A Generic Revision of the Pterodedinae, a New Subfamily of Feather Mites (Sarcoptiformes: Analgoidea)

Authors

Chong K. Park, University of Georgia
Warren T. Atyeo, University of Nebraska State Museum

Date of this Version

3-1971

Document Type

Article

Citation

BULLETIN OF THE UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA STATE MUSEUM, VOLUME 9, NUMBER 3, MARCH, 1971, Pp. 39-88, Figs. 1-68

Comments

Copyright 1971 University of Nebraska

Abstract

The generic rev1s1on of the Pterodectinae, new subfamily of the Proctophyllodidae, is based on 88 named and over 160 new species. Included are morphology, host-parasite relationships, diagnoses of four named and eight new genera, and illustrations of each type species. The named genera are:

Anisodiscus Gaud and Mouchet, 1957; Montesauria Oudemans, 1905; Proterothrix Gaud, 1968; Pterodectes Robin, 1877. The new genera and their type species are: Dolichodectes, Proctophyllodes (Pterocolus) edwardsi Trouessart, 1885; Megalodectes, Proctophyllodes (Pterodectes) major Trouessart, 1885; Neodectes, Proctophyl/odes (Pterodectes) securiclatus Trouessart and Neumann, 1888; Pedanodectes, Pterodectes hologaster Gaud, 1953; Syntomodectes, Proctophyllodes (Pterodectes) selenurus Trouessart, 1885; Toxerodectes, Pterodectes gladiger hastifolia Trouessart, 1899; Trochilodectes, Proctophyllodes (Pterodectes) trochilidarum Trouessart, 1885; Xynonodectes, Proctophyllodes (Pterodectes) gracilior Trouessart, 1885.

The subgenus Pterodectes (Proterothrix) Gaud, 1968, is elevated to genus. Eighty-eight species are assigned to the appropriate genera, six species are unassigned, Pterodectes rotifer (Trouessart and Neumann), 1888, is re-assigned to the genus Trouessartia, and Pterodectes armatus Banks, 1909, is assigned to the genus Proctophyllodes. New synonymy: Montesauria cylindrica (Robin), 1877 = Pterodectes corvincola Oudemans, 1905.