Five new feather mites of the subfamily Pterodectinae (Acariformes: Astigmata: Proctophyllodidae) from passerines and hummingbirds (Aves) of Brazil.
Five new species of feather mites (Proctophyllodidae: Pterodectinae) are described from passerines and hummingbirds of Brazil: Amerodectes longifuscus sp. nov. from Poospiza lateralis (Nordmann, 1835) (Passeriformes: Emberizidae), A. vireonis sp. nov. from Vireo olivaceus (Linnaeus, 1766) (Passeriformes: Vireonidae), Tyrannidectes synallaxis sp. nov. from Synallaxis ruficapilla Vieillot, 1819 (Passeriformes: Furnariidae), Trochilodectes willisi sp. nov. from Phaethornis eurynome (Lesson, 1832) (Apodiformes: Trochilidae), and Xynonodectes phaethornis sp. nov. from Ph. pretrei (Lesson & Delattre, 1839) (Apodiformes: Trochilidae).
Departamento de Zoologia, Av. 24-A, 1515, 13506-900, Universidade Estadual Paulista, Rio Claro, São Paulo State, Brazil; Email: abakashi@gmail.com.
Fabio Akashi
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Hernandes
Institute for Studies of Nature, Rua 2 no. 2272 Centro, 13.500-153 Rio Claro, São Paulo State, Brazil; Email: unknown.
Luiz Gustavo A
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Pedroso
Departamento de Zoologia, Av. 24-A, 1515, 13506-900, Universidade Estadual Paulista, Rio Claro, São Paulo State, Brazil; Email: abakashi@gmail.com.
Yoshika
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Oniki-Willis
D000818:Animals; D001715:Bird Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000469:parasitology*; D001717:Birds; D005260:Female; D008297:Male; D008924:Mite Infestations / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000469:parasitology / Q000662:veterinary*; D008925:Mites / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000145:classification* / Q000502:physiology; D013045:Species Specificity