title: Mites of the genus Paracoroptes Lavoipierre, 1955 (Acariformes: Psoroptidae)--skin parasites of the African monkeys of the family Cercopithecidae (Primates).
abstract: Two new species of Paracoroptes Lavoipierre, 1955 (Acariformes: Psoroptidae: Paracoroptinae) are described: Paracoroptes miopithecus sp. n. from Miopithecus talapoin (Schreber) and Paracoroptes piliocolobus sp. n. from Piliocolobus badius (Kerr) (Primates: Cercopithecidae)--both are from the Democratic Republic of the Congo. A key to all 6 species of the genus is provided and host-parasite relationships of its representatives are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Zoological Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Universitetskaya Embankment 1, 199034 Saint Petersburg, Russia; Email: andrevbochkov@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Andre V
authors.initials: AV
authors.lastname: Bochkov
authors.affiliation: Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences, Vautierstreet 29, B-1000 Brussels, Belgium;; Email: Patrick.Grootaert@naturalsciences.be.
authors.forename: Patrick
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Grootaert
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002520:Cercopithecidae; D015023:Democratic Republic of the Congo / Q000453:epidemiology; D008924:Mite Infestations / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000469:parasitology / Q000662:veterinary*; D008992:Monkey Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000469:parasitology*; D040042:Psoroptidae / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000145:classification* / Q000502:physiology