title: Two new species of the feather mite family Gabuciniidae (Acariformes: Pterolichoidea) from wrens (Passeriformes: Troglodytidae).
abstract: Two new species of the feather mite family Gabucinidae (Acari: Astigmata) are described from birds of the family Troglodytidae (Passeriformes) from Central America: Piciformobia cinnycerthiae sp. nov. from Cinnycerthia unirufa (Lafresnaye) in Ecuador, and P. henicorhinae sp. nov. from Henicorhina leucosticte (Cabanis) in Costa Rica. These are the first records of mites of the genus Piciformobia Gaud et Atyeo, 1975 from passerine hosts. A renewed diagnosis of the genus Piciformobia and key to all known species are provided.
authors.affiliation: Zoological Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences, Universitetskaya embankment 1, Saint Petersburg, 199034, Russia, astigmata@zin.ru.
authors.forename: Sergey V
authors.initials: SV
authors.lastname: Mironov
authors.forename: Ivan
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Literak
authors.forename: Oldrich
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Sychra
authors.forename: Miroslav
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Capek
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001715:Bird Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000469:parasitology*; D003364:Costa Rica / Q000453:epidemiology; D004484:Ecuador / Q000453:epidemiology; D005241:Feathers / Q000469:parasitology*; D005260:Female; D008297:Male; D008924:Mite Infestations / Q000469:parasitology / Q000662:veterinary*; D008925:Mites / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000145:classification* / Q000235:genetics; D046109:Passeriformes / Q000469:parasitology*; D013045:Species Specificity