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Table 4 Morphological comparison of female mites from the ears of Asian elephants examined in the present study with three species of ear mites of the family Histiostomatidae; for chaetotaxy and abbreviations, see Atyeo and Gaud [18, 19]

From: Into the large ears: otitis externa associated with nematodes, mites, and bacteria in Asian elephants (Elephas maximus)

Observations

Loxanoetus lenae

Loxanoetus longitarsus

Loxanoetus bassoni

This study

Dorsal propodosomal setae

 vi

Absent

Vestigial

Absent

Absent

 ve

Absent

Vestigial

Absent

Absent

 sci

Present

Present

Present

Present

 sce

Present

Present

Present

Present

Dorsolateral setae

 h

Present

Present

Present

Present

 sh

Present

Present

Present

Present

 d

2, 3, 4, 5

4, 5

2, 3, 4, 5

2, 3, 4, 5

 l

2, 3, 4, 5

1, 2, 3, 4, 5

1, 2, 3, 4, 5

2, 3, 4, 5

Ventral setae

 c1 (ga)a

Present

Present

Present

Present

 c2 (gm)a

Present

Present

Present

Present

 c3 (gp)a

Present

Present

Present

Present

 a (ps3)

Present

Present

Present

Present

Coxal setae

 cxl

Present

Present

Present

Present

 cxll

Absent

Absent

Absent

Absent

 cxlll

Present

Present

Present

Present

 cxIV

Absent

Absent

Absent

Absent

Solenidia on tarsi

 ω1

ω1, ω2, ω3

ω1, ω2, ω3

ω1, ω2

ω1, ω2, ω3

 ω2

ω1

 

ω1

ω1

 ω3

Absent

 

Absent

Absent

 ω4

Absent

 

Absent

Absent

Solenidia on tibia

 φ1

Φ1

 

Φ1

Φ1

 φ2

Φ1

 

Φ1

Φ1

 φ3

Φ1

 

Φ1

Φ1

 φ4

Φ1

 

Absent

Φ1

Solenidia on genu

 σ1

σ1, σ2

σ1

σ1

σ1, σ2

 σ2

σ1

Absent

Absent

σ1

 σ3

Absent

Absent

Absent

Absent

 σ4

Absent

Absent

Absent

Absent

Solenidia on femur

 θ1

Absent

Absent

Absent

Absent

 θ2

Absent

Absent

Absent

Absent

 θ3

Absent

Absent

Absent

Absent

 θ4

Absent

Absent

Absent

Absent

Chaetotaxy

 Coxa

1.0.1.0

1.0.1.0

1.0.1.0

1.0.1.0

 Trochanter

1.1.1.0

1.1.1.0

1.1.1.0

1.1.1.0

 Femur

1.1.0.1

1.1.0.1

1.1.0.0

1.1.0.1

 Genu

2.2.0.0

2.2.0.0

2.2.0.0

2.2.0.0

 Tibia

2.2.1.1

 

2.2.1.0

2.2.1.1

 Tarsus

13.12.10.10

12.12.10.10

12.12.10.10

13.12.10.10

  1. aModified from Fain [20, 21]