The feather mites (Acari, Astigmata) of the Violet-capped Woodnymph, Thalurania glaucopis (Gmelin) (Aves, Trochilidae), with descriptions of three new species.
Six feather mites of the Violet-capped Woodnymph, Thalurania glaucopis are herein reported: Allodectes sejugaspis sp. n., A. thaluraniae sp. n., Trochilodectes brevipenis sp. n., Toxerodectes biscutatus Park & Atyeo (Proctophyllodidae), and two unidentified species from the families Analgidae (Protalginae, genus Protalges) and Ptyssalgidae (genus Ptyssalges). These are the first feather mites to be reported from this host.
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Fabio Akashi
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D000825:Animal Structures / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D000818:Animals; D001715:Bird Diseases / Q000469:parasitology*; D001717:Birds; D005241:Feathers / Q000469:parasitology*; D005260:Female; D008297:Male; D008925:Mites / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000145:classification* / Q000502:physiology