesis that the distribution of these mites on hosts shows that both ‘‘ lower’ ’ and ‘‘ higher’ ’ dendrocolaptid genera constitute the distinct family Dendrocolaptidae apart from the Furnariidae, which have never been recorded as hosts of Platyacarus. Phylogenetic relationships and monophyly of the Dendrocolaptidae are disputable; Feduccia (1973) suggested that these birds originated polyphyletically from the Furnariidae and even the lower dendrocolaptid genera (Dendrocincla Gray G. R., 1840, Dendronychura Cherrie, 1891, Glyphorynchus Wied-Neuwied, 1831, and Sittasomus) represent a polyphyletic grouping of three lineages. Thus, about half of the species (27 / 50) and the majority of genera (10 / 13) of Dendrocolaptidae sensu Dickinson (2003) are now known as the hosts of Platyacarus species, except for three monotypic genera, Drymornis Eyton, 1852, Glyphorynchus, and Nasica Lesson, 1830. Further sampling of these host genera is needed to determine whether they also host Platyacarus.	en	Hernandes, Fábio A., Valim, Michel P., Mironov, Sergey V. (2007): Two new genera and five new species of the feather mite subfamily Proctophyllodinae (Astigmata: Proctophyllodidae) from suboscine birds in Brazil. Journal of Natural History (J. Nat. Hist.) 41 (41 - 44): 2653-2681, DOI: 10.1080/00222930701644718, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00222930701644718
