Corresponding author: Gi-Sik Min (
Academic editor: Vladimir Pesic
Two new species of feather mites are described from two individuals of the black-tailed godwit,
Han Y-D, Mironov SV, Min G-S (2022) Two new species of feather mites (Acariformes, Astigmata) from the black-tailed godwit,
Feather mites comprise two superfamilies (
The black-tailed godwit,
Records of various feather mites associated with
In this paper, we describe two new species of the genera
Carcasses of two black-tailed godwits (
Descriptions of two new species are presented herein following the standard formats adopted for the families
Genomic DNA of the new
List of
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King George Island, Antarctica |
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Cheongyang-gun, Korea |
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Michigan, USA |
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King George Island, Antarctica |
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Asan-si, Korea |
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Asan-si, Korea | Present study | ||
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Taean-gun, Korea |
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King George Island, Antarctica |
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Ulleung-gun, Korea |
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Irkutskaya Oblast, Russia |
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Kongsfjorden, Svalbard |
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A
Epimerites I fused into a Y (Fig.
Setae
Bases of trochanters I, II flanked by narrow sclerotized bands connecting bases of corresponding epimerites (Fig.
Among the 23 previously described species in the subgenus
The specimens of
In contrast to the original description of
The occurrence of two closely related species of the genus
The Latin prefix
We obtained a 582 bp fragment sequence of the
Pairwise genetic distances (Kimura two-parameter) among 11
Species (Genbank accession no.) | |||||||||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | |
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24.1 | 24.3 | 24.3 | 24.3 | |||||||||
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20.8 | 21.1 | 21.1 | 21.1 | 26.5 | ||||||||
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22.6 | 22.9 | 22.9 | 22.9 | 19.9 | 20.1 | |||||||
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22.5 | 22.8 | 22.8 | 22.8 | 26.4 | 19.9 | 21.0 | ||||||
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21.7 | 21.7 | 21.7 | 21.7 | 25.0 | 20.8 | 20.2 | 21.2 | |||||
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21.0 | 21.2 | 21.2 | 21.2 | 23.5 | 19.7 | 18.7 | 19.2 | 16.6 | ||||
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24.3 | 24.3 | 24.3 | 24.3 | 25.2 | 22.6 | 21.8 | 26.8 | 24.9 | 24.6 | |||
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26.0 | 26.3 | 26.3 | 26.3 | 28.6 | 25.9 | 28.2 | 28.4 | 24.9 | 24.6 | 24.6 | ||
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29.3 | 29.5 | 29.5 | 29.5 | 25.6 | 30.1 | 26.6 | 25.0 | 30.1 | 28.2 | 27.0 | 26.7 | |
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24.7 | 24.7 | 24.7 | 24.7 | 24.2 | 22.1 | 21.5 | 23.0 | 22.8 | 25.3 | 17.8 | 23.0 | 24.6 |
Sternum with terminal sclerotized plate shaped as a narrow triangle. Coxal fields II almost completely sclerotized, posterior tips of epimerites II with small heavily sclerotized ovate plates (Fig.
Setae
Epimerites I and II with narrow sclerotized areas, posterior end of sternum with triangular sclerotized plate. Epigynum small, roughly semicircular, 16–18 long, 27–28 wide. Setae
Structure and setation of legs I and II as in males. Solenidion φ of leg I approximately as long as this leg. Setae
The genus
The origin of
The specific name is taken from the generic name of the type host and is a noun in apposition.
The authors wish to thank Jin-Ho Jang (Chungnam Wild Animal Rescue Center, Korea) and Prof. Seongjun Choe (School of Medicine, Chungbuk National University, Korea) for sample collection. This work was supported by grants from the National Institute of Biological Resources (