[Feather mites of Kramerellidae and Pterolichidae in Korea (Acari, Pterolichoidea)].
About 6,950 feather mites were isolated from field collections and examination of bird study skins at the zoological specimen room of Kon-Kuk University in Seoul. Among them, 3 species of Kramerellidae, Dermonoton longiventer (Megnin & Trouessart, 1884), Kramerella bubonis (Lonnfors, 1937), Neopetitota bubonis Atyeo & Philips, 1984, and 1 species of Pterolichidae, Epopolichus atelus Gaud, 1981, were newly recorded from Korea. They were redescribed with their new hosts.
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Department of Biology, Kon-Kuk University, Seoul, Korea.
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D000818:Animals; D001717:Birds / Q000469:parasitology; D005241:Feathers / Q000469:parasitology*; D005260:Female; D007723:Korea; D008297:Male; D008925:Mites / Q000033:anatomy & histology*